Population Jamb Economics Past Questions
Question 1
Which of these is not a cause of high population growth in Nigeria?
- A. Improved hygiene
- B. Reduction in death rate
- C. Family planning unit of Nigeria
- D. Increased birth rate
Question 2
The labour force of a country is determined by the___________
- A. geographical distribution of the population
- B. age structure of the population
- C. number of people available for work
- D. sex distribution of the population
Question 3
The population density of a town made up of 50 square kilometer land area and 100 million people is________
- A. 50,000 people per square kilometer
- B. 2 million people per square kilometer ï
- C. 0.5 million people per square kilometer
- D. 20 million people per square kilometer
Question 4
Calculate the population density of Nigeria, having a total population of 180 million with a total land area of 923,768 sq km?
- A. 195 million people per sq km
- B. 5132 people per sq km
- C. 195 people per sq km
- D. 1.7 million people per sq km
Question 5
Given that at the beginning of 1973, Nigeria with a birth rate of 3% per annum had a population of 75million. This implied that in that year
- A. The population increased by 2.25million
- B. There were 2.25 million live births
- C. The government have to make provisions for 2.25 million children
- D. 2.25 million - children were born
