Analyze A Street Map - Geometry Worksheet With Answers
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Analyze a Street Map
N St
M St
Look at this section of a map of Washington, D.C.
It shows examples of polygons.
N
L St
W
E
There are two sets of parallel streets.
1.
K St
S
Washington
What is the system used for naming them?
Circle
I St
H St
Use the map to find one example of each polygon.
List the streets that form the sides of the polygon.
rectangle
2.
trapezoid
3.
triangle
4.
Which location shown on the map is
a polygon?
5.
Suppose you are taking a walk. Follow the directions. Outline the path you will make
6.
on the map.
Start walking south from the corner of M Street and 23rd Street.
a.
Turn west on L Street.
b.
Go south on 24th Street.
c.
Turn northwest on Pennsylvania Avenue.
d.
Turn north onto 25th Street.
e.
Go east on M Street until you return to your starting point.
f.
What irregular polygon is outlined by the path you traveled?
Connect It Draw the block formed by K and L streets and 24th and 25th streets.
7.
Then draw the diagonal. Which line or lines do you think are the longest? Explain
your reasoning. Show your work on a separate sheet of paper.
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