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JAMB Economics 1979 Question 19

Question 19

Population

The country will be over-populated when

  1. A.the birth rate is high
  2. B.the death rate is low
  3. C.the growth rate is high
  4. D.the population is increasing more than the resources of the country
  5. E.unemployment is high in the country.
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Answer: D (the population is increasing more than the resources of the country)

Explanation

Over-population means the population is too large for the country's resources, so output per head falls.