This math topic focuses on converting map scales into practical measurements and vice versa, specifically using metric units. The problems involve determining the scale from given measurements where a smaller map measurement (such as 1 cm or 1 mm) represents a larger real-world distance in meters or dekameters. Students are tasked with calculating and understanding how a scale like 1:500 or 1:50,000 translates in terms of real distances, providing a foundational grasp of how map scales work in a metric context. This set of problems is part of a broader study on Measurement Conversion and Map Scale at an advanced level.
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Map Scale - Find Scale - Less than 1000 - Change Single Unit
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1 cm on the map represents 80 m. What is the scale of the map?
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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Scale - Less than 1000 - Change Single Unit Worksheet
| Math worksheet on 'Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Scale - Less than 1000 - Change Single Unit (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Measurement Conversion and Map Scale - Advanced - Metric' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/measurement_unit_conversion_and_scale_advanced_metric/ |
| 1 cm on the map represents 5 m. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:1 |
| 1:50,000 |
| 1:500,000 |
| 1:500 |
| 1 mm on the map represents 2 cm. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:0 |
| 1:2,000 |
| 1:2 |
| 1:20 |
| 1:20,000 |
| 1:200 |
| 1 mm on the map represents 0.6 m. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:60,000 |
| 1:6,000 |
| 1:60 |
| 1:1 |
| 1:600,000 |
| 1:600 |
| 1 mm on the map represents 0.9 dam. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:90 |
| 1:9,000 |
| 1:900 |
| 1:9,000,000 |
| 1:90,000 |
| 1 mm on the map represents 6 cm. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:6 |
| 1:600 |
| 1:60 |
| 1:60,000 |
| 1:0 |
| 1:6,000 |
| 1 cm on the map represents 0.7 dam. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:700 |
| 1:700,000 |
| 1:7,000 |
| 1 mm on the map represents 0.4 m. What is the scale of the map? |
| 1:40,000 |
| 1:400 |
| 1:4,000 |
| 1:40 |
| 1:400,000 |
| 1:4 |