Neco 2019 Geography Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 9 NECO • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A river falls from an elevation of 350 m at point X to 120 m at point Y. On the map the straight‑line distance between X and Y is 8 cm. The map scale is 1 cm : 1 km. (a) Calculate the average gradient of the river valley as a percentage, rounded to one decimal place. (b) Classify the valley as "steep", "moderate" or "gentle" using the criteria: steep > 5 %, moderate 1 %-5 %, gentle < 1 %.

Answer Options

A. 0.8 %, gentle
B. 3.7 %, moderate
C. 5.2 %, steep
Correct Answer D. 2.9 %, moderate
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
2.9 %, moderate

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This is Neco 2019 Geography Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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