The scale of the map is 1: 1,000,000. What is the distance between cities A and B if it is 2 cm on the map?

The scale shows us how many times the map is smaller than the real area. That is, on a map with a scale of 1: 1,000,000, one centimeter of the map is 1,000,000 times smaller than the real area. There are 1,000,000 centimeters of territory in 1 centimeter of the map. Convert 1,000,000 centimeters to larger values. 1000000cm / 100 = 10000m.10000m / 1000 = 10 kilometers. Thus, the distance between cities A and B, equal to two centimeters on the map, is 2 * 10 km = 20 km.