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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlementMay/June 2014Paper 1 Q125 Marks

Study Fig. 1, which shows information about four countries which have a low population density. Country Total population Area (sq. kms) Population density (people per sq. km) Angola 20 609 294 1 246 700 16.5 Australia 22 730 400 7 702 466 3.0 Finland 5 420 030 303 893 17.8 Mongolia 2 736 600 1 564 100 1.7 [Figure 1] Study Fig. 2, which shows information about world population and the extinction of species of plants and animals. Key — number of extinct species of plants and animals --- world population (millions) [Figure 2] is a line graph with 'year' (1800 to 2010) on the x-axis, 'number of extinct species of plants and animals' (0-60000) on the left y-axis, and 'world population (millions)' (0-8000) on the right y-axis.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

Topic

This structured question tests Population and settlement in O-Level Geography (syllabus code 2217). It is worth 25 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography May/June 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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