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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/23 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q28 Marks

Study Fig. 3, which shows international migrant population for six countries in 2013.

  1. (a)(i)What is international migration?[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Give a reason for involuntary international migration.[1]
  3. (b)(i)Complete Fig. 3 to show an international migrant population of 11 million in Russia.[1]
  4. (b)(ii)Rank the countries in order of their migrant percentage of total population from highest to lowest. Highest Lowest[1]
  5. (c)Use the information in Fig. 3 to complete the sentences below. Circle the correct answers. Example: There are 10 million international migrants in Germany / Russia / USA / UK. UAE has 8 million / 8% / 8 billion international migrants. It is a small country, with a total population of only 9.3 million, so migrants make up 86% of the population. The USA has the largest / oldest / smallest / youngest migrant population. As its population of 320 million is larger / similar / smaller compared to the population of UAE, migrants in the USA are only 46% / 14 million / 14% of the population.[4]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 2(a)(i) Moving from one country to another country
  2. [1] 2(a)(ii) Any relevant push factor
  3. [1] 2(b)(i) Correct completion of graph
  4. [1] 2(b)(ii) UAE Saudi Arabia USA UK Germany Russia
  5. [4] 2(c) 8 million Largest Larger 14%

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Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 2.

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