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the trail of tears refers to the pathways traveled by native americans between about 1830 and 1850 when they were forced by the u.s. government to move from ancestral homelands in the southeast to newly designated \indian country\ west of the mississippi river. the map shows routes taken by an estimated 16,000 cherokees after their forced removal in 1838. an estimated 4000 died as they traveled overland, on foot, in wagons, and by boat. using the map scale, estimate the length of the land route (green line) between fort payne and tahlequah. is this estimate likely to be less than or greater than the actual length of the route?

click the icon to view the map of the trail of tears.

how can the map be used to estimate the distance?

a. measure the length of the green line between the two cities in units of miles.

b. measure the scale bar and then measure the length of the green line between the two cities in units of scale bars.

c. measure the distance between the two cities in units of miles.

d. measure the scale bar and then measure the distance between the two cities in units of scale bars.

Explanation:

To estimate distance using a map, we use the map scale (scale bar). First, measure the scale bar (to know the real - world distance it represents). Then, measure the length of the path (green line) between the two cities in terms of how many scale - bar units it is. Option A is wrong because we can't directly measure the green line in miles on the map. Option C is wrong as we can't directly measure the city - to - city distance in miles on the map. Option D is wrong because we need to measure the green line (the route), not the straight - line distance between cities. Option B is correct as it follows the correct method of using the scale bar to measure the route (green line).

Answer:

B. Measure the scale bar and then measure the length of the green line between the two cities in units of scale bars.