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1 The scale drawing shows the positions of Shakti’s house, S, and Mairi’s house, M, on a map.
The scale is 1 cm represents 4 km.

North

S
North

M
Scale: 1 cm to 4 km

Measure the bearing of M from S.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

2 The scale drawing shows the positions of two towns, P and Q.

The scale is 1 cm represents 4 km.
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(a) Find the actual distance between town P and town Q.

................................................ km [2]

(b) Measure the bearing of town Q from town P.

...................................................... [1]

(c) Town X is 28 km from town P on a bearing of 140°.

On the scale drawing, mark the position of town X. [2]

[Total: 5]

3 On a map, a lake has an area of 32 cm2.

The scale of the map is 1 : 24 000.

Calculate the actual area of the lake.

Give your answer in km2.

................................................... km2 [2]

[Total: 2]

4 The scale drawing shows the positions of house A and house B.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 12 metres.
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North

B
North

Scale: 1 cm to 12 m

(a) Measure the bearing of house A from house B.

................................................... [1]

(b) Another house, C, is 102 metres from house B on a bearing of 157°.

On the scale drawing, mark the position of house C. [3]

[Total: 4]

5 The scale drawing shows the position of town R on a map.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 5 kilometres.

North

R
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Scale : 1 cm to 5 km

(a) Town M is 36 km from R on a bearing of 163°.

Mark the position of M on the map. [2]

(b) Town K is on a bearing of 312° from R.

Work out the bearing of R from K.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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6 A circular garden has diameter 11.4 m.

Draw the garden accurately, using a scale of 1 cm represents 1.5 m.

Scale: 1 cm to 1.5 m

[2]

[Total: 2]
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7 The scale of a map is 1 : 10 000 000.

On the map, the area of Slovakia is 4.9 cm2.

Calculate the actual area of Slovakia.

Give your answer in square kilometres.

................................................... km2 [3]

[Total: 3]

8 On a map with scale 1 : 25 000, the area of a lake is 33.6 square centimetres.

Calculate the actual area of the lake, giving your answer in square kilometres.

................................................... km2 [2]

[Total: 2]
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9 The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 12 kilometres.

Measure the bearing of town B from town A.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

10 The scale drawing shows the positions of a lighthouse L and a ship S.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 5 kilometres.
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Scale: 1 cm to 5 km

(a) Measure the bearing of S from L.

................................................... [1]

(b) Another ship, T, is 22 km from L on a bearing of 210°.

Mark and label the position of T on the scale drawing. [2]

[Total: 3]

11 The scale drawing shows the positions of Annika’s house, A, and Bernhard’s house, B, on a map.
The scale is 1 centimetre represents 300 metres.
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(a) Measure the bearing of Bernhard’s house from Annika’s house.

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(b) Dougie’s house is

• on a bearing of 320° from Bernhard’s house

and
• 1650 m from Annika’s house.
Mark on the map the two possible positions of Dougie’s house.
Label each of these points D.
[4]

[Total: 5]

12 The scale drawing represents three sides, AB, BC and CD, of a wildlife park.
The scale is 1 centimetre represents 50 metres.

Point E is 550 metres from A and 600 metres from D.

Use a ruler and compasses only to find the point E and draw the lines AE and DE. [3]

[Total: 3]
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13 The scale drawing shows two boundaries, AB and BC, of a field ABCD.
The scale of the drawing is 1 cm represents 8 m.

The boundaries CD and AD of the field are each 72 m long.

(a) Work out the length of CD and AD on the scale drawing.

................................................... cm [1]

(b) Using a ruler and compasses only, complete accurately the scale drawing of the field. [2]

[Total: 3]
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14 A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 1 000 000.

A forest on the map has an area of 4.6 cm2.

Calculate the actual area of the forest in square kilometres.

................................................... km2 [2]

[Total: 2]

15 The scale drawing shows the positions of two villages, A and B.

The scale is 1 centimetre represents 200 metres.

North

North

A Scale: 1 cm to 200 m

(a) Measure the bearing of B from A.

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) Work out the actual distance from A from B.

Answer(b) ................................................... m [1]

[Total: 2]