How do you work out the distance between two places on a map?

Question

I have an exam coming up...and as one of the questions you have to calcuate the distance between these 2 points on the map. e.g It says "Calcuate the distance from Cape Carbon to Manly Island.

How do i work this out?

Thanks =)

Answer 1

there is a little mileage key on the bottom of most maps

Answer 2

measure the distance on the map with a ruler, and lets say its 3 inches. You would hold the ruler up to the 'legend' and find that 1 inch equals lets say 1000 miles. Multiply that by three, since the distance was 3 inches, and you get 3000 miles in real life.

Answer 3

check the scale on the map... and measure the distance between those two points... and  multiply the distance by the scale factor...

Answer 4

there is usualy a scale on ths bottom of the mapshowing distance between two points and indicating the milage.use a divider and cover this space and transfer it to the places you need to calculate the distance.Cheers.