Neco 2024 Geography Question 2

Practice essay / theory question 2 from the 2024 Neco Geography examination. This question covers Scale, Map reading, Area calculation, Perimeter and offset distance .

Neco 2024 Geography Essay / Theory

Topics: Scale Map reading Area calculation Perimeter and offset distance

Question 2 NECO • 2024 • GEOGRAPHY • essay

The map below depicts a small district with a rectangular park, a river, and several roads. The map scale is 1 cm = 250 metres. The park is shown as a rectangle measuring 5 cm by 2 cm. Road DE is drawn as a straight line of length 3.6 cm connecting towns D and E. A walking trail runs around the park at a constant distance of 2 cm from the park boundary (the trail is not shown on the map).

Question Parts

( a )

Calculate the actual length of Road DE in kilometres.

( b )

Determine the actual area of the park in hectares.

( c )

Find the actual length of the walking trail that encircles the park at a constant distance of 2 cm from the park boundary. Give your answer in kilometres, rounded to two decimal places.

( d )

If the map scale were changed to 1 cm = 500 metres, what would be the length of Road DE on the new map (in centimetres)?

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This is Neco 2024 Geography Question 2. It is one of the essay questions from the 2024 Neco Geography examination.

The question covers Scale, Map reading, Area calculation, Perimeter and offset distance .

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