Geography 10
Measuring Distances and areas on Atlas Maps
Ms. Ripley
Name:____________________________
Map on page 62
1. What country is shown on this map?
2. Draw the scale used on this map as a line.
3. Show the scale used on this map as a ratio. 1 :_____________
4. Finish this statement: “This map uses a scale of 1cm to represent…
5. What is the straight line distance between Denver, CO, and Salt Lake City,
UTAH in kilometers?
6. What is the distance along the expressway connecting Denver and Salt Lake City
in kilometers?
7. Calculate the area of the state of Colorado using the line scale. To do this,
measure the length and width of the state in centimeters. Convert these
measurements from centimeters to kilometers. Then multiply the length by the
width to obtain the area in square kilometers. Use the following formula as a guide:
Length in cm ______ x Scale = __________ km
Width in cm_______ x Scale= __________ km
Length in _______ km x Width in km = __________ km2
Section 2 Map on pages 9 & 10
1. What country is shown?
2. Finish this statement: “This map uses a scale of 1cm to represent…
3. What is the straight line distance between Victoria, BC, and St John’s, NF, in
kilometers?
4. What is the straight line distance between Alert, NT, and Windsor, ON, in
kilometers?
Section 3: Map on page 108
1. What ocean is shown in the middle of this map?
2. Finish this statement: “This map uses a scale of 1cm to represent
Geography 10
Measuring Distances and areas on Atlas Maps
Ms. Ripley
Name:____________________________
3. What is the straight line distance between Montreal, PQ, and London, UK, in
kilometers?
4. How do the distances you measured In Assignments 2 and 3 help to explain why
Canada is a difficult country to govern?
Section 4: Map on pages 46 and 47
To compete against air travel, rail companies in Japan and Europe developed highspeed train systems. Japan led the way with its 250 km/h Shin1’nsen (“bullet”)
train. In France, the first operational TGV (frain a grande vite.cse) line was an
immediate success. In Canada, it has been proposed that a high-speed line be built
between Montréal and Toronto at a current cost of $250 billion. Using the map on
pages 42-43 of the Atlas, complete the following exercises:
1. What is the distance between Montreal and Toronto?
2. If the train had an average speed of 200 km I hr, how long would the trip
between the cities take?
3. What would be the cost per kilometer be to build the line?
4. Why would the planners believe that a high speed train between the cities would
b a financial success?
Section 5: Maps on pages 44 and 45
In the age of steam engines, trains depended on restocking their water supplies at
regular intervals. In isolated areas such as northern Ontario, centers to provide
water and fuel had to be established.
1. On the outline map of Northern Ontario:
a. label and color blue: Hudson Bay, James Bay, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake
Huron, Georgian Bay, Lake of the Woods, Lake Nipigon
b. Colour the provincial boundaries red and name Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
c. label these towns and mark on the rail route that connects them: New Liskeard;
Cochrane; Hearst; Nakina; Armstrong; Sioux Lookout; Minaki.
2. What are the distances between the towns?
3. Why would these distances be about the same?
Geography 10
Northern Ontario
Measuring Distances and areas on Atlas Maps
Ms. Ripley
Name:____________________________
Geography 10
Measuring Distances and areas on Atlas Maps
Ms. Ripley
Name:____________________________