Population structure: past paper questions
Real questions on population structure
The newest 18 of 18 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 2217/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2a[2]
State the number of: females aged 0– 4 in Sweden males aged 55–59 in South Africa.
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2b[3]
Compare the following features of the population structure of Somalia and the population structure of Sweden. proportion of young people proportion of people of working age proportion of old people
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2c[2]
Rank the three countries in order of population size. largest smallest
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2024 · Q2d[1]
Suggest one reason for the relatively low number of people aged 20–24 in South Africa.
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2024 · Q3a(i)[1]
rank and population size
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1a(i)[1]
Define the term population structure.
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1a(ii)[2]
Complete Fig. 1.1 using the following information about the population of Europe. age (years) percentage of total population 25–49 35 50 and over 38
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1a(iii)[3]
Describe the differences between the population structures of Asia and Africa in 2018.
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1b(i)[3]
Describe three features of Japan’s population structure which are typical of an MEDC.
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1b(ii)[5]
Explain why the percentage of young dependents in an LEDC is likely to be larger than that of Japan.
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1c[7]
For a named country you have studied, describe the difficulties which result from having a large dependent population. Name of country
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2020 · Q2a[1]
What was the percentage of females aged 25–29 in the world in 2017? %
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2020 · Q2b[2]
Describe the predicted percentage changes in the world population in people aged: 0– 50 and over.
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2020 · Q2c(i)[3]
Give three differences between the population structure of the Central African Republic and the population structure of the world in 2017.
See it on the paper → - 2217/22 · October/November 2020 · Q2c(ii)[1]
Suggest one problem created by the population structure of the Central African Republic.
See it on the paper → - 2217/12 · October/November 2019 · Q1c[7]
For an example of a country you have studied, explain why natural population growth rates are high. Name of country
See it on the paper → - 2217/13 · October/November 2019 · Q1b(i)[3]
Describe the changes in Mexico’s population structure between 1980 and 2010.
See it on the paper → - 2217/13 · October/November 2019 · Q1b(ii)[5]
Suggest ways in which a large young dependent population is likely to cause problems for a country.
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What examiners said
A lot of candidates just mentioned the number in each age group rather than the percentage or proportion and many did not give full definitions as they omitted reference to general make-up of the population, or age or gender.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 2217/12 Q1(a)(i) (Cambridge)
Although quite a large number of candidates did not attempt this question and some may not have seen it, many candidates plotted the segments accurately and in the correct order. A common error, however, was to reverse the order of the segments, despite having two other pie graphs to match and a key to confirm the order. More time should be given to questions such as this as easy marks can be lost...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 2217/12 Q1(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
Most candidates understood exactly what the question was asking and achieved the 3 marks by making three short points showing that Africa was higher for 0–24 years, and Asia higher for 25–49 years and 50 years and over. A comparison was essential for the marks and most candidates realised this. However, some just used statistics with no attempt at written comparison and others used words like ‘onl...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 2217/12 Q1(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
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