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WAEC Geography questions: Map reading: scale, direction and distance

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

    A scale of 1:50,000 means that 1 cm on the map represents

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  2. Question 2· 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

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  3. Question 3· 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?

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  4. Question 4· 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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  5. Question 5· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

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

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

    The angle between true north and magnetic north is called

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  7. Question 7· 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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  8. Question 8· 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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  9. Question 9· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

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

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

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

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  11. Question 11· 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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  12. Question 12· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Spot heights on a map show

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

    Contour lines close together indicate

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  14. Question 14· 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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  15. Question 15· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    A conventional sign is

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

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

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

    The bearing of due west is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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