JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 261· 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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2. Question 262· Population· JAMB

   A census in which people are counted where they are found on census night is a

   • Asample survey
   • Bde jure census
   • Cde facto census
   • Dvital registration

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3. Question 263· Population· JAMB

   Which of these is a push factor in migration?

   • Agood jobs in the city
   • Bunemployment in the home area
   • Cbetter schools elsewhere
   • Dbright city lights

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4. Question 264· Population· WAEC

   Population density is the

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

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5. Question 265· 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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6. Question 266· Population· JAMB

   A pull factor that attracts migrants to Lagos is

   • Aflooding
   • Bhigh cost of living
   • Ccongestion
   • Demployment opportunities

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7. Question 267· Population· JAMB

   A high proportion of children and old people in a population gives

   • Aa stable population
   • Ba low birth rate
   • Ca small labour force only
   • Da high dependency ratio

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8. Question 268· Population· JAMB

   

   The population pyramid shown suggests a country with

   • Avery few people of working age
   • Ba high birth rate and a short life expectancy
   • Ca low birth rate and a long life expectancy
   • Drapid population growth

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9. Question 269· 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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10. Question 270· 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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11. Question 271· Population· JAMB

    The movement of people from villages to towns in search of jobs is

    • Arural-urban migration
    • Bemigration
    • Ctranshumance
    • Durban-rural migration

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12. Question 272· Population· JAMB

    A country has a birth rate of 40 per 1,000 and a death rate of 15 per 1,000. Its rate of natural increase is

    • A0.25%
    • B5.5%
    • C25%
    • D2.5%

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13. Question 273· Population· WAEC

    An area with very few people per square kilometre is

    • Adensely populated
    • Bsparsely populated
    • Coverpopulated
    • Da conurbation

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14. Question 274· Population· JAMB

    The demographic transition model describes changes in

    • Arainfall over time
    • Bbirth and death rates as a country develops
    • Cmigration only
    • Dland use

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15. Question 275· 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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16. Question 276· Population· JAMB

    A factor that encourages high population density is

    • Afertile soils and good water supply
    • Bharsh climate
    • Crugged relief
    • Dtsetse infestation

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17. Question 277· Population· JAMB

    Emigration means

    • Apeople entering a country
    • Bpeople leaving their country to live elsewhere
    • Cbirths
    • Ddeaths

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18. Question 278· Population· JAMB

    The natural increase of a population is the difference between the

    • Anumber of males and females
    • Bimmigration and emigration
    • Curban and rural population
    • Dbirth rate and death rate

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19. Question 279· Population· JAMB

    A problem of conducting a census in Nigeria is

    • Atoo many enumerators
    • Binflation of figures for political advantage
    • Ca small population
    • Dno interest from government

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20. Question 280· 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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