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All topicsAgriculture, industry and trade · 19Environmental resources and hazards · 16Geography of Nigeria · 20Landforms, weathering and erosion · 24Latitude, longitude and time · 17Map reading: scale, direction and distance · 25Population · 18Relief, contours and gradient · 17Rocks and minerals · 18Settlement · 17The earth in the solar system · 17Transport and communication networks · 15Vegetation and soils · 18Weather and climate · 24West Africa and ECOWAS · 16World regional geography · 15

  1. Question 101· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    On a map of scale 1:25,000, 4 cm represents

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  2. Question 102· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    The angle between true north and magnetic north is called

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  3. Question 103· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    A representative fraction of 1:100,000 means 1 cm on the map represents

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  4. Question 104· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    On a map of scale 1:100,000, a road measures 7.5 cm. Its length on the ground is

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  5. Question 105· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    The bearing of a point due south-west of another point is

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  6. Question 106· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Express the representative fraction 1:100,000 as a statement scale.

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  7. Question 107· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    If the bearing of B from A is 060°, the bearing of A from B is

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  8. Question 108· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Spot heights on a map show

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  9. Question 109· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Contour lines close together indicate

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  10. Question 110· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    On a map of scale 1:50,000, a distance of 4 cm represents

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  11. Question 111· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    A conventional sign is

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  12. Question 112· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    A map of scale 1:25,000 is described as

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  13. Question 113· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    The bearing of due west is

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  14. Question 114· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Interlocking spurs on a map are usually found in a river's

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  15. Question 115· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    In a six-figure grid reference, the first three figures give the

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  16. Question 116· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    What is the whole-circle bearing of a point due south-west?

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  17. Question 117· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Bearings are measured

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  18. Question 118· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    On a map of scale 1:50,000, a road measures 6 cm. What is its length on the ground?

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  19. Question 119· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Conventional signs on topographical maps are used to

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  20. Question 120· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Which of these map scales shows the most detail?

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