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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 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.
can migration policies address the challenges of population ageing?
the potential consequences of gender imbalances in population structure.
(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.
(e) Using the infographic, how population change in Europe compares to that in Africa between 2022 and 2023.
(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?
(f) two possible causes of rapid population decline in some countries, and one potential impact of this decline on a country.
