by BlastRoom
Practice using a map scale to estimate real distances and a map grid to locate places.
#geography#maps#us_grade_4_social_studies

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One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
A road map's scale says 1 inch = 50 miles. Two cities measure 3 inches apart on the map. About how far apart are the two cities in real life?
A student is looking at a state map and wants to estimate how many miles lie between two towns. Which part of the map gives that information?
The index of a city map lists the public library at square C4. Where on the map should a student look for the library?
Which map feature is a short line marked off in miles that a reader can compare a measured distance against?
A hiking map uses the scale 1 inch = 20 miles. A student measures a river on the map and it is 5 inches long. About how long is the real river?
The lettered columns and numbered rows that cross to form squares on a map, so that places listed in the index can be found, make up the map's ___.
A student wants to find the museum on a city map but does not know which grid square it is in. Where should the student look first?
A park map has a grid with columns A to D lettered from left to right and rows 1 to 4 numbered from the top down. The lake sits in square A4. Where is the lake?
Two maps are printed on paper of the same size. One uses the scale 1 inch = 100 miles and the other uses 1 inch = 5 miles. The 1 inch = 100 miles map covers more land.
A map's scale says 1 inch = 30 miles. Two cities are really 90 miles apart. About how many inches apart will the two cities be on this map?
A map scale reads 1 centimeter = 5 kilometers. What does the 5 kilometers stand for?
A map scale says 1 inch = 10 miles. Two towns are 3 inches apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life?
On a map grid, letters often label columns and numbers often label rows.
On a map grid, columns are lettered A to F from left to right. A park is in square B4. Which square is just to the right of the park's square?
A map scale says 1 centimeter = 5 kilometers. Two cities are 4 centimeters apart on the map. What is the real distance?
Which tool would best help you measure the distance between two points on a paper map?
A compass rose and a map scale show the same information.
A map grid has columns A, B, C, and D and rows 1, 2, 3, and 4. Which coordinate is in column C and row 2?
A map scale says 1 inch = 25 miles. If a river is 2 inches long on the map, about how long is it in real life?
Why do maps need scales?
If the school is at A1 and the museum is at A3, they are in the same row.
A scale bar is divided into equal parts labeled 0, 5, 10, and 15 miles. Each part stands for how many miles?
Which coordinate would you use to find a lake in column D and row 5?
A map scale says 1 inch = 25 miles. Two places are 4 inches apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life?
A map grid has columns lettered A to D from left to right and rows numbered 1 to 4 from top to bottom. Which square is directly below square B2?
On a map, a trail measures 6 centimeters. The scale is 1 centimeter = 2 kilometers. How long is the trail in real life?
If two places are farther apart on a map, they are usually farther apart in real life when using the same map scale.
A map has a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles. Which map distance represents 80 miles?
Which coordinate names a place in column B and row 7?
A grid coordinate gives an exact street address.
A map scale says 1 centimeter = 10 kilometers. A road is 7 centimeters long on the map. What is the real distance?
If a zoo is at E2, which row is the zoo in?
If a library is at C6, which column is the library in?
A scale bar runs from 0 to 20 miles and is 2 inches long. How many miles does 1 inch stand for?
A map scale says 1 inch = 15 miles. Route A is 2 inches long and Route B is 3 inches long. How many more miles long is Route B than Route A in real life?
Which statement about map grids is correct?
A map has columns A through F. A place at F3 is in the last listed column.
A map scale says 1 centimeter = 50 kilometers. Two capitals are 2 centimeters apart on the map. How far apart are they?
A map index lists the library at D8. What do the letter and the number in D8 stand for?
If the scale on one map is 1 inch = 10 miles and on another map is 1 inch = 100 miles, the same inch on both maps represents the same real distance.
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Reading a Thematic Map
40 questions