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Geography Mapping & Practical Skills #1 - Open

Explore fundamental geographic skills with the 'Geography Mapping & Practical Skills #1 - OPEN' quiz. This quiz assesses understanding of map scales, directions, and spatial relationships, enhancing navigational and cartographic...

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 448 | Last updated: Mar 15, 2023

Sample Question 1
1. The scale in words of the linear scale below is:

1cm to 500 metres

1cm to 150 kms

1:50 000

1:500

Sample Question 2
When 1cm on a map is equal to 1km on the earth’s surface, the map scale would read as:

1:100 000

1: 1

1: 10 000

1: 1000

1:1 km

Sample Question 3
Which of the following statements are true regarding a scale shown as a representative fraction? 1) the denominator is always one 2) the numerator is always one 3) in case of a representative fraction, the numerator represents the number of units on the map 4) in case of a representative fraction, the numerator represents the number of units on the ground

1

2 & 4

1 & 3

2 & 3

1 & 4