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Ordering Journeys

Age 7 to 11
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Ordering Journeys printable sheet

Here are the distances (as the crow flies) in kilometres from London to various cities in the world:
 

Abu Dhabi 5480

Map showing a straight line from London to Abu Dhabi

Barcelona 1139

Map showing a straight line from London to Barcelona

Cape Town 9680

Map showing a straight line from London to Cape Town

New Delhi 6718

Map showing a straight line from London to New Delhi

Edmonton 6805

Map showing a straight line from London to Edmonton

Florence 1209

Map showing a straight line from London to Florence

Gothenburg 1039

Map showing a straight line from London to Gothenburg

Houston 7812

Map showing a straight line from London to Houston

Istanbul 2501

Map showing a straight line from London to Istanbul

Jerusalem 3611

Map showing a straight line from London to Jerusalem

Karachi 6314

Map showing a straight line from London to Karachi

Launceston 17425

Map showing a straight line from London to Launceston


Put these journeys in order according to the distances involved.

 

The map data in this activity was produced by OpenStreetMap contributors and is reproduced under a Creative Commons license. The map imagery was produced by Mapbox and OpenStreetMap contributors.

 

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