UI Post-UTME Geography 2022 (Model questions) Question 1

Question 1

Population

A simple of measure of the number of dependents that each 100 people in the productive years must support is

  1. A.agricultural density
  2. B.dependency ratio
  3. C.employment ratio
  4. D.population density
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (dependency ratio)

Explanation

The dependency ratio compares the young and old dependants with every 100 people of working age.