Post Utme Economics Questions
Question 31:
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
- E All of the above
Question 32:
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 (GDP) of the country
Question 33:
Which of the following is not true of the theory of optimum population?
- A It is possible for a densely populated country to be under-populated if it has insufficient labour to make the most effective use of its other factors
- B The quantity of labour, which combines with other factors, gives the minimum output, is known as optimum population
- C The quantity of labour, which combined with the other factors, gives the maximum output, is known as optimum population
- D The test of over-population is whether it exceeds the optimum
- E It is possible for a thinly populated country to be over- populated if it has a poor supply of other factors
Question 34:
Which of the following is the standard concept of measuring and analyzing population growth?
- A The rate of natural increase
- B The net migration rate
- C The rate of population increase
- D The fertility rate
- E All of the above
Question 35:
Which of these would NOT increase the population of a country?
- A Increase in death rate
- B Decrease in birth rate
- C Emigration
- D Migration
- E Better medical facilities