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1 markScales and Scale Drawings

CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)(ii)

The diagram shows a map of an island drawn on a grid of 1-cm squares. The map is drawn to a scale of 1:50 000.

Copy and complete: An area of 1 cm² on the map represents an area of ______ cm² on the island.

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  1. 4(a)(i)Copy and complete: 1 cm on the map represents ______ cm on the island.[1 mark]
  2. 4(a)(iii)Copy and complete: Given that 1 km = 100 000 cm, a distance of 1 cm on the map represents a distance of ______ km on the island.[1 mark]
  3. 4(b)(i)L and M are two tracking stations. State, in centimetres, the distance LM on the map.[1 mark]
  4. 4(b)(ii)Calculate the ACTUAL distance, in kilometres, from L to M on the island.[2 marks]
  5. 4(c)(i)The area shaded on the map is a forest reserve. By counting squares estimate, in cm², the area of the forest reserve as shown on the map.[2 marks]
  6. 4(c)(ii)Calculate, in km², the ACTUAL area of the forest reserve.[2 marks]

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