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GeographyMarkscheme2002SL & HLMay
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MARKSCHEME
May 2002
GEOGRAPHY
Higher Level and Standard Level
Paper 2
12 pages
M02/320/HS(2)M+ INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
BACCALAURÉAT INTERNATIONAL
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Notes on individual questions
[4 marks]1. (a) Define overpopulation and underpopulation.
Overpopulation occurs when there ar e too many people relative to the
resources and technology available to maintain an ade quate standard of living
[2 marks]. Underpopulation occurs when th ere are far more resources in an
area (such as food, energy and minerals) than can be used or developed by the
people living there [2 marks].
[8 marks]
(b) Name one country which is overpopulated. Give reasons to support your
suggestion that this country is ov erpopulated using specific data and
factual information.
The country selected should be one that generally conforms to the notion of
overpopulation stated in (a); suitable examples include Bangladesh, Somalia,
and many others. The data and factua l information presented to justify the
selection of the country can take ma ny forms, including statistics and/or
descriptions relating to poor living c onditions, low incomes, poverty and high
levels of emigration, famine and underdevelopment of resources. Where a country
is selected that is patently not overpopulated, then a maximum of [3 marks]
may be awarded. Examples such as China which display problems of rapid
population growth with little reference to resources should gain a maximum
of [4 marks].
[8 marks]
(c) Name a country that is underpopul ated. Examine th e problems that
arise in this country as a direct result of its underpopulation.
The country selected should be one that generally conforms to the notion of
underpopulation stated in (a); suitable examples include Canada, Australia,
and many others. Problems that are discussed will vary according to the
example chosen, but may include surplus food production, abundance of
mineral and energy resources without the necessary capital to develop them,
high levels of immigration and high levels of foreign investment. In most
underpopulated countries, it is possible that the standard of living would
increase through increased production if population
File information
Subject
Geography
Document type
Markscheme
Year
2002
Session
May
Level
SL & HL
Paper
2
Examination zone
Not labelled in the archive
Language
Not labelled in the archive
File size
174 KB
Pages
11
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