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Demographic Principles and Population Dynamics · CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1

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Practise Demographic Principles and Population Dynamics
  1. 5(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Calculate the average annual growth rate of the population between 1991 and 1999.
  2. 5(b)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Calculate the doubling time of the population based on the calculated growth rate.
  3. 5(c)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Predict the size of the population in 2038, stating your assumption.
  4. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Briefly describe how world population has grown from 1800 to the present.
  5. 6(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Outline three reasons for the rapid growth in world population from 1800 to the present.
  6. 86 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Discuss whether you agree with the statement 'Man is not dependent on ecological processes to the same extent as other organisms', justifying your viewpoint with an appropriate example.
  7. 4(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2Define 'total fertility rate'.
  8. 5(c)10 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2Assess the validity of the statements and conclusion made in the given paragraph in light of past and current trends in world population growth.
  9. 5(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Calculate the percentage growth rate of the population.
  10. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Calculate the doubling time of the population.
  11. 5(b)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1In what year would the population size be approximately 5 000 000?
  12. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1State two abiotic factors that affect the location of human populations.
  13. 6(b)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1For the two abiotic factors stated in (a), outline two ways in which each affects the location of populations.
  14. 8(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Using the provided data, complete Table 2 to show the correct relationships between the population parameters and the type of country.
  15. 8(b)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline the relationship between the three population parameters for Country Y which you identified in Table 2.
  16. 4(a)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Calculate the percentage of the population in the age group ranging from 0 to 19 years.
  17. 4(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Describe how the growth rate of the population will be determined by the age group ranging from 0 to 19 years.
  18. 4(d)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2State TWO characteristics of the population that can be inferred from the age structure diagram.
  19. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Define the term 'total fertility rate'.
  20. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Define the term 'life expectancy'.
  21. 5(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Table 1, outline the relationship between the total fertility rate and the life expectancy for the Ethiopian population.
  22. 5(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1State two differences between the population profile of Country A and Country B.
  23. 5(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Predict which country will have the faster growing population in the future.
  24. 5(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain your prediction in (b)(i).
  25. 8(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Calculate the percentage increase of the population during the year 2000.
  26. 8(b)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1At the present rate of growth, determine in what year the population size will double.
  27. 10(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1List three demographic characteristics of a population that influence its rate of exploitation of natural resources.
  28. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Describe, in terms of birth rate and death rate, how the rate of growth of the population depicted in Figure 2 changed between 1840 and 2000.
  29. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Calculate the doubling time for the population of Country B.
  30. 5(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Define 'total fertility rate'.
  31. 5(b)7 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Compare the infant mortality rate and the total fertility rate of Country Y with average rates in Caribbean countries.
  32. 5(c)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Explain how infant mortality rate and fertility rate impact on the rate of growth of a population.
  33. 4(c)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Based on your response to 4(b), suggest an appropriate fertility rate that Caribbean countries should aim at achieving.
  34. 4(c)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Justify your choice of fertility rate.
  35. 5(a)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Calculate the estimated percentage growth in world population attributable to Less Developed Countries between 1990 and 2020.
  36. 4(b)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Outline the relationship between total fertility rate and per capita GDP based on the graph in Figure 3.
  37. 5(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Describe how the growth rate of the population changed between 1908 and 2000.
  38. 5(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Calculate the doubling time of the population if its rate of growth remains constant beyond 2000.
  39. 4(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2What percentage of the world's population lacks access to adequate sanitation facilities?
  40. 4(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Calculate the number of people who lack access to adequate housing and electricity.
  41. 4(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2How many more people lack access to clean drinking water than to enough food for good health?
  42. 6(a)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2On the insert provided, construct an age structure diagram from the data presented in Table 3. In your diagram, use a horizontal scale of 2 cm to represent 2 million people.
  43. 6(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Suggest a country that would have an age structure diagram similar to the one developed in (a) above.
  44. 6(b)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Would the estimate of the likely rate of population growth in Country X be high, medium, low or negative?
