Scale Calculation
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Scale Calculation starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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Explain how to convert a verbal scale to a representative fraction (RF).
Explain the difference between a large scale map and a small scale map.
Explain why a small scale map is not suitable for showing details of a city.
What is meant by the term 'scale' in geography?
Which of the following is a correct statement about map scales? (1) Large scale maps show less detail (2) Small scale maps show more detail (3) Large scale maps show more detail (4) Scale does not affect detail
Which of the following is a large scale map? (1) 1:10,000 (2) 1:50,000 (3) 1:250,000 (4) 1:1,000,000
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a large scale map? (1) Shows more detail (2) Covers a small area (3) Used for city planning (4) Covers a large area
Which of the following is NOT a use of large scale maps? (1) Town planning (2) Navigation of ships (3) Cadastral surveys (4) City maps
Which of the following is NOT a way to express scale? (1) Verbal (2) Linear (3) Fractional (4) Graphical
Which of the following is the correct way to write a verbal scale? (1) 1:100,000 (2) 1 cm = 1 km (3) 1 cm/1 km (4) 1 cm:1 km
Which of the following is the most suitable scale for a map of a country? (1) 1:10,000 (2) 1:50,000 (3) 1:1,000,000 (4) 1:100,000,000
Which of the following scales is the smallest? (1) 1:25,000 (2) 1:50,000 (3) 1:100,000 (4) 1:250,000
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:1,000,000 is a _______ scale map.
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:10,000 is considered a _______ scale map.
Fill in the blank: A map with a scale of 1:50,000 is _______ times more detailed than a map with a scale of 1:500,000.
Fill in the blank: A scale of 1:100,000 means that 1 cm on the map represents _______ cm on the ground.
State whether the following statement is true or false: The larger the denominator in the representative fraction, the smaller the scale of the map.
State whether the following statement is true or false: The scale 1:100,000 means 1 unit on the map equals 100,000 units on the ground, regardless of the unit used.
True or False: A map with a scale of 1:1,000,000 is more detailed than a map with a scale of 1:50,000.
True or False: A small scale map shows a larger area with less detail.
