GeographyMap reading: scale, direction and distanceJAMB
On a map drawn to a scale of 1:25,000, two villages are 8 cm apart. The actual distance between them is
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Answer: A. 2 km
8 × 25,000 = 200,000 cm = 2,000 m = 2 km.
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