This math topic involves advanced metric measurement conversion and understanding map scales to calculate real-world distances based on measurements taken from scaled maps. Specifically, it focuses on converting measurements from maps with scales ranging up to 1:8,000,000 to actual distances in units like meters, decameters, and kilometers. Each problem requires interpreting the map scale to determine the real-world distance corresponding to a given measurement on the map, also involving conversion between different metric units for the distances calculated.

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