Map Scale
EXERCISE
1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below: Which one of the following methods of scale is a universal method?
(a) Simple Statement
(b) Representative Fraction
(c) Graphical Scale
(d) None of the above
Map distance in a scale is also known as:
(a) Numerator
(b) Denominator
(c) Statement of Scale
(d) Representative Fraction
‘Numerator’ in scale represents:
(a) Ground distance
(b) Map distance
(c) Both the distances
(d) None of the above
2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words:
What are the two different systems of measurement?
Give one example each of statement of scale in Metric and English system.
Why is the Representative Fraction method called a Universal method?
What are the major advantages of the graphical method?
3. Convert the given Statement of Scale into Representative Fraction (R. F.).
(I) 5 cm represents 10 km
(II) 2 inches represents 4 miles
(III) 1 inch represents 1 yard
(IV) 1 cm represents 100 metres
4. Convert the given Representative Fraction (R. F.) into Statement of Scale in the System of Measurement shown in parentheses:
(I) 100,000 (into km)
(II) 31680 (into furlongs)
(III) 126,720 (into miles)
(IV) 50,000 (into metres)
5. Construct a graphical scale when the given R. F. is 1 : 50,000 and read the distances in kilometre and metre.