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Earth Science
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Introduction to Maps
1. Sal is looking at a map of Massachusetts. He has measured the distance, in inches, from Boston
to Salem on the map. He wants to know how many actual miles the inches represent. What
feature of the map should he look for?
a) key
b) scale
c) legend
d) compass
Base your answers to questions 2 and 3 on the topographic map below, which shows the elevations
of land in feet above sea level. Points A, B, and C are locations on the map.
2. A camper walked from point A to point B by taking a path shown by the dotted line. What is the
approximate distance the camper walked?
3. What is the approximate length of the portion of Carrion Creek shown on the map?
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Base your answers to questions 4 through 9 on the map below and your knowledge of Earth Science.
Points A, B, X, and Y are locations on the map. Elevations are shown in feet.
4. How many houses are found on the map? ____________________________________________
5. If you were to travel from the school to the mine, which direction would you have to travel? ______
6. In which direction of this map would you find:
a. Rock Hill: ________________________________________________________________
b. Oak Village: ______________________________________________________________
c. Holland Creek: ____________________________________________________________
d. Center Hill: _______________________________________________________________
7. What is the distance between point X and point Y on the map? ___________________________
8. What is the distance between point A and point B on the map? ___________________________
9. What is the length of the entire railroad on the map above? ______________________________
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Base your answers to questions 10 through 12 below on the map below which represents locations in
North America. A grid system of letters and numbers along the edges of the map is provided to assist
in finding locations. Elevations are expressed in feet.
10. What are the coordinates for the following points? Coordinates should be written with the letter
followed by the number.
a. W: __________
b. X: __________
c. Y: __________
d. Z: __________
11. What is the distance between points:
a. W and Z: __________
b. W and X: __________
c. W and Y: __________
d. X and Y: __________
e. X and Z: __________
f. Y and Z: __________
12. What is the length of the Excelsior River? ____________________________________________
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