TTO 1 - maps and scale (repeat)

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Maps and scale

In this lesson we will repeat what we learned about maps.

We will learn about scale:

• How to calculate the real distance using a scale number

What elements are missing on this map?

1. Key and scale
2. Key and title
3. Scale and north arrow
4. Title and north arrow

What type of map is this?

1. Topographical
2. Political
3. Physical
4. Thematic

What does this map show?

1. The climates
2. How rich a place is
3. Where people live
4. The warming up of the Earth

True or false?

Scandinavia is more densely populated (= many people live close together) than The Netherlands.

1. True
2. False

What type of map is this?

1. Topographical
2. Political
3. Physical
4. Thematic

What is the capital city (hoofdstad) of Poland?

1. Warsaw
2. Lodz
3. Krakow
4. Prague

What can you see on a physical map?

1. Countries and cities
2. Roads and cities
3. Mountains and rivers
4. Roads and mountains

What type of map is this?

1. Topographical
2. Political
3. Physical
4. Thematic

Find the maps of North America in the atlas.

What is the name of the highest mountain range?

1. Great Plains
2. Rocky Mountains
3. Canadian Shield
4. Appalachian Mountains

Look at the maps of North America again.

What is true?

1. The west is more densely populated than the east.
2. The north is more densely populated than the south.
3. Places with with mountains are not very densely populated.

Go to page 84-85 in the atlas. If you drive from Sydney to Brisbane, you DON'T drive past ...

1. Newcastle
2. Melbourne
3. Gold coast
4. Grafton

Scale

Calculating the scale:

• Scale bars
• Scale numbers

The scale of this map is:

1 cm = 50 cm

How wide is the bedroom?

1. 2 meter
2. 4 meter
3. 8 meter
4. 16 meter

The scale of this map is:

1 cm = 50 cm

How wide is the drawer next to the bed?

1. 25 cm
2. 75 cm
3. 1,25 meter
4. 1,5 meter

The scale of this map is:
1 cm = 20 km

The distance between Maastricht and Eindhoven is 3,4 cm on the map.

What is the real distance?

1. 68 km
2. 680 km
3. 17 km
4. 170 km

The scale of this map is:
1 cm = 20 km

The distance between Leeuwarden and Nijmegen is 7,5 cm on the map.

What is the real distance?

1. 15 km
2. 150 km
3. 37,5 km
4. 375 km

How do you use a scale bar?

1. What size is the section on the scale bar?
2. What size is that in real life?
3. Measure the distance on the map
4. Calculate the distance in real life

How do you use a scale number?

1 km = ? m

? m = ? cm

From cm -> m -> km

100.000 centimeters

= 

1000 meters 

= 

1 km

Take two 0's away

Take three 0's away

1 : 100 means
1 cm on the map = 100 cm in reality
1 cm on the map = 1 meter in reality

What is 1 : 10.000?

1. 1 cm = 10 m
2. 1 cm = 100 m
3. 1 cm = 1 km
4. 1 cm = 10 km

What is:

1 : 250

1. 1 cm = 0,25 m
2. 1 cm = 2,5 m
3. 1 cm = 250 m
4. 1 cm = 2,5 km

What is:

1 : 200.000

1. 1 cm = 20 m
2. 1 cm = 200 m
3. 1 cm = 2 km
4. 1 cm = 20 km

What is:

1 : 15 000 000

1. 1 cm = 1,5 km
2. 1 cm = 15 km
3. 1 cm = 150 km
4. 1 cm = 1500 km

This is a ...

1. Large scale map
2. Small scale map

This map is zoomed in a lot...

1. Large scale map
2. Small scale map

On this map you don't see details

1. Large scale map
2. Small scale map

This is the type of map I use if I want to find a camping on the Veluwe.

1. Large scale map
2. Small scale map

This is the type of map I use when I want to know where on Earth I can find Brazil.

1. Large scale map
2. Small scale map