Maps Not Drawn To Scale - Geography Worksheet With Answers
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Maps Not Drawn to Scale
Sometimes a map is not drawn to scale. One example is a city map in a brochure that shows
many landmarks on a page of limited size.
The map below for the town of Springton is not drawn to scale. Actual mileage between points
is given.
SPRINGTON
MEDICAL
BANK
CENTER
MUSEUM
0.2
0.7
WAYNE ROAD
6
0.8
WATER
PARK
1
1.5
0.3
2.4
ELM STREET
8
DALEY
PICNIC AREA
THEATRE
CITY
0.5
1.2
LIBRARY
OUTLET STORES
You have been asked to redraw this map, fit it into the same space, and show all the
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locations. Without redrawing it to scale, what would you do differently to make the map
more accurate?
Connect It Redraw the map to scale on a separate sheet of paper. Your map can be
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any size. Include all the same points that are shown on the original map. Include the
scale you are using.
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