Natural increase as a component of population change: past paper questions
Real questions on natural increase as a component of population change
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- 9696/21 · May/June 2026 · Q1a(i)[2]
calculate the difference in average daily calorie consumption between the USA and Ethiopia. Show your working.
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suggest why Japan could be considered an anomaly to the pattern shown.
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Suggest two reasons why people in HICs tend to have a high calorie consumption.
See it on the paper → - 9696/21 · May/June 2026 · Q1c[3]
Explain why the average daily calorie consumption for a country may not indicate the food security of that country. Migration
See it on the paper → - 9696/21 · May/June 2026 · Q4a(i)[3]
Define the term ‘infant mortality rate’.
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Explain two reasons why infant mortality rates are falling in MICs.
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With the aid of examples, explain why death rates in urban areas are often higher than death rates in rural areas.
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With the aid of examples, assess the extent to which increased wealth of a population is the main cause of falling birth rates. Migration
See it on the paper → - 9696/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1a(i)[1]
state the crude birth rate in 2020
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describe the main changes in crude birth rate from 1950 to 2100.
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Suggest two reasons why birth rates are high in some countries.
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Explain why a government may want to increase the birth rate of their country. Migration
See it on the paper → - 9696/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1a(i)[1]
state the crude death rate in 1970
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describe the main changes in crude death rate from 1950 to 2100.
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Suggest two reasons why death rates are high in some countries.
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Explain how falling death rates may influence birth rates in a country. Migration
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Define the term ‘fertility rate’.
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Outline how two social factors influence fertility rates.
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With the aid of examples, explain how economic factors may result in low levels of fertility.
See it on the paper → - 9696/22 · October/November 2025 · Q4c[15]
‘The demographic transition model (DTM) is a useful way to understand population change over time.’ With the aid of examples, how far do you agree with this statement? Migration/Settlement dynamics
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What examiners said
There were few correct answers, as many candidates seemed unsure how to calculate the percentage and did not get marks for either their method or for achieving the correct answer.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9696/21 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
Most candidates identified Africa and Asia as being the two continents that dominated the projected increase in population, and many described other elements of the diagram correctly.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9696/21 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
Many responses described the changes in the birth and death rates rather than the focus of ‘natural increase’ so did not answer the question. Those which achieved three marks tended to divide the graph into three sections and then discussed the changes seen in each: a positive but declining natural increase at the start, and then a stationary period followed by a natural decrease. Many described...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9696/22 Q1(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
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