Name ______Power to Push Walk Across the USA! MAP SCALE
The Evans Family will run from Seattle, Washington to NYC in the summer to raise awareness for Ainsley’s Angels. Use the map reference sheet which shows the route and answer the following questions.
1. What is the map scale for this map? ______in= ______miles OR ______cm = _____ miles
2. Explain the different reasons that we can only calculate approximate distances when using maps:
3. Determine the running distance across America using the centimeter scale. Set up a proportion and show all work.
4. Determine the distance from Washington to Montana using the cm scale. Set up a proportion and show all work.
5. Determine the distance (use either scale) from South Dakota to Illinois. Set up a proportion and show all work.
6. How many times larger is the distance from Illinois to NYC then SD to Illinois? Set up a proportion and show all work.
7. Reduce the map scales to unit rates if necessary: ______in= ______miles OR ______cm = _____ miles
8. Explain how to determine a unit rate:
9. Using the centimeter unit rate, (NOT in a proportion) determine the distance of the entire route. Show work.
10. Explain how can using the unit rate be a faster way to calculate distance:
11. Was this answer different from problem #3? Explain why or why not. If it was different contemplate as to why it was different and be ready to discuss.
12. If the Evans run 250 miles from Seattle, determine where would this place them on the map. Show work and mark the location with a star. Use the inch scale.
13. If the Evans run 1000 miles past the South Dakota’s eastern border determine where this location would be on the map. Show work and mark the location with a heart. Use the centimeter scale.
14. 160 miles is about how long on the map? SHOW WORK! In which state(s) is the route they will run a total of 160 miles?
15. If Galway students travel to greet the Evans family when they arrive in NYC, how far would Galway students have to travel? SHOW work, use the centimeter scale.
Power to Push Walk Across the USA! Percents
16. What percent of the entire route is the Pennsylvania portion? SHOW WORK.
17. Compare your procedure with other classmate’s procedures. If different, explain to each other each procedure and copy your classmate’s procedure here:
18. Determine and mark on the map where 60% of the route is from Seattle. SHOW all work.
19. If 34% of the route is running through mountains, how many miles will they run through mountains? SHOW all work.
Explain another way to calculate 34% without using 34% or its equivalent forms in your work:
20. Determine the percent of the entire trip each of the 4 sections represents:
WA-MT / MT-SD / SD-IL / IL-NJ21. What percent of the entire continental USA will the family run though? ______show work
22. Which state has about 8% of the total route running through it?
23. Which state has about 12.5% of the total route running though it?
Power to Push Walk Across the USA! Rate Problems SHOW ALL WORK!
24. The Evans family plans to run the route in 70 days. Determine about how many miles a day that is:
25. Although walking speeds can vary greatly depending on a multitude of factors such as height, weight, age, terrain, surface, load, culture, effort, and fitness, the average human walking speed is about 5.0 kilometers per hour (km/h), or about 3.1 miles per hour (mph). If a person were to WALK the entire route, determine how many hours it would take.
How many days would this be? ______
26. No conclusive evidence exists on “average” 1-mile run times, because there is no scientifically agreed-upon average runner. Opinion varies widely, but most anecdotal evidence places the average between seven and 10 minutes per mile for a non-competitive, in-shape runner. The answer for each person differs based on a number of factors, including the runner’s age, gender and fitness level, as well as what distance and pace she is trying to accomplish. Let’s assume that it takes 10 min to run a mile. Determine how long it would take to run the route: ______min= ______hours= ______days
Discuss why this answer has its limitations:
Determine a better way to estimate how long it would take to run this far:
27. Shaun stated in the video he was able to run 125 laps in 6 hours which was 45miles in an ultra marathon. Using this data, how long will it take to run the entire route?
POWER 2 PUSH
Can You Walk Across America?