This topic focuses on understanding and applying map scales in metric units to find scaled measurements. It includes exercises that require using powers of ten (less than 1000) for converting measurements like centimeters and millimeters based on different map scales (e.g., 1:10, 1:100, 1:1000). The problems ask students to determine how a real-life measurement would be represented on a map, demanding skills in proportionate reasoning, scaling, and applying basic concepts of unit conversions within the metric system.
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The map has a scale of 1:100. How many millimeters on the map would represent 100 mm?
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