analysis of past year questions population

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Analysis of Past Year Questions – Population Geography

Birth and MortalityA

Level’08

With the help of examples, dene the terms epidemic and pandemic and explain briey their eects on

mortality in LDs and Ds!

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ALevel’0#

$xplain %hy the infant mortality rate &'()* may be re+arded as one of the best measres of socio-economicpro+ress!

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Level’0#

.o %hat extent is an appreciation of poplation strctre fndamental to nderstandin+ mortality in Ds/ 1

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Level’02

3i+ # sho%s the impact of dierent levels of fertility on poplation a+e-sex strctre, assmin+ that mortality

is lo% and that there is no mi+ration! 4nder %hat conditions may an increase in fertility become an ob5ective

for a contry/

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A6’08 7riey explain the reasons behind mortality dierentials in Ds and LDs! "6’08 Describe and explain the factors that inence fertility! "6’08 Discss ho% proximate determinants of fertility have aected the demo+raphy of a contry yo have

stdied!

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96’08 4sin+ examples, explain ho% the se of contraception is :ey to controllin+ fertility rates! ")6’08 'dentify the factors %hich may help explain ho% epidemics and infectios diseases may aect contries

dierently!

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)6’08 ;apitalism is the best form of contraception!’ .o %hat extent do yo a+ree that economic +ro%th is the most

important factor in redcin+ fertility rate in a contry!

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.6’0# With improvements in medicine in the last 20 years to %hat extent do patterns of mortality still dier

bet%een developed contries &Ds* and less developed contries &LDs*/

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Demographic Transition Model/Population PyramidsA

Level’08

Assess the evidence for, and the seflness of, the addition of a 2 th sta+e to the demo+raphic transition

model!

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Level’01

.o %hat extent do yo a+ree that rather than there bein+ one demo+raphic transition, there are in reality

many/

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A6’08 What factors may aect the timin+ of the demo+raphic transition experienced by dierent contries/ 4seexamples to spport yor ans%ers!

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A6’08 ?o% sefl is demo+raphic transition theory in predictin+ ftre poplation scenarios in the LDs/ " 66’08 ?o% sefl is the Demo+raphic .ransition (odel in nderstandin+ demo+raphic characteristics of contries in

the present day/

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(6’08 What factors may aect the timin+ of the demo+raphic transition experienced by dierent contries/ 4se

examples to spport yor ans%er!

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)6’08 Discss the seflness of the poplation pyramid in nderstandin+ a contry’s poplation strctre! "@A6’08 With the aid of dia+rams, describe the relationship bet%een the dierent sta+es of the Demo+raphic

.ransition (odel &D.(* and the poplation strctre!

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.=6’08 Discss the lin:s bet%een Demo+raphic .ransition .heory and a+e strctre! 1

.6’08 Discss ho% poplation strctre is aected by chan+es in family strctre and +ender imbalance! " 96’08 Discss the vale and limitations of poplation pyramids in predictin+ poplation chan+e! "6’0# ;.he demo+raphic transition theory &D..* is more accrate and sefl in explainin+ and predictin+ poplation

trends in less developed contries &LDs* than more developed contries &(Ds*!’ .o %hat extent do yo

a+ree %ith this statement/ 9o shold refer to appropriate examples in yor ans%er %here possible!

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6’0# ompare the poplation strctres of more economically developed contries &($Ds* and less

economically developed contries &L$Ds*!

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=6’0# With the help of an a+esex pyramid, explain the meanin+ of the terms dependency and dependency ratio! 1)6’0# Discss the extent to %hich the demo+raphic transition model is a sefl tool in nderstandin+ the chan+in+

poplation patterns in contries yo have stdied!

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@)6’0# .o %hat extent can the demo+raphic transition model help s to nderstand ftre poplation trends ineconomically less developed contries &$LDs*/ "

@A6’0# $xplain ho% the a+e strctre of a contry typically chan+es as it +oes thro+h the sta+es of demo+raphic

transition!

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@A6’0# With reference to a specic contry in @ta+e B of the demo+raphic transition, evalate the eectiveness of

the contry’s poplation theory!

