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IB ESS SL 8.1.8 Demographic Transition Model Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 8.1.8 by applying demographic transition model concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify demographic-transition patterns using birth rate, death rate, natural increase, age structure and population growth
  • explain how contraception, education, employment, urbanization, welfare and healthcare change fertility and mortality
  • use demographic data to classify stages and predict population change, ageing, dependency and doubling time

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IB ESS SL 8.1.8 Demographic Transition Model Questions 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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