Human Population Density, Distribution & Structure (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Environmental Management): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0680

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Figure 3.1 shows the world population pyramid in 2023.

2023 world population pyramid showing the percentage of males (left) and females (right) in each five-year age group from 0-4 to 100+.
Figure 3.1 PopulationPyramid.net, CC BY 3.0 IGO

State the percentage of the world population that is over 74 years of age in 2023.

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Figure 3.1 shows the world population pyramid in 2023.

2023 world population pyramid showing the percentage of males (left) and females (right) in each five-year age group from 0-4 to 100+.
Figure 3.1 PopulationPyramid.net, CC BY 3.0 IGO

Suggest why the percentage values in the pyramid in Figure 3.1 do not total 100%.

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Figure 3.1 shows the world population pyramid in 2023.

2023 world population pyramid showing the percentage of males (left) and females (right) in each five-year age group from 0-4 to 100+.
Figure 3.1 PopulationPyramid.net, CC BY 3.0 IGO

Use Figure 3.1 to compare the world population of males to the world population of females in 2023.

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The population pyramids for low-income countries (LICs) and high-income countries (HICs) are different.

Complete Table 3.1.

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LICs have a wider base than HICs.

HICs have a smaller percentage of people in the working population than LICs.

LICs have a smaller percentage of elderly dependants than HICs.

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