History A-Level
Demographic pressure and mobility
What Demographic pressure and mobility means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Demographic pressure and mobility
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Rapid rural population growth reduced per capita land, leading to poverty and pressure to migrate, while movement to Siberia and urban areas offered escape but was often temporary or forced.
Topics that use Demographic pressure and mobility
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 1 The changing status and condition of the peasantry (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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