Question 1
A topographic map has a statement scale of '2 cm represents 1 km'. What is this scale expressed as a Representative Fraction (RF)?
Correct Answer:
1:50,000
Question 2
On a topographic map drawn to a scale of 1:50,000, the straight-line distance between a health centre and a market is measured as 8.0 cm. What is the actual ground distance between the two locations?
Correct Answer:
4.0 km
Question 3
A student measures the length of a winding road between two farming villages using a piece of thread. The thread measures 14.0 cm when placed along the map's linear scale. If the map scale is 1:25,000, what is the real-world road distance?
Correct Answer:
3.5 km
Question 4
A tea estate on a 1:50,000 map occupies 6 complete grid squares and 8 partial grid squares (each grid square measures 2 cm by 2 cm). What is the estimated total area of the tea estate in square kilometres?
Correct Answer:
10 km²
Question 5
On a standard topographic map, a four-figure grid reference such as 4218 identifies:
Correct Answer:
An entire 1 km by 1 km grid square defined by its south-west corner
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Cameroon GCE O-Level Geography Practice Questions - Cameroon General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Geography (0550) Exam

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