Bearings and scale drawings

Worksheet: Bearings and scale drawings

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Answer the questions.

1. What is the three-figure bearing of due east?
   a) 009°b) 090°c) 180°d) 270°
2. How do you write a bearing of 45° using three figures?
   a) 045°b) 054°c) 405°d) 450°
3. A bearing of 7° is written as 007° when using three figures.
   a) Trueb) False
4. What is the bearing of due south-west?
   a) 045°b) 135°c) 225°d) 315°
5. Bearings are measured clockwise from which direction?
   a) Eastb) Northc) Southd) West
6. A boat sails on a bearing of 270°. Which direction is it heading?
   a) Eastb) Northc) Southd) West
7. A bearing of 350° points just slightly west of north.
   a) Trueb) False
8. On a map with scale 1 : 50 000, 1 cm represents how much real distance?
   a) 5 kmb) 50 mc) 500 md) 5000 m
9. On a 1 : 50 000 map, two towns are 6 cm apart. How far apart are they really?
   a) 0.3 kmb) 3 kmc) 30 kmd) 6 km
10. A map has scale 1 : 25 000. How many cm on the map show 5 km?
11. A scale drawing uses 1 : 200. A wall is 10 m long. How long is it on the drawing?
    a) 2 cmb) 20 cmc) 5 cmd) 50 cm
12. A shape is enlarged with lengths scale factor 3. What is the scale factor for its area?
13. The bearing of B from A is 060°. What is the bearing of A from B?
    a) 060°b) 120°c) 240°d) 300°
14. The bearing of P from Q is 250°. What is the back bearing, from P to Q?
    a) 070°b) 110°c) 160°d) 340°
15. The back bearing of 135° is 225°.
    a) Trueb) False
16. The bearing of B from A is 300°. What is the bearing of A from B?