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What is crude birth rate (CBR)?
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The number of live births per 1,000 people per year.
💡 Hint
Births per 1,000 per year
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Name the three components of population change.
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Births, deaths, and migration.
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Births + deaths + migration
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In a population pyramid, what does a wide base usually indicate?
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A high birth rate (large proportion of young people).
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Base width = birth rate
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In a population pyramid, what does a wide top suggest?
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High life expectancy and an ageing population.
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Top width = life expectancy
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What is crude death rate (CDR)?
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The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
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Deaths per 1,000 per year
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What does (CBR − CDR) represent?
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Natural increase (the change due to births minus deaths, excluding migration).
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Births minus deaths
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What is an expansive (youthful) population pyramid?
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A pyramid with a wide base and narrow top, showing high birth rates and rapid population growth (common in LICs).
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Wide base, narrow top
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How do you calculate natural increase rate (%) from CBR and CDR?
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(CBR − CDR) ÷ 10 = annual % change (excluding migration).
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(CBR-CDR)/10
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What does doubling time tell you?
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How long it would take for a population to double at its current growth rate.
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70 ÷ growth rate
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What does total fertility rate (TFR) mean?
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The average number of children a woman would have over her reproductive lifetime; replacement level is about 2.1.
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Average children per woman
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What does an expansive pyramid usually imply about future population?
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Likely continued rapid growth due to a large cohort entering reproductive age.
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Youth bulge → future growth
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What is a constrictive (ageing) population pyramid?
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A pyramid with a narrow base and wider middle/top, showing low birth rates and slow growth or decline (common in HICs).
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Narrow base, wider middle/top
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What is dependency ratio and why does it matter?
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The ratio of dependents (under 15 and over 65) to the working-age population (15–64). A high ratio increases economic pressure on workers and services.
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(Young+Old) vs Working-age
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How do you calculate doubling time?
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Doubling time (years) = 70 ÷ growth rate (%).
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70 divided by growth rate
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Paper 1 tip: How should you describe population data?
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State the trend (up/down), the rate of change, and any regional differences.
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Trend + rate + region
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