Size and growth - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1980

Which is NOT a cause of high population growth in Nigeria?

A. Family planing Unit of Nigeria
B. Improve medical facilities
C. Reduction in death rate
D. Improve hygiene
E. Increased birth rate

Question 7:

• JAMB 1981

Which is NOT an important factor responsible for high concentration of population in some part of Nigeria?

A. Climate influences
B. Development of trade and markets
C. Soil fertility
D. Processing of petroleum oil
E. Concentration of educational facilities

Question 8:

• JAMB 1982

To calculate the annual natural growth rate of a country's population, one has to know the country's annual birth rate and

A. The size of that country
B. The rate of immigration into that country
C. The population census of that country
D. The annual death rate
E. The gross domestic product annual(GDP) of that country

Question 9:

• JAMB 1982

In an economy, if the proportion of people who are below 18 years is 40% and those above 60 years is 30% what would this imply? the

A. Dependency ratio is high
B. Population is optimum
C. Ratio of females to males is high
D. Population is growing at less than equilibrium
E. Population is growing according to Malthus theory

Question 10:

• JAMB 1983

The natural growth rate of a population is the

A. Sum of the birth rate and the death rate
B. Sum of the birth rate and the net migrate rate
C. Birth rate minus death rate
D. Birth rate divided by the net migration
E. Death rate minus the net imgration