Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Geography Question 38
Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
Location A is at \(6^{\circ}30'\) N, \(7^{\circ}45'\) E and location B is at \(6^{\circ}45'\) N, \(8^{\circ}15'\) E.\n\nAssuming the Earth is a sphere with radius 6371 km, use the approximation that 1° of latitude equals 111 km and that the length of 1° of longitude equals \(111\cos\phi\) km, where \(\phi\) is the mean latitude of the two points.\n\n(a) Find the north‑south distance between A and B (in km, to one decimal place).\n(b) Find the east‑west distance between A and B (in km, to one decimal place).\n(c) Approximate the straight‑line distance between A and B by treating the north‑south and east‑west components as perpendicular.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Geography Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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