This document discusses using scale maps to determine actual distances. It provides examples of using scale factors and proportions to calculate distances between towns based on their representation on a map. The scale of the map in the examples is 0.75 inches equals 4 miles. Students are asked to use this scale to determine actual distances between various town pairs. They are also asked why distances calculated from a map may be less than the actual distance driven in a car.

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Do Now
OBJECTIVE: How do we find actual
distances using a scale map?
The scale factor for a scale drawing of your
house is 1 inch is 4 feet. You find the area of
your house to be 87.5 in2. What is the area of
your house in real life?
Homework:
1.) Complete
form on google
classroom

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Anticipatory Set
1.) How are maps drawn so that they look exactly like
the area that they represent?
2.) Why is it important to draw a map to look exactly
like the area it represents?

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SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.75 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Distance on
Map (in.)
Proportion
Actual
Distance
(mi.)
1.) Smithtown to
Sayville

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SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.75 in. = 4 mi.
Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Distance on
Map (in.)
Proportion
Actual
Distance
(mi.)2.) St. James to
Hempstead

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Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Distance on
Map (in.)
Proportion
Actual
Distance
(mi.)
3.) Centerport to
Lindenhurst
SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.75 in. = 4 mi.

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Find the actual distance between the following two towns.
Distance on
Map (in.)
Proportion
Actual
Distance
(mi.)
4.) Long Beach to
Holbrook
SCALE OF THE MAP: 0.75 in. = 4 mi.

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If you were driving in a car, why are the distances we
found today going to be less than the distance you drive?
BEFORE YOU LEAVE