Exploremos
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Block
Look at the maps on pages 76 and 80 of
Atlas of World Geography
and performs the fol-
lowing activities.
Team, identify the graphic scales
They are shown in these maps; with pencil and ruler
mark and measure, on both maps the distance
that between the city of Madrid, Spain, and
City of Paris, France. According graphic scale
of both map, how many kilometers there
between the two capitals?
Record information in a table like
Next, discuss the results with the other
equipment and obtain conclusions.
Map
Scale
study
centimeters
distance on the map
actual distance
Political division
of Europe
Continental
Distribution
population
The representation of a country that appears on a map can
be smaller or larger, depending on the scale, but the
actual size is always the same.
23 ° 27 '
30°
25°
20°
115°
110°
105°
100°
95°
90°
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Caribbean Sea
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of
Mexico
scales
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1: 20000000
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300
600 km
1: 8,500,000
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100
200
300 km
1: 80000000
0
600 km
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