Neco 2025 Geography Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2025 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2025 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 1 NECO • 2025 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

Town X currently has a population of 45,000. The natural increase (births minus deaths) is \(2.4\%\) per year, while net migration is \(-0.8\%\) per year. The government will reclassify the settlement as a town if its population exceeds 50,000 within the next 5 years. Assuming the rates remain constant, will the settlement be reclassified? Show your calculations.

Answer Options

A. No, the projected population after 5 years is about 49,900, which is below 50,000.
B. Yes, the projected population after 5 years is about 51,300, which exceeds 50,000.
Correct Answer C. No, the projected population after 5 years is about 48,700, which is below 50,000.
D. Yes, the projected population after 5 years is about 52,000, which exceeds the threshold of 50,000.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No, the projected population after 5 years is about 48,700, which is below 50,000.

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This is Neco 2025 Geography Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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