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2 marksDemographic Principles and Population Dynamics

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)(ii)

Module 2. Human population growth and sustainability. Figure 2 displays global human population growth from 1750 to 2050 in developing and industrialized countries.

Calculate the difference between the population of developing and industrialized countries in 1950 based on Figure 2.

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  1. 3(a)(i)State TWO deductions that can be made from the graph in Figure 2.[2 marks]
  2. 3(a)(iii)State the time period which shows the GREATEST difference in population growth between developing and industrialized countries.[1 mark]
  3. 3(b)Explain how culture and the socioeconomic status of women may result in the trend shown in Figure 2.[6 marks]
  4. 3(c)(i)Define the term 'sustainable development'.[3 marks]
  5. 3(c)(ii)Discuss THREE ways in which an increase in the fertility rate of a country may affect a country's ability to achieve sustainable development.[6 marks]

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