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

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  1. Question 21· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Spot heights on a map show

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  2. Question 22· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    A trigonometrical station on a map indicates

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  3. Question 23· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    The bearing of due west from a point is

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  4. Question 24· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    On a map of scale 1:20,000, a distance of 8 cm represents

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  5. Question 25· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    The direction halfway between north-east and east is

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  6. Question 26· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    Contour lines close together indicate

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  7. Question 27· 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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  8. Question 28· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    A conventional sign is

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  9. Question 29· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    A bearing of 225° from a point is in the direction of

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  10. Question 30· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    On a map of scale 1:50,000, a ground distance of 4.5 km is represented by

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  11. Question 31· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

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

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  12. Question 32· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    A scale of 2 cm to 1 km is equivalent to

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  13. Question 33· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

    The bearing of due west is

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  14. Question 34· 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 35· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    The direction of one point from another on a map is best stated as a

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  16. Question 36· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

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

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  17. Question 37· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    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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  18. Question 38· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    The gradient between two points 200 m apart in height and 4 km apart horizontally is

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  19. Question 39· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· WAEC

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

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  20. Question 40· Map reading: scale, direction and distance· JAMB

    A six-figure grid reference locates a point to the nearest

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