WAEC Geography 2022 Objective — Question 7

Question 7 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Geography 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

If the map is reduced by half its original size, what would be the scale of the new map?

A. 1:25,000
B. 1:50,000
C. 1:100,000Correct
D. 1:150,000

Explanation

When a map is reduced by a factor, the denominator of the scale increases by that same factor. Reducing the map to half its size changes the scale from 1:50,000 to 1:100,000.

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