Define
Define Crude Birth Rate. (2 pts)
(i) Estimate the rate of natural increase in
Estimate (b)
2010. (2 pts)
State
Explain
State the year in which the natural increase rate
is projected to become negative. (1 pt)
Explain the meaning of the term population
projection. (2 pts)
two reasons why governments need
Suggest Suggest
population projections. (2+2)
1. Populations in transition
(a) Define Crude Birth Rate. [2]
Births [1 mark] per 1000 of population [1 mark] per year.
(b) (i) Estimate the rate of natural increase in 2010. [2]
1.5 [1 mark] % [1 mark] (allow 1.4 or 1.6) or 15 [1 mark] per 1000 [1 mark] (allow 14 or 16)
(ii) State the year in which the natural increase rate is projected to become negative. [1]
Any year between 2050–2055 [1 mark]