(a) Explain the following terms: (i) Over-population; (ii) Migration (b) Describe any three factors which encourage the occurrence of each term in (a) above within a population group
Explanation
(a)(i) Over-population is a situation where a country has more people than its physical and human resources can support with adequate living standard (ii) Migration is the movement of people on a seasonal, or permanent basis from their original location to another. (b)(i) Three factors responsible for over-population include: (a) Low level of education (b) The culture of the people/large family size) (c) High birth rate (ii) Three factors responsible for migration include; (a) Environmental hazards e.g earthquake, floods, drought (b) Low standard of living -search for greener pastures (c) Fear of insecurity e.g War, Political instability etc.