Reading: Mixed Review on Map Scales

Mathematics
Year 9
12 questions
~24 mins
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A mixed review worksheet focusing on reading and interpreting map scales, suitable for Year 9 students. Includes procedural, reasoning, real-world, and extension questions.

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Reading: Mixed Review on Map Scales

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A map has a scale of 1:50,000. If a distance between two cities on the map is 4 cm, what is the actual distance in kilometres?
[3 marks]
2.
On a map, 1 cm represents 2 km in the real world. What is the scale ratio of the map?
[3 marks]
3.
A map shows a park with a length of 7.5 cm. The scale is 1:25,000. What is the actual length of the park in metres?
[3 marks]
4.
A city block on a map measures 3 cm. If the scale ratio is 1:10,000, what is the real-world length of the block in metres?
[3 marks]
5.
If a map's scale is 1:75,000, how many kilometres does 2.4 cm on the map represent?
[3 marks]
6.
A map shows a trail that is 5 cm long. The actual trail length is 12.5 km. What is the scale of the map?
[4 marks]
7.
A map has a scale of 1:60,000. How many centimeters on the map represent 3 km in the real world?
[3 marks]
8.
A city is 15 km away from another city. On a map with a scale of 1:100,000, what is the distance between the two cities in centimeters?
[3 marks]
9.
A map shows a lake with a diameter of 2.4 cm. The scale ratio is 1:50,000. What is the actual diameter of the lake in metres?
[3 marks]
10.
A map's scale is 1:25,000. An object measures 4.2 cm on the map. Using the scale, find the actual object length in metres.
[3 marks]
11.
A park's length on a map is 8.5 cm. The real length of the park is 425 m. What is the scale ratio of the map?
[4 marks]
12.
Common mistake: A student says that a scale of 1:10,000 means 1 cm on the map equals 10 km in reality. Identify and correct the mistake.
[4 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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