Small World Big Picture, Expedition Africa 2006

Lesson 3 – Worksheets

1. Using the scale given on the map, determine the distance in kilometres from Damietta to Aswan. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 km would be rounded to 200 km)

The distance between Damietta and Aswan in Egypt is ______km.

2. Using the scale given on the map, determine the distance in miles from Damietta to Aswan. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 mi would be rounded to 200 mi)

The distance between Damietta and Aswan in Egypt is ______mi

3. If you were travelling at a rate of 80 km/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Damietta to Aswan, Egypt? Show your calculations.

4. If you were travelling at a rate of 60 mi/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Damietta to Aswan, Egypt? Show your calculations

5. What is the capital city of Egypt? ______

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1. Using the scale given on the map, determine the distance in kilometres from Wadi Halfa to Nimule. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 km would be rounded to 200 km)

The distance between Wadi Halfa and Nimule in Sudan is ______km.

2. Using the scale given on the map, determine the distance in miles from Wadi Halfa to Nimule. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 mi would be rounded to 200 mi)

The distance between is Wadi Halfa and Nimule in Sudan ______mi

3. If you were travelling at a rate of 40 km/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Wadi Halfa to Nimule in Sudan? Show your calculations.

4. If you were travelling at a rate of 50 mi/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Wadi Halfa to Nimule in Sudan? Show your calculations

5. What is the capital city of Sudan? ______

Ethiopia

1. Using the scale given on the map of Ethiopia, determine the distance in kilometres from Jima to Dolo Odo. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 km would be rounded to 200 km)

The distance between Jima and Dolo Odo in Ethiopia is ______km.

2. Using the scale given on the map, determine the distance in miles from Jima to Dolo Odo. Be sure to round to the nearest 100. (i.e. 180 mi would be rounded to 200 mi)

The distance between is Jima and Dolo Odo, Ethiopia is .______mi

3. If you were travelling at a rate of 90 km/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Jima to Dolo Odo? Show your calculations.

4. If you were travelling at a rate of 55 mi/hr, how long would it take you to travel from Jima to Dolo Odo? Show your calculations

5. What is the capital city of Ethiopia? ______

1. Determine the distance, in kilometres, from Lodwar to Kisumu. ______km Add the distance from Kisumu to Nairobi. ______km Add the distance from Nairobi to Malindi ______km Add the distance from Malindi to Mombasa ______km TOTAL ______km

2. If you left Lodwar on a Monday at 6:00 a.m. and had to be in Mombasa at 9:00 a.m on Tuesday, how many km per hour must you maintain to reach your destination on time?

3. What is the distance between Garissa and Lamu, Kenya? ______km

4. If the camel you were travelling on covered a distance of 30 km/hr, how long would your journey between Garissa and Lamu, Kenya last?

5. What is the capital city of Kenya? ______

Tanzania

1. You have been asked to follow the following route through the country of Tanzania: Bukoba to Kigoma; Kigoma to Tabora; Tabora to Tanga; Tanga to Mbeya; Mbeya to Songea. Using the scale given on the map, determine the total number of miles this trip would cover.

2. If you were travelling at a rate of 30 mi/hr, how long would this journey last?

5. What is the capital city of Tanzania? ______

1. Refer back to the map of Egypt. The distance between Damietta and Aswan is ______km

Using the scale given on the map of Canada located above, find two Candian cities that are approximately the same distance apart as Damietta and Aswan in Egypt.

2. Refer back to the map of Sudan. The distance between Wadi Halfa and Nimule is ______km.

Using the scale given on the map of Canada located above, find two Canadian cities that are Approximately the same distance apart as Wadi Halfa and Nimule in Sudan.

3. Measure the distance between Vancouver and Halifax in km. ______km Measure the distance between Kisumu and Garissa in Kenya ______km

Approximately how many times larger (coast to coast) is Canada than Kenya?

4. Choose two other countries and compare their distance from East to West with Canada.

Country ______Distance between ______and ______is ______km Canada is ______times larger from East to West than ______(name of Country)

Zambia

Botswana

South Africa

Lesotho

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