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WAEC Economics 1997 Question 13

Question 13

Population

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

  1. A.younger people in the population
  2. B.children in the population
  3. C.old people in the population
  4. D.women in the population
  5. E.men in the population
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (younger people in the population)

Explanation

If many old people and infants die, the survivors are mostly young people.