Length and Actual Distance
Name _ __________________________ Section _GEOG 101______
EXERCISE 4 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS—PART I
For questions 1 through 4, calculate the following distances using the fractional map scale. (Your instructor may ask you to show your work in the space provided.) 1. On a map with a scale of 1:24,000, a measured distance of one inch represents an actual distance of: _2000__ feet
2. On a map with a scale of 1:62,500, a measured distance of
4.5 inches represents an actual distance of: _4.43892045__ miles
3. On a map with a scale of 1:250,000, a measured distance of
4.5 inches represents an actual distance of: _17.75568182__ miles
4. On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, a measured distance of
7.5 centimeters represents an actual distance of: __3.75_____ kilometers
5. Map T-1 (in the back of the Lab Manual) shows part of the island of Hawai‘i at a scale of 1:250,000. Using the appropriate graphic scale found inside the front cover of the Lab Manual, determine the distance from the “Patrol Cabin” (at the summit of Mauna Loa) to the “Rest House” (northeast of the summit of Mauna Loa): ~ 8.75 statute miles ~ 15 kilometers 6. Map T-9 shows an area near Park City, Kentucky, at a scale of 1:24,000. Using the appro-priate graphic scale, determine the distance from the “Fairview Church” (in the south-west corner of the map) to the “X” marked “BM 585” along the Louisville and Nashville railway: ~6500 feet ~1.25 miles ~2 kilometers
Name _________________________________________ Section __________________
EXERCISE 4 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS—PART II 1. If a measured distance of 10 inches on a map represents an actual distance of 5 miles, what is the fractional scale of the map?
Questions 2 through 3 are based on this set of graphic scales for a map with a fractional scale of 1:50,000:
EXERCISE 4 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS—PART I
For questions 1 through 4, calculate the following distances using the fractional map scale. (Your instructor may ask you to show your work in the space provided.) 1. On a map with a scale of 1:24,000, a measured distance of one inch represents an actual distance of: _2000__ feet
2. On a map with a scale of 1:62,500, a measured distance of
4.5 inches represents an actual distance of: _4.43892045__ miles
3. On a map with a scale of 1:250,000, a measured distance of
4.5 inches represents an actual distance of: _17.75568182__ miles
4. On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, a measured distance of
7.5 centimeters represents an actual distance of: __3.75_____ kilometers
5. Map T-1 (in the back of the Lab Manual) shows part of the island of Hawai‘i at a scale of 1:250,000. Using the appropriate graphic scale found inside the front cover of the Lab Manual, determine the distance from the “Patrol Cabin” (at the summit of Mauna Loa) to the “Rest House” (northeast of the summit of Mauna Loa): ~ 8.75 statute miles ~ 15 kilometers 6. Map T-9 shows an area near Park City, Kentucky, at a scale of 1:24,000. Using the appro-priate graphic scale, determine the distance from the “Fairview Church” (in the south-west corner of the map) to the “X” marked “BM 585” along the Louisville and Nashville railway: ~6500 feet ~1.25 miles ~2 kilometers
Name _________________________________________ Section __________________
EXERCISE 4 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS—PART II 1. If a measured distance of 10 inches on a map represents an actual distance of 5 miles, what is the fractional scale of the map?
Questions 2 through 3 are based on this set of graphic scales for a map with a fractional scale of 1:50,000: