WAEC Geography 2025 Objective — Question 3

Question 3 of 51 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Geography 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

What will be the new scale of the map in Representative Fraction if the map is enlarged to twice its original size?

A. 1:100,000Correct
B. 1:200,000
C. 1:300,000
D. 1:400,000

Explanation

Enlarging a map to twice its size makes every distance represent a smaller area on the ground, so the Representative Fraction is halved: 1:200,000 becomes 1:100,000.

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