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S1 Geography: Map Reading and Scale (Paper 2: intermediate)
S1 Geography: Map Reading and Scale (Paper 2: intermediate)
S1 Geography map reading paper two, intermediate: ten questions that turn word scales into ratios, work backwards from real distances, and apply contour intervals and relative height.
Direct answers Answers in order: 1.5 km, 1:50 000, four intervals, 1 600 m, 6 cm, 200 m, 54 minutes, 6 cm, 1.25 square kilometres, and a larger denominator means a less detailed map.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 20 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: S1 Geography: Map Reading and Scale |
| Level | S1 Geography |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationA length of 7.5 cm is measured on a 1:20 000 map. What is the real distance in kilometres?
- FoundationIf a map states that 1 cm represents 500 m, what is the numerical scale?
- FoundationWith a contour interval of 20 m, how many intervals lie between the 100 m and 180 m contours?
- IntermediateOn a 1:25 000 map two points are 6.4 cm apart. What is the real distance?
- IntermediateHow long would a real distance of 3 km be drawn on a 1:50 000 map?
- IntermediateA peak is marked 320 m and a village at its foot 120 m. What is the relative height?
- ChallengeA road measures 18 cm on a 1:20 000 map. How many minutes does it take to walk it at 4 km per hour?
- ChallengeA road is 2.4 cm long on a 1:50 000 map. How long is the same road on a 1:20 000 map?
- ChallengeOn a 1:25 000 map a rectangular plot measures 5 cm by 4 cm. What is its real area in square kilometres?
- Error redoA student claims that a larger denominator means 1 cm stands for a shorter real distance. Is that right?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5 kilometres. | Each centimetre is 200 m, so 7.5 cm gives 1 500 m. |
| 2 | 1:50 000. | Five hundred metres is 50 000 cm, which gives the ratio 1:50 000. |
| 3 | Four. | A height difference of 80 m divided by the 20 m interval gives four. |
| 4 | 1 600 m, that is 1.6 km. | Each centimetre is 250 m, and 6.4 times 250 is 1 600 m. |
| 5 | Six centimetres. | Three thousand metres divided by 500 m per centimetre gives six centimetres. |
| 6 | 200 metres. | Relative height is the difference between the two spot heights, 320 minus 120. |
| 7 | Fifty four minutes. | The road is 3.6 km long, which at 4 km per hour takes 0.9 hour, or 54 minutes. |
| 8 | Six centimetres. | The real length is 1.2 km, which divided by 200 m per centimetre gives six centimetres. |
| 9 | 1.25 square kilometres. | The plot is 1.25 km by 1 km, which gives 1.25 square kilometres. |
| 10 | No. A larger denominator means 1 cm covers a longer real distance, so the map is less detailed. | At 1:100 000 one centimetre covers a kilometre, far more than the 100 m at 1:10 000. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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