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1. Country X is the world's most populated country. ln L995, there werel.2billion people. The government, encourage the people to have morechildren as more people meant more power. ln the first baby boom, more than20 million babies were born every year from 1950-1957. The second babyboom occurred between 1966 and 1976 when some 25 million babies wereborn each year. This resulted in high birth rates. Country X, which stood at anestimated 540 million in 1949, rose to 852 million in I976. \V*ef e :t\vr{ ;QlA.Give 4 reasons why the massive pop.

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QlB. Suggest measures to reduce high birth rate.{3}

QlC. Conclude what Country X's population will be 30 years from now(20L0).t2) -t/"-


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Answersq2A(i). Define natural decrease .{Ll 0,/t-'=-=-Natural decrease occurs when the death rate exceeds the birth rate.QzA(ii). Define natural increase.{lIt is the naturalgrowth in pg tion resutting from $r$r$r;fst[l\"t?deaths.Q2B.describe the population pyramid in fig.1 and fig.2{ }Fig 1 is a beehive shape {1} with a narrow top and base {0.5}, an ioad

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2. Singapore Population Pyramid for 2O2OPredicted age and sex distribution for the year 2020:Fig. 1

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AnswersQlA. Give 3 reasons why the massive population must be,curbed.{ } Cqrh e h u ge po p u I at i o n g rea t ry stdsL'Sih rl,l,,tff$,T); 5 ffiHarca re,transport, housing, education and employment. lt causes congestion in theurban centres as more rural people move into towns and cities to seek rryK1(^ -puts great pressure on the already intensively farmed areas and-cancels outtttlqmajor improvemqs in food supplies and industrial output. lt is essentialtostaUitidin-Fpopulation in ratio to the country's resourcgs-Kit is limited. [any) 1* ^^^l^ ^- ^^., ^+L^- .,^l:J ^--..,^-^l ,/3, l-m each or any other valid answers]Q1B'Suggest measures to reduce high birth rff;',flu^ bvrt_ drrrc\ po\icylncentives to have only one child iyMe ron.iritir.*rldr, priority houosing {and access to health-care servicc6..l;ingle child is also given priority ineducation and later, employm er>(Contraceptives are given free. Familyplanning officials provide advice on family planning and birth control. [any 3,1m each or any other valid ansl -/QlC. Conclude what Country X's population will be 30 years from now(2010).,/ {2}\\ fhe population in country X will be moderated but will still be overpopulated

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GeographvQzA(i). Define natural decrease .OrXQ2A(ii). Define natural increase. l\ ----

at'Q2B.describe the population pyramid in fig.1 and fig.2{4}

q2C. Describe 3 differences between Fig 1 and Fie 2. {3}

Q2D. State what the government can do to overcome thepopulation in fig.2 {4}

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