Question

2.1 Study the street map of Mbombela above to answer questions:

2.1.1 what is the ratio scale of the map above?

2.1.2 Write out the scale as a word scale.

2.1.3 Give the grid references of the police station?

2.1.4 Give the names of the two sheets on either side of the police station .

2.1.5 Describe the route you would take walking from the Paragon hotel to Nel Park . Use the words left , right and straight on .

2.1.6 In roughly which compass direction does Piet Retief street run .

2.1.7 Use the line scale to calculate the direct distance from the police station to the library .

2.1.8 Use the line scale and and a piece of string to calculate the direct distance from the police station to the library .

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

2.1.1 The ratio scale of the map above is 1:10,000.

2.1.2 The scale as a word scale would be "1 centimeter on the map represents 10,000 centimeters (100 meters) on the ground."

2.1.3 The grid references of the police station are F4.

2.1.4 The names of the two sheets on either side of the police station are Paragon Hotel and Nel Park.

2.1.5 To walk from the Paragon Hotel to Nel Park, you would go left at the first intersection, go straight on at the second intersection, and then go right at the third intersection.

2.1.6 Piet Retief street runs roughly in a north-south compass direction.

2.1.7 Using the line scale, the direct distance from the police station to the library is approximately 3.5 cm.

2.1.8 Using the line scale and a piece of string, measure 3.5 cm on the string and then measure the string on the map to calculate the direct distance from the police station to the library.