A-Level H2 Geography 3

Question 1

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is characterised by high birth rates and rapidly falling death rates, causing rapid population growth?

Accepted Answer

Stage 2

Answer

Stage 2 of the DTM is defined by persistently high birth rates alongside falling death rates (due to improved sanitation and medicine), producing the fastest natural population increase.

Question 2

Which composite index measures development by combining life expectancy, education level, and income?

Accepted Answer

Human Development Index (HDI)

Answer

The Human Development Index (HDI), published by the UNDP, combines health (life expectancy), education (mean and expected years of schooling), and standard of living (GNI per capita) into a single score.

Question 3

What is the approximate Total Fertility Rate (TFR) considered to be at 'replacement level' for a population?

Accepted Answer

2.1

Answer

A TFR of approximately 2.1 is the replacement level — each woman bears enough children to replace herself and her partner, with the extra 0.1 accounting for infant and child mortality.

Question 4

Which population theory argues that population grows geometrically while food supply grows only arithmetically, inevitably leading to famine or war?

Accepted Answer

Malthusian Theory

Answer

Thomas Malthus (1798) argued that unchecked population growth would always outpace food production, resulting in positive checks such as famine, disease, and war to reduce population.

Question 5

What does the Gini coefficient measure?

Accepted Answer

Income inequality within a population

Answer

The Gini coefficient measures income (or wealth) inequality within a country on a scale from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (perfect inequality), where higher values indicate greater disparity.

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A-Level H2 Geography 3