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.6’0# ?o% helpfl are poplation pyramids in predictin+ poplation chan+e/ "


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Population ProjectionA

Level’08

$xplain the need for, and the problems of, poplation forecastin+ at the national scale! "

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Level’02

Accordin+ to one 4 pro5ection, total %orld poplation %ill pass # billion in >0C! .o %hat extent do yo

a+ree that sch a prediction is of little vale/

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ALevel’0B

7y >020, accordin+ to the 4 predictions, the poplation of thirty-nine economically more developedcontries &$(Ds* %ill have declined! .o %hat extent can this be explained by (alths’ ideas/

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Level’0>

tline the need for, and explain the problems of, poplation forecastin+ at the national scale! "

A6’08 ?o% sefl is demo+raphic transition theory in predictin+ ftre poplation scenarios in the LDs/ "D?@’08 Discss the role of poplation strctres in poplation forecastin+ and plannin+! "D?@’08 Assess the need for forecastin+ of poplation chan+es and the role of the +overnment in poplation

plannin+!

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'6’08 A recent demo+raphic srvey %as done by 4 and its demo+raphers ct B00 million from their best estimate

of the %orld’s poplation in >020! .hey are no% expectin+ 8!" billion people on earth in >020, rather than

the "!C billion that they forecasted in >00>! Discss the validity of this statement %ith reference to recent

poplation trends!

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66’08 $xplain the need and problems of poplation forecastin+ at the national level! "(6’08 6apan is an ($D %ith an a+ein+ poplation! 6apan’s ational 'nstitte of =oplation has predicted that the

poplation %ill be extinct &Eero* by the year CC8#! .o %hat extent do yo a+ree that sch predictions are of

limited vale/

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('’08 $xplain the need for, and the problems of, poplation forecastin+ at the national scale %ith reference to a

contry or contries!

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6’08 3i+ B sho%s the pro5ected date by %hich selected %orld areas %ill reach Eero poplation +ro%th! Accont for

the dierent dates by %hich these re+ions %ill reach Eero poplation +ro%th!

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@)6’08 6apan is an ($D %ith an a+ein+ poplation! 6apan’s ational 'nstitte of =oplation has predicted that the

poplation %ill be extinct &Eero* by the year CC8#! .o %hat extent do yo a+ree that sch predictions are oflimited vale/

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.=6’08 Discss the vales and limitations of poplation pyramids in predictin+ poplation chan+e! "=6’0# 6apan is an ($D %ith an a+ein+ poplation! 6apan’s ational 'nstitte of =oplation has predicted that the

poplation %ill be extinct &Eero* by the year CC8#! .o %hat extent do yo a+ree that sch predictions are of

limited vale/

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Population!esource !elationshipA

Level’01

Describe and explain 7oserp’s ideas abot poplation-resorce relationships! "

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Level’0B

tline and explain (alths’ approach to the poplation-resorce relationship! "

ALevel’0B

7y >020, accordin+ to the 4 predictions, the poplation of thirty-nine economically more developedcontries &$(Ds* %ill have declined! .o %hat extent can this be explained by (alths’ ideas/

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Level’0C

$xplain the concepts of nderpoplation, optimm poplation and overpoplation! hoose one of the

concepts and explain ho% it may be applied to a named contry!

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Level’0C

.o %hat extent are the limits of +ro%th model, sho%n in 3i+ 8, helpfl in nderstandin+ the poplation-

resorce relationship at the %orld scale/

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A6’08 With the help of examples, comment on the vie% that poplation +ro%th stimlates the development of

technolo+y %hich %ill tiliEe resorces more eectively!

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A6’08 4sin+ detailed examples, critically evalate the conseFences of overpoplation and nderpoplation! 16’08 With reference to an example, describe and explain the socio-economic dierential that exists %ithin a

contry!

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D?@’08 $xplain the hedonist and conservationist vie%s in poplation-resorce relationships! "D?@’08 Discss ho% +lobal variations in resorce se and societal chan+es aect poplation-resorce relationships

and sstainable development!

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?'’08 $xplain the :ey concepts of (alths’ theory of poplation chan+e! "'6’08 ompare and contrast the hedonistic and conservationist vie%s on poplation resorce relationships! "(6’08 4sin+ the 'G=A. model, explain the relationship bet%een poplation +ro%th and resorce tiliEation! "6’08 With reference to examples yo have stdied, sho% ho% contries have experienced poplation-resorce

diseFilibrim!

