Paper 2 Human

• What is the current world population as of 2023?

  Over 8 billion people
• What is a low income country (LIC) according to the World Bank?

  A country with GNI per capita of $1,045 or lower
• Name three examples of low income countries (LICs).

  Zimbabwe, Malawi, Niger
• What percentage of the world's population lives in urban areas?

  More than 50%
• What is a megacity?

  A city with over 10 million people
• How many megacities are there in the world?

  34 megacities
• What are the top three megacities by population?

  1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - 37,843,000
  2. Jakarta, Indonesia - 30,539,000
  3. Delhi, India - 24,998,000
• What are the two main ways the population of cities changes?

  Natural increase and migration
• What is natural increase?

  The growth of a population from births exceeding deaths
• What is rural to urban migration?

  The movement of people from countryside to city
• What are some push factors for rural to urban migration?

  • Unemployment
  • Lower wages
  • Crop failure
  • Poor living conditions
  • Poor health and education services
  • Few facilities
  • Natural disasters
  • Civil war
• What are some pull factors for rural to urban migration?

  • More jobs
  • Higher wages
  • Better living conditions
  • Better education and health services
  • Better facilities
  • Less chance of natural disasters
• What is urbanisation?

  Increase in people living in towns and cities
• How did the world population change from 1804 to 1999?

  It grew from 1 billion to 6 billion
• What is anticipated about the global population in the twenty-second century?

  It will stabilise
• What was the urban population in 1950?

  0.8 billion
• What was the urban population in 2014?

  3.85 billion
• When did urbanisation first occur in high-income countries?

  During the Industrial Revolution
• Why did people migrate to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution?

  To work in factories
• What technological development pushed people from rural areas?

  Mechanisation on farms
• Which countries currently have a greater rate of urbanisation?

  Low-income countries (LICs)
• What is the trend of migration in low-income countries?

  More people migrate to urban areas
• What do choropleth maps show regarding urbanisation in LICs?

  They show increasing urbanisation
• How do urban growth rates in poorer areas compare to wealthier areas?

  Higher in poorer areas
• What causes the high rates of urbanisation in poorer parts of the world?

  Rural-urban migration
• What is projected to increase current urbanisation rates?

  Industrialisation and economic development
• Why are urban growth rates lower in developed countries?

  They have already taken place
• What percentage of the population resides in urban areas in developed countries?

  Over 80%
• What are the key factors driving urbanisation?

  • Rural-urban migration
  • Industrialisation
  • Economic development
  • Mechanisation in agriculture
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• What data does HUMAN collect?

  IP addresses and device characteristics
• What is the cookie duration for Blendee srl?

  366 days
• What data does Blendee srl collect?

  IP addresses and authentication-derived identifiers
• What is the cookie duration for Innovid LLC?

  90 days
• What data does Innovid LLC collect?

  IP addresses and browsing data
• What is the cookie duration for Neustar, Inc.?

  365 days
• What data does Neustar, Inc. collect?

  IP addresses and probabilistic identifiers
• What is the cookie duration for Adobe Audience Manager?

  180 days
• What data does Adobe Audience Manager collect?

  IP addresses and authentication-derived identifiers
• What is the cookie duration for Localsensor B.V.?

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