JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Population

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1. Question 21· 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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2. Question 22· 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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3. Question 23· Population· JAMB

   Emigration means

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

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4. Question 24· 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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5. Question 25· 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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6. Question 26· 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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7. Question 27· Population· JAMB

   Which of these areas of Nigeria has a very high population density?

   • AThe Sambisa area
   • BThe Kano close-settled zone
   • CThe Middle Belt
   • DThe Chad Basin

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8. Question 28· 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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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· Population· JAMB

    A population pyramid with a very broad base and a narrow top shows

    • Alow birth rate and long life expectancy
    • Bhigh birth rate and many young people
    • Can ageing population
    • Dzero population growth

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11. Question 31· Population· JAMB

    Census figures are useful for

    • Astopping migration
    • Bplanning schools, hospitals and housing
    • Cforecasting weather
    • Dmeasuring rainfall

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12. Question 32· 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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13. Question 33· 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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14. Question 34· 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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15. Question 35· Population· JAMB

    Overpopulation exists when

    • Aresources are abundant
    • Bthe population is small
    • Cthe birth rate is low
    • Dthere are too many people for the resources to support a good standard of living

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16. Question 36· Population· JAMB

    Which of these discourages people from settling in an area?

    • Afertile soil
    • Btsetse fly infestation and rugged relief
    • Ca good water supply
    • Dgentle relief

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17. Question 37· 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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