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🧳 Population & Migration – Year 9

Geography · Year 9 (KS3) — population growth, the DTM, population pyramids, push and pull factors

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How is the birth rate of a country usually measured?

Live births per 100 people per month
Live births per 1,000 people per year
Live births per 10,000 people per decade
Live births per 1,000 people per month
20s

Which of these is a pull factor for a migrant?

Better-paid jobs in the new country
High unemployment in the home area
Drought ruining crops at home
War in the home country
20s

According to the United Nations, the world population reached approximately how many people in 2022?

8 billion
6 billion
10 billion
4 billion
20s

A country has a birth rate of 30 per 1,000 and a death rate of 10 per 1,000. What is its natural increase?

3 per 1,000
40 per 1,000
300 per 1,000
20 per 1,000
30s

Someone forced to leave their country because of war or persecution is best described as:

An internal migrant
An economic migrant
A seasonal worker
A refugee
20s

In which stage of the demographic transition model does the death rate fall quickly while the birth rate stays high?

Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 1
30s

What is the main reason the death rate falls in Stage 2 of the demographic transition model?

More women going out to work
Wider use of contraception
A rising number of elderly people
Better healthcare, clean water and food supply
30s

Money that migrants working abroad send back to their families at home is called:

Tariffs
Foreign aid
Remittances
Subsidies
20s

A country's population pyramid has a narrow base and a wide top. Which challenge is it most likely to face?

Very high infant mortality
Rising costs of pensions and elderly care
A shortage of primary school places
Too many young people looking for jobs
30s

A country has 20 million people aged 0–14, 10 million aged 65+ and 60 million aged 15–64. What is its dependency ratio?

50
17
33
200
60s