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Understanding Population Pyramids

A population pyramid is a graphic representation of the age and sex structure of a population. It shows the number of males and females in different age groups. Population pyramids can be expanding, stationary, or declining based on birth and death rates and life expectancy. Descriptions are provided of population pyramids for Niger and Saudi Arabia.

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Understanding Population Pyramids

A population pyramid is a graphic representation of the age and sex structure of a population. It shows the number of males and females in different age groups. Population pyramids can be expanding, stationary, or declining based on birth and death rates and life expectancy. Descriptions are provided of population pyramids for Niger and Saudi Arabia.

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Population Pyramids

1. What is a population pyramid?

2. Cut and paste the definitions to match them with the key terms:

Birth Rate

Death Rate

Life Expectancy

Declining

Middle Age

Older Age

Dependency Ratio

Concave

Convex

Population Pyramid

1. A graphic method of illustrating the age and sex structure of a population.


2. Curving outwards.
3. The number of births, per year, per 1000 people in the population.
4. The ratio between those in the non-economically active age group (taken to be
children under 15 and adults over 65) and those in the economically active age
group (15 to 64).
5. To become smaller, weaker, or less important.
6. Subjectively: 40 – 64 years old.
7. Curving inwards.
8. The number of deaths, per year, per 1000 people in the population.
9. Subjectively: 65 + years old.
10. Average number of years a person at birth can expect to live.
3. Describe the population pyramid for Niger.

4. Describe the population pyramid for Saudi Arabia.


5. Decide which stage the 12 population pyramids on the Population Pyramids
Sheet are in:

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