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5 marksDemographic Principles and Population Dynamics

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Figure 2 displays an age structure diagram for Country X with a total population of 16 million.

Calculate the percentage of the population in the age group ranging from 0 to 19 years.

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  1. 4(b)Describe how the growth rate of the population will be determined by the age group ranging from 0 to 19 years.[6 marks]
  2. 4(c)Outline the impact on the environment that this population could have if it grows at the rate discussed in (b) above.[7 marks]
  3. 4(d)State TWO characteristics of the population that can be inferred from the age structure diagram.[2 marks]

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