Unit 1: Changing Population
Topic 1.2: Changing populations and places Questions
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Describe the overall pattern of forecast GDP growth across Asian megacities.
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Explain how persecution can force people to migrate.
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Study the data on refugees resettled in one country over time.
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Explain one economic consequence of out-migration for a rural source region.
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Identify two countries forecast to hold the most megacities by 2030.
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Outline what is meant by the dependent population.
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Suggest one reason why survey data on people's reasons for migrating might be unreliable.
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Outline what is meant by the rate of natural increase.
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Explain how armed conflict can force people to migrate.
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State the minimum population an urban area must reach to be classed as a megacity.
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The infographic shows congestion and forecast GDP growth for five Asian megacities.
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The sex ratio of a population describes the balance of…
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The command 'Estimate' on a population graph asks you to…
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Explain one reason why a country's median age might fall.
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A common reason a resettlement infographic can mislead is that it…
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Young adults leave a farming region to work in the capital. Explain one way this changes society in the farming region and one way it changes society in the capital.
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Which group makes up most internal migrants?
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The table gives each state’s balance of people moving in from, and out to, other states over five years. Identify the state that lost the most people this way.
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Using the table, state the range of values for the states that lost population.
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Using the table, identify the state that gained most people through interstate migration.
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