Managing human population

Worked examples (6)

• 1Calculating population density
• 2Reading a population pyramid
• 3Calculating the dependency ratio
• 4Explaining factors that influence population density
• 5Explaining how birth, death and migration rates change a population
• 6Planning an essay on population structure and the environment

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1/2 style (calculation + interpretation, AO2)
• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (pyramid interpretation + reasoning, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Stating the impacts of an ageing population
• 2Defining an ageing population
• 3Explaining why ageing lowers tax revenue and raises pension spending
• 4Explaining pressure on health care
• 5Suggesting government responses to an ageing population
• 6Planning a 20-mark essay on ageing populations

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1/2 style (explain, AO1/AO2)
• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (discuss/evaluate, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Distinguishing pronatalist from antinatalist policies
• 2Stating strategies to slow population growth
• 3Explaining how female education lowers birth rates
• 4Evaluating a strategy (effectiveness, cost, ethics)
• 5Choosing strategies for a growing LIC versus an ageing HIC
• 6Planning a 20-mark essay on managing population growth

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1/2 style (describe + evaluate, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (application + evaluation, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (compare/contrast + application, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)