Population - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1986

Population density refers to?

A. Densely populated urban centres
B. The total area divided by the total population
C. Densely populated rural areas
D. The total population divided by the total area

Question 42:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following best explains the structural changes in the population of a country?

A. Positive changes in the size and ethnic composition of the population
B. A decrease in the size of the population
C. An increase in the birth rate which is higher than the decrease in the death rate
D. Changes in the age, sex and occupational composition of the population

Question 43:

• JAMB 1988

The Malthusian theory of population predicts that growth in food production will?

A. Keep pace with population growth
B. Be at a faster rate than population growth
C. Be at a slower rate tthan population growth
D. Be more rapid than population growth in the developing countries

Question 44:

• JAMB 1989

Optimum population is the population level at which?

A. Death rate is at a minimum
B. Per capita income is at a maximum
C. Population is at a maximum
D. Death rate is equal to birth rate

Question 45:

• JAMB 1990

If birth rate is constant and death rate declines, population?

A. Falls
B. Expands
C. Stabilizes
D. Oscilates