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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 6

How Far on the Map?

Use a map scale to find real distances.

What your child practises

Practises the parts of a map (title, legend, compass rose, scale) and using a scale to change map centimetres into real kilometres. Distances are made up so the arithmetic stays at Grade 4 level.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · reading maps: the title, legend, compass rose and scale, and measuring distances

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A map scale says 1 cm = 10 km. Which is farther on the land: 3 cm or 5 cm?

    • You cannot tell
    • They are the same
    • 3 cm
    • 5 cm

  2. Question 2

    On a map, 1 cm stands for 100 km. Two communities are 5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they on the land?

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    • 1000 km
    • 500 km
    • 600 km
    • 400 km

  3. Question 3

    On a map, 1 cm stands for 100 km. A snowmobile trail is 400 km long. How long is it on the map?

    📏
    • 3 cm
    • 6 cm
    • 4 cm
    • 5 cm

  4. Question 4

    On a map, 1 cm stands for 10 km. A snowmobile trail is 20 km long. How long is it on the map?

    📏
    • 2 cm
    • 1 cm
    • 4 cm
    • 3 cm

  5. Question 5

    On a map, 1 cm stands for 10 km. Two communities are 3 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they on the land?

    🗺️
    • 30 km
    • 13 km
    • 20 km
    • 60 km

  6. Question 6

    On a map, 1 cm stands for 50 km. A snowmobile trail is 400 km long. How long is it on the map?

    📏
    • 8 cm
    • 16 cm
    • 7 cm
    • 9 cm

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