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GeographyMap reading: scale, direction and distanceWAEC

A distance of 4.5 km on the ground is shown as 9 cm on a map. What is the scale?

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Answer: A. 1:50,000

4.5 km = 450,000 cm; 450,000 ÷ 9 = 50,000.

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