Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Geography Question 6

Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 6 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

The town of Lagosville had a population of \(120{,}000\) in the year 2000. Between 2000 and 2010 it grew at an average annual rate of \(2\%\). From 2010 to 2020 the growth rate slowed to \(1.5\%\) per year. The 2020 census recorded a population of \(150{,}000\). Is this figure consistent with the given growth rates? If not, calculate the population that would be expected in 2020 and state the difference between the expected and the recorded figure (rounded to the nearest hundred).

Answer Options

A. Expected 2020 population ≈ 165,000; discrepancy ≈ 15,000
B. Expected 2020 population ≈ 172,500; discrepancy ≈ 22,500
C. Expected 2020 population ≈ 160,200; discrepancy ≈ 10,200
Correct Answer D. Expected 2020 population ≈ 169,800; discrepancy ≈ 19,800
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Expected 2020 population ≈ 169,800; discrepancy ≈ 19,800

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Geography Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

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