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6’08 Assess the eectiveness of poplation policies that have been implemented to address the poplation-

resorce diseFilibrim!

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96’08 $xplain %hy the concept of ecolo+ical footprint may be re+arded as one of the best measres ofsstainability! "

96’08 With reference to poplation resorce theories, evalate the vie% that crrent %orld food prodction %old

be adeFate to feed the %orld poplation!

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@A6’08 ;.he shorta+e of resorces is de to poplation nmbers, and not becase of poor resorce mana+ement!’

Discss this in relation to poplation-resorce theory or theories!

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@A6’08 Describe the characteristics of overpoplation and explain its cases! " .=6’08 With reference to specic examples, assess the economic and social implications of chan+es in the

poplation strctre of a contry!

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.=6’08 Discss the relationship bet%een poplation +ro%th and resorce tiliEation! " .6’08 $xplain %hat yo nderstand by $rlich and ?oldren’s formla 'G=A. %here ' stands for 'mpact, = for

=oplation, A for AHence and . for .echnolo+y! What is the vale of this theory/

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96’0# .o %hat extent do yo a+ree %ith the vie% that economic development is more eective than poplation

policies in limitin+ poplation +ro%th/

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=6’0# 4sin+ a case stdy yo have stdied in detail, analyse the poplation policy implemented by the

+overnment!

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=6’0# $xplain the implications of a hi+h yoth and a+ed dependency for +overnment spendin+! #

)6’0# $xplain ho% and %hy developed contries have attempted to increase fertility rates in recent year! ")6’0# $valate the statement that recent ;doomsday’ predictions of +lobal poplation exceedin+ the earth’s

carryin+ capacity to sstain it is a a%ed one!

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@)6’0# ;While it is hi+hly desirable for national +overnments to re+late poplation +ro%th, they have not been very

sccessfl at it!’ ?o% far is this tre/

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.=6’0# With reference to one contry that yo have stdied, evalate the measres that have been ta:en to resolve

the contry’s poplation problems!

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.6’0# ompare the eectiveness of anti and pro-natal policies in t%o or more contries yo have stdied! 1


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66’08 Describe and accont for the chan+in+ natre of mi+ration since the "10s! "(6’08 .o %hat extent do yo a+ree that economic transnational mi+ration is sally benecial to both sendin+ and

receivin+ contries/

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('’08 Discss the factors %hich inence a person’s mi+rability &ho% li:ely they are to mi+rate*! "('’08 With reference to a ran+e of examples, assess the benets and costs of international mi+ration to both

sorce and host contries!

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@)6’08 With reference to examples, describe the main types of internal mi+ration of poplation! "@)6’08 ;.he social and economic impacts of internal mi+rations are +reater on the sorce areas than on the

destinations!’ With reference to LDs, ho% far do yo a+ree %ith this statement/

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A6’0# Discss the factors %hich inence a person’s mi+rability &ho% li:ely they are to mi+rate*! "A6’0# What are the impacts of transnational mi+ration on both sendin+ and receivin+ re+ions/ 1A6’0# $xplain %hy some parts of the %orld experience hi+her levels of immi+ration! "A6’0# With the help of located examples, assess the impacts of lar+e nmbers of rral in-mi+rants on the society

and economy of receivin+ areas!

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?'’0# Describe and explain the :ey political barriers to transnational mi+ration today! "?'’0# With reference to examples, critically evalate the vie% that economic mi+ration is sally benecial to both

sendin+ and receivin+ contries!

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(6’0# $xplain %hat is meant by the term ;feminiEation of labor mi+ration’! "96’0# 7riey describe and explain the trends in the mi+ration of the people in recent years! "96’0# With reference to examples yo have stdied, critically examine the vie% that problems bro+ht abot by

immi+ration far ot%ei+h the benets that comes %ith it!

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6’0# Assess the roles of psh and pll factors in one or more example&s* of transnational mi+ration! 1)6’0# With reference to examples, illstrate the dierin+ patterns in recent mi+ratory o%s %ithin contries! "@)6’0# Describe the ma5or forms of international mi+ration that have ta:en place in the last C0 years! "@)6’0# 4sin+ examples to spport yor ans%er, examine the relative importance of the psh factors that lead to

forced and volntary mi+ration!

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