:D (D:\NTERMED\SKLLS02,P-0002.CHP) PLACNG SCALES ON MAPS STEP # 1 Using the knwn distance: Trnt t Vancuver - 3325 km NTERMEDATE GEOGRAPHY MAP ESSENTALS - PART 2 DATE STEP #2 Using a ruler measure the distance between Trnt and Vancuver n the map: Trnt t Vancuver - cm. RF.. (km) STEP # 3 Divide t find the # f; km per cm (Grund distance) / (Map distance) = dist. in km/cm ( 3325 km) / ( cm) = km per cm SCALE: 1 cm: km STEP # 4 Remve the units & add 5 zers; Review: 1 kilmetre = 100 000 cm RF.. (km) 1 : 00000 (the Representative Fractin) STEP#5 Write the R. F. (Representative Fractin) in prper frm; 1 : (place n map) ( STEP#6 Cmplete the linear scale. 1cm: km 2cm. km 3 cm. km } 4 cm: km COMPLETE THE LNEAR SCALE ON ALL 3 MAPS RF.. (km)
NTERMEDATE GEOGRAPHY MAP ESSENTALS - PART 2 NAME _ FNDNG DSTANCES ON ATLAS MAPS CONVERT THE RF (D:\NTERMED\SKLLS02,P 0005.CHP) (j) Mve the decimal 5 places t the left. RF_ 1: 45000 000 becmes 1: 45 Ofljl m ADD THE UNTS (cm & km) becmes; 1 : 450 1 cm : 450 km COMPLETE THE SCALE cm 2 3 450 km 4 REMNDER: ALWAYS PLACE THE CENTMETRES ON THE TOP OF THE SCALE. NSTRUCTONS: Using a ruler measure the distance between each city in the chart. Place yur answer in the clumn marked 'cm'. Using a calculatr r a piece f rugh paper multiply each distance n centimetres by 450 (km). Fr example: Trnt t Vancuver = 7.4 cm, Distance in km = (7.4 cm) x (450 km) = 3330 km (r 3325 km) FROM TORONTO TO THS CTY CAPTAL # cm km MAJOR CTY # cm OTTAWA A 0.6 270 1 B 2 C 3 0 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 H 8 9 J 10 K VANCOUVER 11 7.4 L 12 13 14 15 km 3325
Gelab 1 - Hw Far s t?, 1-7 8 PCK.YOUR.O~ ORCHARD ~ 3 KARENTOR 5 6 7 JANETON MCKENBRDGE Gelab 4 - Exercise 1, Hw far is it frm Nrthcrss t the Cunty Church? 2. Hw many kilmetres is it frm Mickenridge t Stephenville by rad? 3. What is the shrtest rad distance between a) Helenwd and Rssbury 7 _ b) Mickenridge and Pick- Yur-Own Orchard? _ c) Janetn and Karentn? _
4. This signpst is lcated at the dt marked A n the map. Add the distances t Stephenville and Billenburg. 1-8 5. Cmplete this signpst. t is lcated at the dt marked B n the map. 6. n which places n the map wuld yu find the fllwing signpsts? a) _ (a) 'b) _ (b)
7. Silvermine and Gldmine are tw small mining camps. Mine wrkers can reach this area nly by ship. The ship arrives at Supply Bay. Find Silvennine, Gldmine and Supply Bay n the map. 1-9 8. The rads n this map are divided int distances f ne kilmetre. The rad between Supply Bay and Junctin City is als numbered. D yu see why Supply Bay t Junctin City is fur kilmetres? Yur map als has a scale which shws that a distance f 1 cm. n the map is a real distance f 1 km. 6 7 8 r 9. Hw many kilmetres is it frm: a) Junctin City t Silvermine by rad? _ b) Gldmine t Supply Bay rad? _ c) Silvermine t Gldmine by rad? _ 10. Use a ruler t measure the direct r straightline distance between Silvermine and Junctin City. Give yur answer t the nearest kilmetre. The scale at the bttm f the map will help yu. _ 11. Give, t the nearest kilmetre, the direct distance between a) Silvermine and the middle f the Black River bridge _ b) Snake Lake sland t Junctin City _ c) Gldmine t Supply Bay _ 12. Why is the rad distance frm Supply Bay t Gldmine 's much lnger than the direct distance? -------------------------
1-12 Gelab 3 - The Map Scale The- map scale is a way f shwing the actual distances between places n the earth's surface. HOME ROAD SCHOOL ~ The map abve shws a student's hme and the rad t schl. The scale is 1 cm. represents 1 km. 1. The student is 1 cm. frm hme n the map. Hw many kiimetres is the student away frm hme? 2. Hw many centimetres is the schl frm hme n the map? _ 3. Hw far, in kilmetres, is hme frm schl? _ A 4. Lk at the map abve f vlcan island. The actual distance between twn A and twn B is tw kilmetres. Hw many centimetres is A trm B n the map? _ 5. What is the scale f the map? _ 6. What is the actual distance in kilmetres between twns: a) A and D? _ b) C and A? _ c) D and C? 7. Hw many kilmetres wide is the base f the vlcan? _ 8. Use a map scale f 1 cm. t 10 km. n the lines belw. Find the distance alng the rad between the pst ffice (P) Give yu answers in kilmetres. a) p H b) p--------------------~ and the hspital -(H). H
1-13 c) d) p- "'- H 9. The scale f a map may be shwn as a numbered line. An example is shwn belw..5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0, KLOMETRES a) What des ne centimetre represent n the line scale abve? b) What des three centimetres represent? 10. What wuld be the distance between A and B n Vlcan sland if yu were t use the scale frm questin 9 instead? _ 11. Use a scale f 1 cm. represents 1 km. Draw a straight line shwing a rad eight kilmetres lng. 12. Shw the same rad using a scale f a) 1 cm. represents 2 km. b) 1 cm. represents 0.5 km.