The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
kilometer (km)
also spelled kilometre
kilo is the Prefix meaning 1 000 times as much

There are exactly 1000 m (meters)
in 1 km (1 kilometer)
which is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur"

1 kilometer
(1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1 000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters
(1000 m) is the length of
1 kilometer and it is simply
written 1 km

Longer distances like lakes and rivers are measured in kilometers

 Going to work or holiday
distance is measured in kilometers

A jog around the park can be measured in kilometers

Roads are measured in kilometers

1 kilometer is about the
length of 60 train cars

A car traveling at
90 km/h
is moving at
90 kilometers
per hour

THAT'S EASY!

ROAD SIGN DRIVING TIP:
For example,
when you see a sign
that is shown as 90 km/h
(90 kilometers per hour)
and you want a quick conversion
to mph (miles per hour)
simply multiply 6 x 90
in your head and you
are going approximately
54 miles per hour.
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And that's close enough for
everyday purposes.

1 kilometer per hour (km/h) is equal to .6214 miles per hour