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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q68 Marks

Study Fig. 7, which shows the continents of origin of immigrants to Australia in 1991 and 2006.

  1. (a)What is an immigrant?[1]
  2. (b)(i)Complete Fig. 7 for 2006, using the data in the table and the key provided. Africa 6% Americas 4% Australasia 11%[3]
  3. (b)(ii)In 1991, what percentage of immigrants came from Europe?[1]
  4. (c)Describe the changes in origin of immigrants between 1991 and 2006.[3]

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  1. [1] (a) Person moving into a country from another country
  2. [3] (b) (i) Line correct
  3. Line correct
  4. Key correct
  5. [1] (b) (ii) 61%
  6. [3] (c) Europe decreased
  7. Asia increased
  8. Australasia increased
  9. Africa increased
  10. Americas decreased

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Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 6.

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