WASSCE Geography · Paper 1 style

Population

One sample question with the full working. 3 more in the app, with instant feedback and repair sessions for the traps below.

Population density is the

Atotal number of people in a country
Brate at which a population grows
Cnumber of people per square kilometre
Dnumber of people in cities

Show the answer and working

Answer: C

Density = people per km².

Trap A Gives only part of the answer: Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.

Trap B Misreads population concepts: Population density = population ÷ area. Natural increase = birth rate − death rate.

Trap D Settlement pattern errors: Nucleated: clustered (defence, water point). Dispersed: scattered farmsteads. Linear: along roads, rivers or coasts. Site = actual land; situation = relation to surroundings.

Traps in Population

Gives only part of the answer
Recall the full definition or list of factors and check the option covers it.
Misreads population concepts
Population density = population ÷ area. Natural increase = birth rate − death rate.
Settlement pattern errors
Nucleated: clustered (defence, water point). Dispersed: scattered farmsteads. Linear: along roads, rivers or coasts. Site = actual land; situation = relation to surroundings.
Reverses the process or effect
Trace the cause and effect step by step and check the direction at each step.
Over-generalises a pattern
Geographic patterns have exceptions; be wary of always/never/all.
Chooses a true but irrelevant statement
Test each option against the exact term or feature in the stem.

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