WAEC Geography questions: Population

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1. Question 1· Population· WAEC

   Natural increase of population is

   • Abirth rate minus death rate
   • Bimmigration minus emigration
   • Cbirth rate plus death rate
   • Dthe total population

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2. Question 2· Population· WAEC

   Population density is calculated as

   • Abirths minus deaths
   • Bpopulation divided by land area
   • Carea divided by population
   • Dbirths per 1,000

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3. Question 3· Population· WAEC

   A country with 20 million people and an area of 400,000 km² has a population density of

   • A500 per km²
   • B20 per km²
   • C80 per km²
   • D50 per km²

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4. Question 4· Population· WAEC

   Underpopulation means

   • Aan equal number of men and women
   • Btoo many people
   • Ctoo few people to use the resources fully
   • Da high death rate

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5. Question 5· Population· WAEC

   A population pyramid with a narrow base and a wide top shows

   • Amany young dependants
   • Ba high birth rate
   • Can ageing population with a low birth rate
   • Drapid population growth

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6. Question 6· Population· WAEC

   Population density is the

   • Amigration rate
   • Btotal population
   • Cbirth rate
   • Dnumber of people per unit area

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7. Question 7· Population· WAEC

   Natural increase in population is

   • Atotal population
   • Bimmigration minus emigration
   • Cbirth rate minus death rate
   • Ddeath rate minus birth rate

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8. Question 8· Population· WAEC

   A push factor in rural-urban migration is

   • Abright lights of cities
   • Bgood city jobs
   • Clack of jobs and amenities in villages
   • Durban schools

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9. Question 9· Population· WAEC

   A country's birth rate is 40 per 1,000 and its death rate is 15 per 1,000. Its rate of natural increase is

   • A25%
   • B5.5%
   • C2.5%
   • D0.25%

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10. Question 10· Population· WAEC

    An area with very few people per square kilometre is

    • Adensely populated
    • Bsparsely populated
    • Coverpopulated
    • Da conurbation

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11. Question 11· Population· WAEC

    A population pyramid with a broad base shows

    • Amany old people
    • Ban ageing population
    • Clow birth rate
    • Da high birth rate

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12. Question 12· Population· WAEC

    A population census is

    • Aan official count of the people in a country
    • Ba list of voters only
    • Ca survey of farms
    • Da count of animals

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13. Question 13· Population· WAEC

    A population pyramid with a wide base indicates

    • Aa low birth rate
    • Ban ageing population
    • Ca high birth rate
    • Dhigh life expectancy

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14. Question 14· Population· WAEC

    A country has 200 million people and an area of 923,768 km². Its population density is about

    • A216 per km²
    • B4,600 per km²
    • C2,160 per km²
    • D21.6 per km²

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15. Question 15· Population· WAEC

    A densely populated area in Nigeria is

    • Athe Sambisa area
    • Bthe Igbo heartland of the south-east
    • Cthe Kainji Lake area
    • Dthe Mambilla Plateau

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16. Question 16· Population· WAEC

    Population density is

    • Athe total population
    • Bthe number of people per square kilometre
    • Cthe birth rate
    • Dthe death rate

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17. Question 17· Population· WAEC

    A reason for the high population density of south-eastern Nigeria is

    • Atsetse fly infestation
    • Bdesert conditions
    • Cfertile soils and a long history of settlement
    • Dlow rainfall

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18. Question 18· Population· WAEC

    Rural-urban migration is caused mainly by

    • Aa quieter life in towns
    • Blower rents in towns
    • Cmore farmland in towns
    • Dthe search for jobs and amenities in towns

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