History A-Level
Demographic pressures
What Demographic pressures means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Demographic pressures
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Population growth is examined as a cause and impact of economic depression, particularly its devastating effects on the labouring poor.
Topics that use Demographic pressures
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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