Geographic maps, scale and geographic coordinates
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find the geographic coordinates of your city or regional centre on a map.
For example: Tashkent – 41° N, 69° E; Samarkand – about 39.7° N, 67° E.
2
Scale 1:4 000 000 (1 cm to 40 km). Two cities are 9 cm apart on the map. How many km in reality?
360
3
The real distance is 450 km and the scale is 1 cm to 50 km. How many cm on the map?
9
4
Draw a plan of your room at 1:50: measure, calculate and write down the sizes.
For example 4 m = 400 cm; 400 : 50 = 8 cm on the plan.