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2 marksDemographic Principles and Population Dynamics

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 6(c)(ii)a)

Table 4 shows average global total fertility rates (children/woman) in 1950 and 2007 for developed and developing countries.

What is the trend over time in average global total fertility rate shown in Table 4?

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  1. 6(a)On 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…[5 marks]
  2. 6(b)(i)Suggest a country that would have an age structure diagram similar to the one developed in (a) above.[1 mark]
  3. 6(b)(ii)Would the estimate of the likely rate of population growth in Country X be high, medium, low or negative?[1 mark]
  4. 6(b)(iii)With reference to the age structure diagram developed in Part (a), explain your response to (b)(ii).[3 marks]
  5. 6(c)(i)Define the term 'total fertility rate'.[2 marks]
  6. 6(c)(ii)b)Discuss THREE factors that would have contributed to the trend observed in Table 4.[6 marks]

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