Niger/Canada Contrasting Physical/human Settings

Question 1

Niger physical setting

Answer 1

Arid/subtropical/ desert climate.
Sahara desert.
Desert plains/ sand dunes.
Periodic drought/ desertification.

Less plants/ crops for food.
Less rainfall for water.

Rich in uranium- oil

Question 2

Niger human setting

Answer 2

Sparsely populated.
Higher conc. of people in towns/ cities in south.
Primary sector - mining
Subsistence farmers .

Muslim.

Droughts/ failed crops/ insect plagued = food shortage / ^ food prices/ hunger

Question 3

Niger - application to demographic transition model

Answer 3

High birth rates (religion/culture)
Low/ falling death rate.
Stage 2 - but death rates are much lower than would be expected for this stage due to young pop and reduced child mortality/ hunger / malnutrition.
Support from NGOs ‘Save the Children’

Question 4

Canada - physical environment

Answer 4

Wide range of climatic types including arctic/ temperate continental / temperate maritime.

Mountainous / fertile plains

Rich in mineral resources

Question 5

Canada - human setting

Answer 5

Very large country but small population 35 million.
Sparsely populated
Highly urbanised- lots of people in cities.
Tertiary sector - financial services.
Oil/ mining industries.
Multicultural- open to immigrants

Question 6

Canada - application to demographic transition model

Answer 6

Low birth rate / death rate
Low natural increase
Stage 4 not stage 5 because it encourages controlled immigration, has plenty of space/ rich in resources . It’s country that can cope with increased population but wants to keep balance in population so it doesn’t become ageing population.