Bearings and Scale Drawing Question Set

1. Draw the diagram to show the bearing of 0750.

2. Sketch 0700 bearing.

3. The bearing of point P from point A is 0350. What will be the bearing from point A to P.

4. A ship is sailing on a bearing of 1200. If it changes its bearing to 2100, what is the change in direction in degrees?

5. In a certain map the scale is 1mm:100km. Find the distance between the two points whose length is 5cm.

6. Given a map scale of 1:10,000, if a river on the map is represented as 5 centimeters long, what is the actual length of the river in kilometers?

7. A blueprint for a room has a scale of 1:50. If the length of the room on the blueprint is 10 centimeters, what is the actual length of the room in meters?

Answers:

3. 3250

4. 900

5. 5000 km

6. 50,000 km

7. 500 m