Map Scale
What is a map scale and how can it be used to determine distance?
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A map scale is the distance on a map in relation to the distance in real life. It tells you how far something would be in real life based on what you see on a map.
If a map scale showed every one inch equals one mile, then for every inch you measure on the map, it would be one mile on the ground, or in real life.
So if you measured four inches from the school to the library, it would be four miles in real life.
- 250 miles
- 1,000 miles
- 750 miles
Try again. It's bigger than that.
Try again. It's not that big.
That's right. Texas is around 750 to 790 miles across, depending on where you measure it.
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