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WAEC Geography 2017 Question 1

Question 1

Map Scale, Distance and Direction

Study the map of IREWA DISTRICT to answer this question. The scale of the map in representative fraction (RF) is

Diagram for this question
  1. A.1: 25,000.
  2. B.1: 50,000.
  3. C.1: 150,000.
  4. D.1: 250,000.
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Answer: B (1: 50,000.)

Explanation

On the original map each kilometre of the linear scale measures 2 cm, so 1 cm = 0.5 km, i.e. 1:50,000.