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WAEC Geography 2008 Question 1

Question 1

Map Scale, Distance and Direction

Study the map of IDUMUEGBU DISTRICT (its scale is printed as 1:200,000). The scale of the map as a linear scale is

Diagram for this question
  1. A.a scale line marked 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 km
  2. B.a scale line marked 2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 km
  3. C.a scale line marked 2, 0, 2, 4, 6 km with wide divisions
  4. D.a scale line marked 3, 0, 3, 6, 9 km
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (a scale line marked 2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 km)

Explanation

At 1:200,000, 1 cm on the map is 200,000 cm = 2 km, so each 1 cm division of the linear scale must be labelled in steps of 2 km.