Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 37 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

City X lies at latitude \(6^{\circ}\) N, longitude \(7^{\circ}\) E, and City Y lies at latitude \(6^{\circ}\) N, longitude \(10^{\circ}\) E. Assuming the Earth's radius is \(6{,}371\) km and that one degree of latitude corresponds to approximately \(111\) km, estimate the east‑west distance between the two cities. (Use the cosine of the latitude to adjust the length of a degree of longitude.)

Answer Options

A. 300 km
B. 400 km
Correct Answer C. 331 km
D. 350 km
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
331 km

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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