Meaning And Theories Of Population Jamb Economics Past Questions
Question 6
Population density is described as the
- A. average number of people per square kilometre
- B. average number of people in a country
- C. total population excluding migration
- D. total population including net migration
Question 7
Optimum population is the population level at which?
- A. death rate is at a minimum
- B. per capita income is at a maximum
- C. population is at a maximum
- D. death rate is equal to birth rate
Question 8
Import duties will increase total expenditure on imports if the demand for imports is?
- A. elastic
- B. inelastic
- C. infinitely elastic
- D. derived
Question 9
A country has a population distribution as shown below:
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Age Group years} & \text{ Corresponding percentage} \\
\text{Above 60} & 22 \\
15 - 60 & 60 \\
0 - 14 & 15 \\
\end{array}\)
The dependency ratio is?
- A. 3:2
- B. 1:3
- C. 2:3
- D. 1:5
Question 10
Malthus became famous through his theory which may be stated simply
- A. the death rate may become so high that people may not be able to produce
- B. population may outgrow the means of subsistence
- C. people will eventually decide not to have children
- D. migration of people from one place to another may leave some parts of the world barren
- E. all of the above
