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Unit 2 Theme A: Population and Migration

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why do people migrate, and what are the effects on the places they leave and the places they go?

The push and pull factors behind migration, the difference between economic migrants and refugees, and the effects on source and host areas (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to migration. Covers push and pull factors, the difference between economic migrants and refugees, and the positive and negative effects on both the source country and the host country.
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How and why has the world's population grown, and why is it so unevenly distributed?

World population growth, the factors affecting birth and death rates, and the physical and human factors affecting population distribution and density (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to population growth and distribution. Covers natural change, the factors affecting birth and death rates, why world population has grown rapidly, and the physical and human factors that make population distribution and density so uneven.
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What does a population pyramid show, and what challenges do youthful and ageing populations bring?

How to read a population pyramid, the dependency ratio, and the challenges of youthful and ageing population structures (AO1, AO2, AO3).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to population structure. Covers how to read a population pyramid, the meaning of the dependency ratio, the contrast between youthful and ageing populations, and the challenges and responses each brings.
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How does the demographic transition model explain population change over time?

The five stages of the demographic transition model, the birth, death and population trends in each, and its uses and limitations (AO1, AO2).
A focused CCEA GCSE Geography guide to the demographic transition model. Covers the five stages, the birth rate, death rate and total population in each, example countries, and the strengths and limitations of the model.
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