  45. 6(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to the age structure diagram developed in Part (a), explain your response to (b)(ii).
  46. 6(c)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Define the term 'total fertility rate'.
  47. 6(c)(ii)a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2What is the trend over time in average global total fertility rate shown in Table 4?
  48. 3(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Name three types of population pyramids classified by mortality and fertility rates.
  49. 3(b)(i)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2State one deduction regarding population growth that can be made for each of Country X, Country Y, and Country Z.
  50. 3(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Identify which country's pyramid represents a developing country, giving a reason for your choice.
  51. 3(c)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain how extremes of temperature can affect the distribution and activities of human populations.
  52. 3(c)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain how fertile soil can affect the distribution and activities of human populations.
  53. 3(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain how climate can affect human population density.
  54. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2State FOUR deductions that can be made from the graph regarding the relationship between female education level and total fertility rate.
  55. 4(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Define 'infant mortality'.
  56. 4(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify which country will have a faster growing population, giving a reason for your choice.
  57. 4(a)(iii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify which country is more likely a developing nation, giving a reason for your answer.
  58. 4(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Define 'annual population growth rate'.
  59. 4(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Calculate the annual population growth rate for the country in 1990 using the data in Table 4.
  60. 4(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Calculate the population doubling time for the country for 2010.
  61. 4(b)(iv)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2State the overall trend in the annual population growth rate and describe ONE implication for the country.
  62. 3(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Deduce from the diagram whether Country A is a developing or developed country AND explain your answer.
  63. 3(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Calculate the number of persons in the population that belong to the pre-reproductive age group.
  64. 3(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain how temperature influences the distribution AND activities of human populations.
  65. 3(c)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Use the information in Table 3 to explain which country had the FASTEST growing population in 2012.
  66. 4(c)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Using the data in Table 2, make TWO comparisons between Country A and Country B.
  67. 4(d)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify the percentage of the world's population that lacks access to adequate health care services.
  68. 4(d)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Calculate the total number of individuals who lack access to BOTH clean drinking water and improved sanitation services.
  69. 5(d)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Sketch a bar chart illustrating the Amerindian population data presented in Table 3.
  70. 5(d)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Calculate the Amerindian population in Trinidad and Tobago, given a total national population of approximately 1.3 million.
  71. 3(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Identify the demographic characteristics/factors labelled A, B, C and D in Figure 2.
  72. 4(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'total fertility rate'.
  73. 4(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Define the term 'replacement level fertility'.
  74. 4(b)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Calculate the total fertility rate for EACH country in Table 3.
  75. 4(c)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Use the values calculated in (b) to determine which country is at its replacement level fertility. State two reasons for your response.
  76. 4(d)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Explain the significance of the total fertility rates calculated for countries A and C.
  77. 3(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2State TWO deductions that can be made from the graph in Figure 2.
  78. 3(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Calculate the difference between the population of developing and industrialized countries in 1950 based on Figure 2.
  79. 3(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2State the time period which shows the GREATEST difference in population growth between developing and industrialized countries.
  80. 4(a)(i)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2With reference to Figures 3 and 4, state FIVE deductions about the population of Trinidad and Tobago.
  81. 4(a)(ii)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Construct a table to show the difference between the populations of females in the age groups 15–29 for the years 1990 and 2010.
  82. 4(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Use the graph to determine the total number of deaths resulting from HIV/AIDS for males and females in 2003.
  83. 3(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2State TWO ways in which human beings adapt to their environment.
  84. 3(b)(i)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Use the grid on page 15 and the information in Table 3 to draw an age-sex diagram.
  85. 3(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Barbados has an annual growth rate of 0.3%. What is meant by the term 'annual growth rate'?
  86. 3(b)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Calculate the doubling time of the Barbadian population.
  87. 4(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2State THREE trends observed in the graph.
  88. 4(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Calculate the percentage decrease in Guyana's population between 2011 and 2016.
  89. 4(b)(iii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Suggest THREE possible reasons for the trend in Guyana's population between 2011 and 2016.

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