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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Latitude, longitude and time

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  1. Question 21· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    A ship crossing the International Date Line from west to east

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  2. Question 22· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    Two towns have a difference in local time of 3 hours. The difference in their longitudes is

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  3. Question 23· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    Nigeria's time zone, West Africa Time, is

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  4. Question 24· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    Places on the same line of latitude have the same

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  5. Question 25· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    Local time changes by how much for each degree of longitude?

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  6. Question 26· 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?

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  7. Question 27· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    A place at 75°W has a local time that is behind Greenwich by

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  8. Question 28· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    Two places on the same meridian have the same

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  9. Question 29· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    When it is 12 noon at Greenwich (0°), the local time at a place on longitude 45°E is

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  10. Question 30· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    On 21 December, the midday sun is overhead at the

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  11. Question 31· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    It is 12 noon at Greenwich (0°). The local time at a place 45°E is

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  12. Question 32· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    The Arctic Circle lies at latitude

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  13. Question 33· Latitude, longitude and time· JAMB

    The distance between two places on the equator 10° of longitude apart is about

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  14. Question 34· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    A traveller crossing the International Date Line from west to east (Asia to America) should

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  15. Question 35· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    Lines drawn on a map joining places of equal latitude are

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  16. Question 36· Latitude, longitude and time· WAEC

    Two places are 30° of longitude apart. The difference in their local times is

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