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AQA · GCSE · Geography · Higher

Railway Station Straight-Line Distance

Q02.2 1 mark

Study Figure 2 in the resources booklet, ‘The proposed Tudeley Village development’.

Figure 2 – The proposed Tudeley Village development (part 2 of 2: Ordnance Survey map)
Figure 2 – The proposed Tudeley Village development (part 2 of 2: Ordnance Survey map)

Figure 2 – The proposed Tudeley Village development (part 2 of 2: Ordnance Survey map)

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Figure 2 – The proposed Tudeley Village development (part 2 of 2: Ordnance Survey map)

What is the approximate straight-line distance between Tonbridge railway station and the proposed Tudeley Village railway station?

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  1. 1 The selected approximate distance is 4 km (option B).

Why this answer loses marks

I measured the whole railway line shown on the map.

The estimate must use the map scale for only the straight-line segment between the two named stations.