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IB ESS SL 8.1.8 Demographic transition model Question Bank

Practise IB ESS SL/HL 8.1.8 by applying demographic transition model concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the relevant environmental system, process or evidence
  • apply the correct ESS concept and explain the causal relationship
  • evaluate the outcome using ecological, social or management evidence

8.1.8—Demographic transition model question 1

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Figure Crude birth rate, crude death rate, total population (1960-2024) and predicted total population (2025-2100) for South Korea

Figure Crude birth rate, crude death rate, total population (1960-2024) and predicted total population (2025-2100) for South Korea

Explain which stage of the demographic transition model South Korea was in during 1980.

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