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Q: If you wanted to find out how far an inch on a map representded in actual distance where would you look?
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If you wanted to find how far an inch on a map represented in a actual distance where would you look?

The key.


If you wanted to find how how far an inch on a map represented in actual distance where would you look?

You would look at the map key.


If you wanted to find how far in inch on a map represented an actual distance where would you look?

The map scale is usually located in the legend box of a map.


Where would you look to find out how distance on a map compared to the actual distance on land?

Maps are flat and Earth is round


What is used to convert distance on the map to actual ground distance?

You multiply by the scale factor. For example, if the scale is 1:100,000, you would multiply by 100,000.


How many miles is Washington to Manila Philippines?

The shortest 'theoretical' air distance from Washington DC, USA to Manila, Philippines is 8572 miles. Actual distance would depend on airport location and actual route of the flight.


What is the size of the piramid?

if you really wanted to know the actual size you would go see it yourself you lazy people!


If a map shows the straight-line distance between 2 cities a 3.5 inches and the map scale shows that 1 inch equals 100 kilometers what would the actual distance be?

The straight line distance would be 350 killometers


What is the distance between Detroit and Madrid?

According to the Northwest Airlines Mileage Calculator, the Distance from Detroit (DTW) to Madrid (MAD) is 3,989 miles. I assume you wanted air miles and were not going to use an amphibious vehicle otherwise I would have given you nautical miles.


What metric unit would be used to measure the distance between your ears?

I would assume that you would use cm or even mm if you wanted to be more accurate


If two stars have the same apparent magnitude are they the same distance from Earth?

No. Brighter distant stars can have the same apparent magnitude as fainter stars that are closer.(Absolute magnitude does not refer to actual brightness, but rather to what the brightness of a star would likely be at an arbitrary distance of 10 parsecs, rather than its actual distance.)


If a map shows the straight line distance between two cities as 3.5 inches and the map scale is 1 inch equals 100 km what would be the actual distance?

The straight line distance would be 350 kilometers (3.5 x 100 km). Multiply the measured distance by the scale.