Scale and Maps

Grade 7
Mathematics

Maps

Scales

Scales 1 cm represents
200 km

Scales 1 : 20
000 000

What is definition of Scale?

A relationship between a certain
distance on the
map and the distance on the ground.

Types of Scales
a. Ratio

b. Representative Fraction (RF)

Example
The scale of a building plan is 1
cm to 50 cm.
Find :
a. The actual length of one of the
bedrooms if it is represented by
a length 9.2 cm
b. The length on the plan that
represents an actual length of
28 cm

Example
A map has a scale of 1 cm to 3km.
a. What length on actual round
does a 3-cm length on the map
represent?
b. What length will represent 7.5
km on the map?
c. What is the RF of the map

Example
A scale of 2 cm to 1 km is used for
a map.
a. A piece of land has an area of
8cm2 on the map. What is its
actual area?
b. A pond has an actual area of 50
000m2. What is its area on the
map?