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HSC GeographyPractice Examination 5

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks100
Questions24
StructureSection A — 15 Q, 15 marks · Section B — 7 Q, 45 marks · Section C — 1 Q, 20 marks · Section D — 1 Q, 20 marks

This paper covers

  • Demographic transition model (DTM) stages 2–4 applied to sub-Saharan Africa: birth/death rates, natural increase, dependency ratios, age-sex pyramids
  • Urban primacy, rapid urbanisation, and informal settlement growth: housing deficit, infrastructure strain (water, sanitation, transport), governance and planning responses
  • Globalisation and economic drivers of rural–urban migration; sustainability challenges of megacity growth; case studies (Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, Accra)

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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HSC Geography Practice Examination 5