Answer all the questions.
1. Define the term life expectancy.
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Explain why the development of vaccines has helped to increase life expectancy.
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Give one other reason why the life expectancy of a new baby in Britain today is higher than in
1700.
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Life expectancy varies around the world. For example it is 65 in India. Suggest one reason why
it varies.
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6 marks
2. These sentences describes how our towns and cities grew, but they are in the wrong order.
Put them into the correct order by writing a number from 1 to 7 in the correct box.
a) The Industrial Revolution meant factories were built near towns so they could get
b) machinery, built in factories meant that not so many farm workers were needed.
workers.
c) Some villages grew into market towns.
d) Towns became bigger and bigger and some became cities.
e) Clusters of dwellings became settlements.
f) New farm
g) Villages grew around markets.
h) Farm workers moved to towns to find work in factories.
4 marks
3. What are consequences of rapid urban growth? Give six points including both positive and
negative ideas.
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4. Graph B shows how the world’s population has grown.
a) Describe the shape of the graph.
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b) The population of hunter-gatherers was low.
What are hunter gatherers?
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Suggest reasons for their low population. (What risks did they face? What weapons did
they have?
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c) Iron was used to make ploughs and other farm tools. Explain why this helped the
population to grow.
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6 marks
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5. What was the Industrial Revolution?
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In the Industrial Revolution, people moved from farms to towns, to get paid work in factories.
Their diets improved. They met lots of people and marriage rates increased. Suggest two
reasons why the Industrial Revolution led to a sharp rise in the World’s population.
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2 marks
6. Define these terms:
a) Densely populated
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b) Sparsely populated
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c) Population distribution
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d) Population density
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4 marks
7. Look at the factors that affect population distribution.
a) Which factors are about physical geography?
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b) Give two reasons why population density is usually lower in mountainous areas than in
lower flat areas.
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c) Define the term natural resources.
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4 marks
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8. This question is about the following map.
a) Which continent had more countries with:
A population growth rate of over 2% _________________________
A falling population ______________________
b) What was the population growth rate in the UK?
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c) Name three countries where:
The population grew at over 3% a year ______________________
The population growth rate fell _________________________
2 marks
9. Population is growing fastest in some of the world’s poorest countries. Choosing the correct
words from the box, complete the paragraph below to explain why.
In poorer countries, most people live by __________________. Children are a form of
___________________, as they will help on the farm and look after their parents as they
become ___________________. Many women do not have access to ________________
about family life and so many have babies one after another. Many girls have little
_____________ as they leave primary school early and are not well ________________. They
may be ________________ very young and they may have little say in how many children
they have. Their ______________ are in control.
advice educated married security choice old farming husbands
4 marks
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10. Look at the following graph.
Which country was wealthier?
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About many children on average did each woman have:
In Ethiopia ______________________
In Japan ________________________
Explain why fertility rates are not usually whole numbers.
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What was the fertility rate for the UK?
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Describe what happens to fertility rates as wealth rises?
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5 marks
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