This math topic delves into measurement conversions and map scales, focusing on the application of metric units in mapping scenarios. The problems explore the relationship between actual distances and their equivalent representation on maps using different scales, primarily using powers of 10 up to 1,000,000. Learners practice converting metric units like millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers in the context of map scales, such as 1:1,000 or 1:100,000, to determine how a specified actual distance is represented on a map in smaller metrics. This helps strengthen understanding of exponential scales and unit conversion.
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Map Scale - Find Map Measurement - Power of 10 (to 1000000) - Change Single Unit
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The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many centimeters on the map would represent 0.1 hm?
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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Map Measurement - Power of 10 (to 1000000) - Change Single Unit Worksheet
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| The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many millimeters on the map would represent 0.1 dam? |
| 0.01 mm |
| 1 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| 0.001 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many centimeters on the map would represent 10 m? |
| 1 cm |
| 1,000 cm |
| 0.01 cm |
| 100 cm |
| 0.1 cm |
| The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many millimeters on the map would represent 10 dm? |
| 1 mm |
| 100 mm |
| 0.001 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| 0.01 mm |
| 0.1 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:100,000. How many millimeters on the map would represent 0.1 km? |
| 0.001 mm |
| 0.1 mm |
| 0.01 mm |
| 10 mm |
| 1 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:10,000. How many millimeters on the map would represent 10 m? |
| 1 mm |
| 100 mm |
| 0.01 mm |
| 0.001 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| 0.1 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:100,000. How many centimeters on the map would represent 10 hm? |
| 0.001 cm |
| 1,000 cm |
| 0.1 cm |
| 100 cm |
| 1 cm |
| 10 cm |
| The map has a scale of 1:100,000. How many millimeters on the map would represent 10 dam? |
| 0.01 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| 1 mm |
| 0.001 mm |
| 100 mm |