WAEC Geography 2022 Objective — Question 18
Question 18 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Geography 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of the following statements is accurate?
- A. There is a distance of 111km for every 1° of latitudinal differenceCorrect
- B. A time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 15° of longitude
- C. Any two opposite lines of latitude make a Great Circle
- D. The Sun is overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer on December 22
Explanation
There is a distance of 111km for every 1° of latitude. (Any two opposite lines of longitude — not latitude — make a Great Circle; a time difference of 1 hour, not 4 minutes, exists for every 15° of longitude; and the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer on June 21, not December 22.)
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