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Skills: Compare Maps with Different Scales
Answer the questions below by choosing the map on page 64
that best answers the question.
1
Which map could you use to find the distance from Alexandria to Williamsburg?
2
Which map could you use to find the distance between Henrico and Jamestown?
3
Which map would you use to find the distance from Norfolk
to Richmond?
Explain why.
4
What is the distance between Norfolk and Richmond in miles?
5
Which map could you use to find the distance from Fredericksburg to
Jamestown?
What is the distance in miles?
6
What is the distance in miles going due west from Norfolk to the Roanoke River
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8
Which map would you use to find the New River?
Which map would you choose if you wanted to plan a trip from Newport News
to Fredericksburg?
Why?
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Which map would you choose if you were going to show someone where you
wanted to start a settlement on Chesapeake Bay?
Explain why.
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Use after reading Chapter 7, Skill Lesson, pages 260 –2 61.
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Use after reading Chapter 7, Skill Lesson, pages 260 – 261.