Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Scale and Distance
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does map scale show? [1]
(A) Relationship between map and real distance
(B) Only colours
(C) Only symbols
(D) Nothing useful
2. What does 1:50,000 mean? [1]
(A) 1 unit on map equals 50,000 units in reality
(B) 50,000 units on map equals 1 unit in reality
(C) No specific meaning
(D) Only for large countries
3. How can scale be shown? [1]
(A) As a ratio, statement or graphic bar
(B) Only as a number
(C) Only as a colour
(D) Only as a symbol
4. How do we calculate real distance? [1]
(A) Measure map distance and multiply by scale factor
(B) Ignore the map entirely
(C) Guess randomly
(D) Only look at the title
5. What does a large-scale map show? [1]
(A) A small area with great detail
(B) A large area with little detail
(C) No area at all
(D) Only symbols
6. What does a small-scale map show? [1]
(A) A large area with less detail
(B) A small area with great detail
(C) No area at all
(D) Only colours
7. Why is scale important? [1]
(A) It helps interpret real-world distances
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
8. Why understand scale for navigation? [1]
(A) To accurately estimate distances
(B) No reason
(C) It confuses navigation
(D) It's unrelated to distance
9. What does map scale show? [1]
(A) Relationship between map and real distance
(B) Only colours
(C) Only symbols
(D) Nothing useful
10. What does 1:50,000 mean? [1]
(A) 1 unit on map equals 50,000 units in reality
(B) 50,000 units on map equals 1 unit in reality
(C) No specific meaning
(D) Only for large countries
11. How can scale be shown? [1]
(A) As a ratio, statement or graphic bar
(B) Only as a number
(C) Only as a colour
(D) Only as a symbol
12. How do we calculate real distance? [1]
(A) Measure map distance and multiply by scale factor
(B) Ignore the map entirely
(C) Guess randomly
(D) Only look at the title
13. What does a large-scale map show? [1]
(A) A small area with great detail
(B) A large area with little detail
(C) No area at all
(D) Only symbols
14. What does a small-scale map show? [1]
(A) A large area with less detail
(B) A small area with great detail
(C) No area at all
(D) Only colours
15. Why is scale important? [1]
(A) It helps interpret real-world distances
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
16. Why understand scale for navigation? [1]
(A) To accurately estimate distances
(B) No reason
(C) It confuses navigation
(D) It's unrelated to distance