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Copyright © 2012-2013 by Education.com Using a Map Scale 1. How many miles is it between West Palm Lake and South Beach? 2. How many miles is it between Hollister and South Beach? 3. How many miles is it between Pacifica and West Palm Lake? 0 1 1 inch = 1 mile West Palm Lake Hollister South Beach Maps use a scale to show sizes and distances in a way that people can understand. A scale compares actual distance on the ground to distance on the map. On the scale below, one actual mile is represented by one inch on the map. 0 1 1 inch = 5 miles Orangeville Medford Linn On this scale, one inch on the map represents five miles. 4. How many miles is it between Medford and Belleville? 5. How many miles is it between Orangeville and Linn? 6. How many miles is it between Belleville and Orangeville? Belleville

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Using a Map Scale

1. How many miles is it between West Palm Lake and South Beach?

2. How many miles is it between Hollister and South Beach?

3. How many miles is it between Pacifica and West Palm Lake?

0 1

1 inch = 1 mile

West Palm Lake Hollister South Beach

Maps use a scale to show sizes and distances in a way that people can understand.A scale compares actual distance on the ground to distance on the map.

On the scale below, one actual mile is represented by one inch on the map.

0 1

1 inch = 5 miles

Orangeville Medford Linn

On this scale, one inch on the map represents �ve miles.

4. How many miles is it between Medford and Belleville?

5. How many miles is it between Orangeville and Linn?

6. How many miles is it between Belleville and Orangeville?

Belleville

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What is the Distance?Use a ruler and map scale to determine the distance between objects.

lake

Dwight’s House

Jim’s House

0 1

1 inch = 1 mile

Stanley ElementaryOscar Park

D.M. AirportSaber Shopping

Center

Remember that the scale is 1 inch = 1 mile.

1. About how many miles is it from Jim’s house to Stanley Elementary?

2. About how many miles is between Oscar Park and the D.M. Airport?

3. About how many inches is it from Dwight’s House to the D.M. Airport?

4. About how far is Oscar Park from the lake?

5. About how far is it from the Saber Shopping Center to Stanley Elementary?

6. About how many miles are between Jim’s House and the D.M. Airport?

7. What’s the distance between Oscar Park and Stanley Elementary?

8. About how many miles are between Jim’s House and Dwight’s House?

9. About how far is it from the lake to Stanley Elementary?


Map Projections and Map Scale

Map Projections and Map Scale

 · 1 scale geological map by British Geological Survey in 1990 500,000 scale geological map published by UN-ESCAP in 1993 1 scale geological map published by Department of Mineral

 · 1 scale geological map by British Geological Survey in 1990 500,000 scale geological map published by UN-ESCAP in 1993 1 scale geological map published by Department of Mineral

Human Scale Map

Human Scale Map

Pathfinder to scale campaign map (small)

Pathfinder to scale campaign map (small)

Map Scale .

Map Scale .

Creating True Scale Map Books

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* map not scale - Avenir Realty...* map not scale Bhaskara Medicale College Moina bade Sujatha Internationale School Dr. VRl

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Three sources of map distortion Map scale – most maps are smaller than the reality they represent. Map scales tell us how much smaller. Map scale – most.

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