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Topical Questions for: Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary

Education

Geography 0460
Paper 1 Series 1

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Exam Board Level CIE IGCSE

(Sub) Topic Population Dynamics
Total Marks Available 75
Total Time Allowed 1 Hour 45 Minutes

Name:
Class:
Final Mark:
Question 1

a. Study Fig. 1.1, which shows information about the birth and death rates of three
countries in 2013.

i. What is meant by South Africa has a death rate of 17.2?

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ii. Using Fig. 1.1, identify the following:

– the country with the lowest birth rate; ......................................
– the country with the highest rate of natural population growth.
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iii. Give three reasons why death rates vary from country to country.
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b. Study Figs. 1.2 and 1.3, which show information about birth rates in Vietnam (an
LEDC in South East Asia).
i. Using Fig. 1.2 only, describe the reduction in the birth rate of Vietnam between 1960 and
2015. Include statistics in your answer.
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 ii. Suggest how government policies and other factors may have reduced
Vietnam’s birth rate.
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iii. Explain why the governments of some MEDCs are now concerned that birth
rates are
too low in their countries.
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c. For a named country you have studied, describe the problems caused by
overpopulation.

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Question 2

a. Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows information about population change in 2016.
i.Which of the following is the formula used to calculate population change in a country?
Tick (✓) one answer in the table below:

ii. Put the following countries in rank order according to their annual average
rate of population change.
Brazil Canada Ethiopia Mali
 iii. Describe the distribution of countries with a decrease in population.
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iv. Suggest why some countries shown in Fig. 1.1 have experienced a decrease
in population.
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b. Study Fig. 1.2, which shows three factors which can reduce population growth.
i.Explain how each of the factors shown in Fig. 1.2 can reduce population growth.

Pensions
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Equality for women

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Improved health care

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ii. Describe other population policies which governments have used to reduce
population growth rates.
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c. Explain the causes of migration of people from one named country to another.
Migration from .......................................................... to ...........................................................
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 Question 3

a. Study Fig. 2.1, which shows information about the population of Kenya (an LEDC in
Africa) between 2000 and 2050 (predicted).

i.What was the total population of Kenya in 2015?

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ii. Complete the bar for 2050 using the following information:
Population living in rural areas 22 million
Population living in urban areas 63 million [2]

iii. Use evidence from Fig. 2.1 only to show that urbanisation is occurring in
Kenya.
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iv. Explain why urbanisation is occurring in LEDCs such as Kenya.

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b. Study Fig. 2.2 (Insert), which are maps showing the percentage of people in African
countries living in squatter settlements in 1995 and 2015.

i.Identify a country which is labelled on Fig. 2.2 where the percentage of people living in
squatter settlements:
– increased between 1995 and 2015 ............................................................
– decreased between 1995 and 2015 ............................................................
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ii. Explain why a large percentage of the population in many cities in LEDCs are
living in
squatter settlements.
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c. For a named urban area you have studied, describe the strategies used to improve
the housing conditions of the people who live there.
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