WAEC Economics 2014 Objective — Question 50

Question 50 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Which of the following is not an effect of the discovery of mineral resources in an area?

A. Increase in wealth
B. overcrowding
C. Increase in crime rate
D. Under populationCorrect

Explanation

Under-population cannot result from the discovery of resources in an area. Discovery of resources will rather attract people to the area for trade and work in the mining site — an increase in population, not a decrease.

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