Elective 5: Human CHAPTER 1


EXAM QUESTIONS


HIGHER LEVEL 1. Year


1950 1990 2013


Irish birth and death rates per 1,000 of population Birth rate 21.5 15 15


Death rate 13.0 9.0 6.5


(i) Using graph paper, draw a suitable graph to illustrate this data.


(ii) Explain briefly one reason for the decline in Irish birth rates between 1950 and 2013.


(i) Title Vertical axis named (ii) 2. Male


Bar chart, etc. 2m 1m


Horizontal axis named 1m 6 items illustrated


2m each Any valid explanation 4m Pyramid A


10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80+


0–4 5–9


9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2


% of total population 1


0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 4 3 2 0 Female Male Pyramid B


10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80+


0–4 5–9


% of total population 1


0 1 2 3 4 5


Pie chart 2m


1m + 1m (Circle + Centred) –


2m each 2015 Q11A 20M Female


Examine the population pyramids above and answer each of the following questions.


(i) What percentage of males in Pyramid A are in the 40–44 year age group and what percentage of females in Pyramid B are in the 25–29 year age group?


(ii) Are more people living longer in the area represented by Pyramid A or Pyramid B? With reference to the structure of the pyramid, give one piece of evidence to support your answer.


(iii) Which of the pyramids, A or B, represents a developing economy? Name an example of a developing economy.


(iv) Explain briefly two challenges facing an economy with a population pyramid similar to Pyramid B.


2015 Q12A 20M (i) 2m + 2m


(ii) Pyramid B & any valid piece of evidence 2m + 2m (iii) Pyramid A & any valid named example 2m + 2m (iv) Any two valid challenges explained


2m + 2m 2m + 2m


POPULATION CHANGE OVER TIME AND SPACE


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