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WAEC Geography 2019 Question 7

Question 7

Map Scale, Distance and Direction

Study the map of NITY DISTRICT (scale 1:50,000) to answer this question. If the map of NITY DISTRICT is reduced to half, what will be the scale of the new map in Representative Fraction (RF)?

Diagram for this question
  1. A.1 : 25,000
  2. B.1 : 50,000
  3. C.1 :100,000
  4. D.1 : 150,000
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (1 :100,000)

Explanation

Halving the map's size doubles the denominator: 1:50,000 becomes 1:100,000.