Question 81· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
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Question 82· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
The length of one degree of latitude on the earth's surface is about
Explanation and discussionQuestion 83· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Lagos is about 3°E. When it is noon at Greenwich, the local time in Lagos is about
Explanation and discussionQuestion 84· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Lines of latitude are
Explanation and discussionQuestion 85· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
It is 10.00 a.m. at Greenwich. The local time at a place 60°W is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 86· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Place X is at 45°W. When it is 6 a.m. at X, the time at Greenwich is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 87· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
The International Date Line roughly follows
Explanation and discussionQuestion 88· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
The Prime Meridian passes through
Explanation and discussionQuestion 89· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Local time changes by how much for each degree of longitude?
Explanation and discussionQuestion 90· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
The local time at a town on 30°W is 8:00 a.m. What is the time at Greenwich?
Explanation and discussionQuestion 91· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
A place at 75°W has a local time that is behind Greenwich by
Explanation and discussionQuestion 92· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Two places on the same meridian have the same
Explanation and discussionQuestion 93· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
It is 12 noon at Greenwich (0°). The local time at a place 45°E is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 94· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
A traveller crossing the International Date Line from west to east (Asia to America) should
Explanation and discussionQuestion 95· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Lines drawn on a map joining places of equal latitude are
Explanation and discussionQuestion 96· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC
Two places are 30° of longitude apart. The difference in their local times is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 97· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC
A scale of 1:50,000 means that 1 cm on the map represents
Explanation and discussionQuestion 98· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC
Two places are 7.5 cm apart on a map of scale 1:50,000. The ground distance is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 99· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC
A distance of 4.5 km on the ground is shown as 9 cm on a map. What is the scale?
Explanation and discussionQuestion 100· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC
On a map of scale 1:20,000, an area of 4 cm² represents
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