JAMB Economics 2002 Question 23

Question 23

Population

If the growth rate of available resources continuously outpaces that of the population, a country will eventually experience

  1. A.maximum population
  2. B.underpopulation
  3. C.overpopulation
  4. D.optimum population
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (underpopulation)

Explanation

If resources keep growing faster than population, there are too few people to make full use of the resources: underpopulation.