An African Family That Has Been Displaced from Their Home

question 34

Multiple Choice

An African family that has been displaced from their home by civil war is trying to select a new country in which to settle to gain better economic opportunities. Nigeria is a large country with rich natural resources, and the family is considering it for its new home. Among the data the family finds while researching Nigeria is the following diagram of the current age structure of the country.

-Which statement about the age structure of Nigeria is true?

• A) The populations of males and females ages 0 to 4 differ in size.
• B) The population of males ages 15 to 19 is twice the population of females ages 5 to 9.
• C) There are approximately 8 million males in Nigeria ages 0 to 14.
• D) The population of females ages 40 to 44 is larger than the population of males ages 65 to 69.

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