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(a) the term replacement-level fertility.
(b) two reasons why some countries have persistently high infant mortality rates despite economic growth.
(e) Using the infographic, how population change in Europe compares to that in Africa between 2022 and 2023.
(f) two possible causes of rapid population decline in some countries, and one potential impact of this decline on a country.
(e) Using evidence from the infographic, one way that global responses to refugee displacement are unequal.
(f) do economic capacity and geopolitical interests shape the global distribution and treatment of refugees?
(e) The infographic shows the Then and Now of Urban Population Worldwide
Source: United Nations Population Division
two continents that experienced the largest increase in the share of their population living in urban areas between 1950 and 2020, according to the infographic.
(f) two continents that had more than half of their population living in urban areas in 2020, according to the infographic.
(g) Using evidence from the infographic, two reasons why urban populations might have increased in many continents since 1950.
(e) Using the age and sex breakdown, one challenge South Sudan might face in meeting the needs of the newly arrived population.
(f) do the patterns of population inflow into South Sudan reflect the impacts of forced migration?
(a) two reasons why urbanization rates have increased more rapidly in some continents than in others.
(b) a social and an economic impact of rapid population growth in less developed countries.
(c) two challenges that cities may face as a result of increasing ethnic and cultural diversity.
(a) one limitation of the Demographic Transition Model when applied to low-income countries today.
(b) the term internally displaced person (IDP) and how it differs from a refugee.
(c) how migration can lead to changes in the age and sex structure of the origin country.
(a) the term forced migration.
(b) one example of a forced migration movement.
(c) two consequences of forced migration for the host country.
(d) three possible pull factors that attract people to urban areas.
the demographic transition model and its stages.
(d) The infographic shows statistics regarding South Sudan’s refugee crisis.
Source: United Nations Refugee Agency and International Organisation for Migration
the two most common nationalities of individuals arriving in South Sudan based on the infographic.
(d) The infographic shows The Countries Losing their Population the Fastest between 2022 and 2023
Source: United Nations Population Division
two European countries from the infographic that experienced a population decrease between 2022 and 2023, and their percentage decreases.
(d) The infographic shows The Facts on the Global Refugee Crisis.
Source: New Internationalist
two reasons why most refugees are hosted in developing countries, according to the infographic.
