Mapping Your Way

Which of these instruments is used to identify the North direction?

If a room is $5\text{ m}$ long and the scale is $1\text{ cm} = 1\text{ m}$, how long will the room be in a drawing?

On a map, the distance between Point A and Point B is $8\text{ cm}$. If the scale is $1\text{ cm} = 100\text{ km}$, what is the actual distance?

If you are facing North and turn $45^\circ$ to your right, which direction will you be facing?

The scale of a map is $1\text{ cm} = 5\text{ km}$. A lake is represented as a square with dimensions $2\text{ cm} \times 2\text{ cm}$ on the map. What is the actual area of the lake?

On a large wall map, the scale is $1\text{ cm} = 200\text{ km}$. If two capital cities are $1500\text{ km}$ apart, how far apart are they on the map?

The distance between Point A and Point B on a map is $15\text{ cm}$. If the scale is $1\text{ cm} = 2.5\text{ km}$, what is the real distance?

A map has a scale of $1\text{ cm} = 400\text{ m}$. If a square piece of land has an area of $16\text{ hectares}$ in reality, what is its perimeter on the map? (Recall: $1\text{ hectare} = 10,000\text{ m}^2$)

A scale is given as $1\text{ cm} = 15\text{ m}$. A swimming pool is $30\text{ m} \times 15\text{ m}$ in reality. If you want to double the area on the map, what should the new scale be (approximately)?

If $0.5\text{ cm}$ on a map represents $25\text{ km}$, what actual distance does $7.2\text{ cm}$ represent?

The scale of a park map is $1\text{ cm} = 5\text{ m}$. If the actual distance from the swing to the slide is $35\text{ m}$, what is the distance on the map?

If $1\text{ cm}$ on a map represents $250\text{ km}$, how many centimeters on the map would represent $750\text{ km}$?

If the scale is $1\text{ cm} = 10\text{ m}$, what actual distance does $0.5\text{ cm}$ represent?

If $1\text{ cm}$ on a map represents $2\text{ km}$, what is the actual distance if the map measurement is $1.5\text{ cm}$?

If $1\text{ cm}$ on a map represents $4\text{ km}$, what is the distance on the map between two places $18\text{ km}$ apart?

A map has a scale of $1\text{ cm} = 120\text{ m}$. If a path is $600\text{ m}$ long, what is its length on the map?

On a floor plan with scale $1\text{ cm} = 0.5\text{ m}$, a table is drawn as a rectangle $3\text{ cm}$ by $2\text{ cm}$. What are the real dimensions of the table?

If a rectangle $10\text{ cm}$ by $8\text{ cm}$ on a map represents an actual area of $80\text{ hectares}$ ($1\text{ hectare} = 10,000\text{ sq. m}$), what is the scale of the map?

On a map, the distance between Point A and Point B is $12.8\text{ cm}$. The scale is $1\text{ cm} = 250\text{ m}$. What is the distance in kilometers?

A square has an actual area of $10,000\text{ sq. m}$. On a map, its side is $5\text{ cm}$. What is the scale of the map?

On a map, if a symbol of a tent is shown, what does it usually represent?

A map scale is $1\text{ cm} = 7\text{ m}$. What is the actual length of a garden that is $5\text{ cm}$ on the map?

If you are standing and facing West, which direction is to your right?

Which of these is used to show a boundary between two countries on a map?

A map of a building is drawn with scale $1\text{ cm} = 5\text{ m}$. If the building is $25\text{ m}$ tall, what is its height on the map?

If you are facing North and turn $225^{\circ}$ clockwise, what direction are you facing?

A map uses a scale $1\text{ cm} = 75\text{ km}$. How many km does $8\text{ cm}$ represent?

A man walks $30\text{ m}$ North, then $40\text{ m}$ West. How far is he from his original position in a straight line?

If $1\text{ cm}$ on Map X represents $2\text{ km}$ and $1\text{ cm}$ on Map Y represents $5\text{ km}$. A distance of $20\text{ cm}$ on Map X would be how many centimeters on Map Y?

A map shows a scale of $1\text{ cm} = 200\text{ m}$. A garden is a rectangle $5\text{ cm} \times 3\text{ cm}$ on the map. If it costs $Rs. 50$ per meter to fence the garden, what is the total cost?