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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q28 Marks

Study Fig. 2.1, which shows population growth, in different regions of the world, between 1960 and 2100 (estimated).

  1. (a)(i)How is natural population growth calculated?[1]
  2. (a)(ii)State another factor which affects the overall population growth of a region.[1]
  3. (b)On Fig. 2.1, complete the line for Europe to show that the decrease from 2040 to 2060 is expected to continue at the same rate to 2100.[1]
  4. (c)(i)Which area is expected to show a continually increasing population?[1]
  5. (c)(ii)In which year is the population of Asia expected to start to decrease?[1]
  6. (c)(iii)In which year did the population of Africa become larger than the population of North and South America?[1]
  7. (c)(iv)Asia is the region with the largest population for all years shown on the graph. Which region is likely to have a larger population than Asia after 2100? Justify your answer.[2]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 2(a)(i) Birth rate minus death rate
  2. [1] 2(a)(i) Number of births minus number of deaths
  3. [1] 2(a)(ii) Migration
  4. [1] 2(b) Line extended to 2100
  5. [1] 2(c)(i) Africa / Australasia
  6. [1] 2(c)(ii) 2050–2058
  7. [1] 2(c)(iii) 2000–2004
  8. [2] 2(c)(iv) Africa
  9. [2] 2(c)(iv) Continuing the trends will cause the lines to cross
  10. [2] 2(c)(iv) Africa has the fastest increase
  11. [2] 2(c)(iv) Asia is decreasing and Africa is increasing

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Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 2.

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