SS1: Economics – Population

Which of the following is NOT correct?

The grouping of a population into males and females is known as

The effect of emigration on a country’s population, all other things remaining constant is to

Which of the following is the approximate working age in Nigeria?

The natural growth rate of a population is the

A nation with a working population that is insufficient to exploit its resources is said to be

Robert T. Malthus postulated in his population theory that

The growth rate of population is the

Which of the following does not require the use of information from census?

Malthus observed in his theory that population was growing

The optimum population of a country is reached when the

When the death rate for old people and infant mortality rate are high, with no migration, there will be in the population a higher number of

The power of trade unions may be weakened when there is

Malthus’ major contention is that

Census of population is usually conducted every

Population growth can be controlled by all the following except

Which of the following statements about population is correct?

Malthus population theory stated that

Which of the following is NOT LIKELY to be an effect of a growing population?

Census figures of most countries in West Africa are inaccurate because of