GEOGRAPHY EXAM QUESTION WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Explain one environmental consequence of
one named forced migration. [3] - Answer-- migrations reduces stress on resources
- pollution due to people moving out at large scale
(b) Explain one political cause and one
political consequence of forced migration. [2
+ 2] - Answer-- political cause of forced migration is violation of human rights and
conflict towards people
- less workers and taxpayers driving the economy
Explain two ways in which environmental
push factors lead to forced migration. [2 + 2] - Answer-- natural hazards and
disasters e.g volcano
- flooding/drought inability to work
Explain two ways in which political push
factors lead to forced migration. [2 + 2] - Answer-- People moving out of ukraine to
seek saftey due to political tension and conflict
- Loss of human rights e.g north korea
(c) Explain why some places have an uneven
sex ratio as a result of:
(i) migration; [2]
(ii) (ii) an ageing society. [2] - Answer-- males migrate to seek jobs creating an
imbalance of sex ratios e.g turkey to germany
- males have higher mortality ??
(c) Explain one cultural reason and one
economic reason why fertility rates are
decreasing. [2 + 2] - Answer-- Cultural , changing of family values and timing of
marriage
- higher education leads to women working to generate profit less time for children,
children expensive maintainence
(c) Explain one social reason and one
economic reason why the ageing of the
global population is increasing. [2 + 2] - Answer-- econ improved healthcare system
better services and medication
- because peopl are choosing to have less children social
Explain one policy designed to prevent
human trafficking. [3] - Answer-Thailand blocking policiy which are checks and
searches, border control and threaten traffickers to give answers.
- americas palermo protocol punishment to human traffickers
, Explain two policies that are used to
promote gender equality. [2 + 2] - Answer-- Icelandic approach, firms must prove
equal pay
- France fines for mispaying by gender and a ratio of the top 5 largest making
employees
Explain two ways of managing the economic
problems associated with an ageing society. - Answer-- decrease pensions
- increase retirement age
"The greatest global challenge
is managing population change."
To what extent do you agree with this
statement? (10) - Answer-- no, increase migrants
- no, overpopulation bigger problem
- yes, decrease pension and increase retirmenet ages could lead to a worse
economy in general
Explain one way in which people trafficking
can be reduced. [2] - Answer-Increasing punishment for traffickers incentives less
trafficiking Palermo protocol
Explain one reason why the median age of a
population could decrease. [2] - Answer-- disease outbreak targets older people
- increase in the birth rate due to no education around sex
- worse healthcare systems
Outline what is meant by demographic
transition (2) - Answer-phenomenah that occurs during the shift of population birth
rate and death rate strucutre.
Outline what is meant by the populations
structure of a country (2) - Answer-The population structure of a country is how it is
made up of people of different ages, and of males and females. The most common
method to show the structure is by using a population pyramid.
Explain how dependency ratio is calculated
(2) - Answer-for every 100 people how many are dependent, can be given as a
percentage
"The greatest global demographic challenge
is the growth of overpopulated megacities."
To what extent do you agree with this
statement? (10) - Answer-- no, ageing population
- yes, resource scarcity
- no, country overpopulation
- yes, congestion and travel times
Suggest how two groups of people have
been affected by one pro-natalist or anti-
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Explain one environmental consequence of
one named forced migration. [3] - Answer-- migrations reduces stress on resources
- pollution due to people moving out at large scale
(b) Explain one political cause and one
political consequence of forced migration. [2
+ 2] - Answer-- political cause of forced migration is violation of human rights and
conflict towards people
- less workers and taxpayers driving the economy
Explain two ways in which environmental
push factors lead to forced migration. [2 + 2] - Answer-- natural hazards and
disasters e.g volcano
- flooding/drought inability to work
Explain two ways in which political push
factors lead to forced migration. [2 + 2] - Answer-- People moving out of ukraine to
seek saftey due to political tension and conflict
- Loss of human rights e.g north korea
(c) Explain why some places have an uneven
sex ratio as a result of:
(i) migration; [2]
(ii) (ii) an ageing society. [2] - Answer-- males migrate to seek jobs creating an
imbalance of sex ratios e.g turkey to germany
- males have higher mortality ??
(c) Explain one cultural reason and one
economic reason why fertility rates are
decreasing. [2 + 2] - Answer-- Cultural , changing of family values and timing of
marriage
- higher education leads to women working to generate profit less time for children,
children expensive maintainence
(c) Explain one social reason and one
economic reason why the ageing of the
global population is increasing. [2 + 2] - Answer-- econ improved healthcare system
better services and medication
- because peopl are choosing to have less children social
Explain one policy designed to prevent
human trafficking. [3] - Answer-Thailand blocking policiy which are checks and
searches, border control and threaten traffickers to give answers.
- americas palermo protocol punishment to human traffickers
, Explain two policies that are used to
promote gender equality. [2 + 2] - Answer-- Icelandic approach, firms must prove
equal pay
- France fines for mispaying by gender and a ratio of the top 5 largest making
employees
Explain two ways of managing the economic
problems associated with an ageing society. - Answer-- decrease pensions
- increase retirement age
"The greatest global challenge
is managing population change."
To what extent do you agree with this
statement? (10) - Answer-- no, increase migrants
- no, overpopulation bigger problem
- yes, decrease pension and increase retirmenet ages could lead to a worse
economy in general
Explain one way in which people trafficking
can be reduced. [2] - Answer-Increasing punishment for traffickers incentives less
trafficiking Palermo protocol
Explain one reason why the median age of a
population could decrease. [2] - Answer-- disease outbreak targets older people
- increase in the birth rate due to no education around sex
- worse healthcare systems
Outline what is meant by demographic
transition (2) - Answer-phenomenah that occurs during the shift of population birth
rate and death rate strucutre.
Outline what is meant by the populations
structure of a country (2) - Answer-The population structure of a country is how it is
made up of people of different ages, and of males and females. The most common
method to show the structure is by using a population pyramid.
Explain how dependency ratio is calculated
(2) - Answer-for every 100 people how many are dependent, can be given as a
percentage
"The greatest global demographic challenge
is the growth of overpopulated megacities."
To what extent do you agree with this
statement? (10) - Answer-- no, ageing population
- yes, resource scarcity
- no, country overpopulation
- yes, congestion and travel times
Suggest how two groups of people have
been affected by one pro-natalist or anti-
