1) What does a map scale of 1:50,000 mean? a) 1 cm = 500 m b) 1 cm = 50 km c) 1 cm = 500 km d) 1 cm = 0.15 km 2) If a map scale is 1:25,000, how many meters does 1 cm represent? a) 2.5 m b) 25 m c) 250 m d) 2500 m 3) On a 1:100,000 scale map, 3 cm represents how many kilometers? a) 3 km b) 30 km c) 300 km d) 0.3 km 4) Which scale is larger? 1:10,000 or 1:100,000? a) 1:10,000 b) 1:100,000 c) Both same d) Neither 5) A map distance of 5 cm on a 1:200,000 scale represents how many km? a) 10 km b) 100 km c) 1000 km d) 20 km 6) What is the real distance if 2 cm on a map equals 1 km? a) 2 km b) 1 km c) 0.5 km d) 5 km 7) On a 1:500,000 scale map, 10 cm equals how many kilometers? a) 50 km b) 500 km c) 5 km d) 0.5 km 8) If 1 cm on a map equals 2 km, what is the scale? a) 1:2 b) 1:20,000 c) 1:2000 d) 1:200,000 9) On a 1:250,000 scale map, 4 cm represents how many kilometers? a) 1.0 km b) 100 km c) 1 km d) 10 km 10) Which scale shows more detail, 1:5,000 or 1:50,000? a) 1:5,000 b) 1:50,000 c) Both same d) Neither

GCSE Geography: Map Scale Practice

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