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NRM-210 Methods in Natural Resource Management Class Assignment #2 – Map Scale Assignment Due September 9 @ 10:00AM Name: ___Josh Allen_________________ Answer all the questions below. Be sure to show your work in an organized manner and label your answers with correct units . 1. (3 points) A map is drawn at a scale of 1 inch = 4000 ft. A road segment is 2.7 inches on the map. How long will that road segment be on the ground to the nearest 0.01 mile? 4000 x 12 = 48000 x 2.7 = 129600 / 12 = 10800 / 5280 = 2.05 miles 2. (3 points) A map is drawn at a scale of 1:12,000. A road segment on the ground is 2.6 miles long. How long is that road segment on the map to the nearest 0.01 inch? 12000 x 12 = 144000 x 2.6 = 374400 / 12 = 31200 / 5280 = 5.91 miles 3. (4 points) Answer the questions below for a map is drawn at a scale of 1:2,000. a. How many inches 2 on the ground are represented by 1 inch 2 on the map? 2000 x 2000 = 4000000 2 x 12in 2 = 4000000 2 x 144 2 = 76000000in 2 b. How many feet 2 on the ground are represented by 1 inch 2 on the map? 2000ft 2 = 4,000,000ft 2 c. Convert the representative fraction (1:2,000) to a verbal scale using inches (on map) and feet (on the ground). One inch on the map equals 2,000 feet on the ground 1 mile = 5280 feet
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