WAEC Geography 2022 Question 13

Question 13

Statistical Maps and Diagrams

Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study the dot map to answer this question. The total export of rice for regions R and T is

Diagram for this question
  1. A.180,000 tonnes
  2. B.210,000 tonnes
  3. C.260,000 tonnes
  4. D.340,000 tonnes
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Answer: D (340,000 tonnes)

Explanation

R (10 dots) + T (7 dots) = 17 dots × 20,000 = 340,000 tonnes.