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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

4.1Global population

Global population in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.1.1Describe global population distribution and density and the factors that influence them.
  2. 4.1.2Explain trends in global population growth and their regional variations.
  3. 4.1.3Explain natural increase and net migration, birth and death rates, TFR, IMR and life expectancy, and the factors that affect fertility and mortality.

Lessons

  • Population distribution, density and growth, and population-resource relationships

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  • Population indicators and the components of population change

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Global population: sample question

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Which area of Zimbabwe is most likely to have the lowest population density?

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