1. MAP SCALE

2. MAP SCALES
Map scale is the RATIO of distance on the map to distance on Earth.
                       
WRITTEN: 
1 centimeter = 1 kilometer 
GRAPHICALLY:
NUMERICALLY: 
1:100,000

3. MAP SCALE

4. Calculating Scale:
Map        =     1         
Actual              scale

5. Practice The distance on a map between two cities is 2 cm.
The scale is 1:1000.
What is the actual driving distance?
What is the distance in km?

6. Practice
The actual driving distance from Burnaby South to home is 7.5 km.
The map indicates 0.5 cm.
What would be the scale?
Don’t forget to convert.

7. Practice A hand-drawn tree is 14 cm tall.
If the scale is 1: 500, what would be the tree’s actual height in meters?
Convert.

8. PRACTICE: Calculating Scale WORKSHEET
Map        =     1         
Actual              scale