Title: How do population pyramids help us learn about population
1How do population pyramids help us learn about
population
2Population pyramids are used to show information
about the age and gender of people in a specific
country.
Male
Female
There is also a high Death Rate.
In this country there is a high Birth Rate
Population in millions
This population pyramid is typical of countries
in poorer parts of the world (LEDCs.)
3In some LEDCs the government is encouraging
couples to have smaller families. This means the
birth rate has fallen.
4The largest category of people were born about 40
years ago.
In this country there is a low Birth Rate and a
low Death Rate.
This population pyramid is typical of countries
in the richer parts of the world (MEDCs.)
5Male
Female
Population in millions
In the future the elderly people will make up the
largest section of the population in this country.
In this country the birth rate is decreasing.
This is happening more and more in many of the
worlds richer countries.
6Male
Female
Population in thousands
This country has a large number of temporary
workers. These are people who migrate here
especially to find a job.
7Population pyramid for Mozambique.
Population pyramid for Iceland.
8What happens next
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10What is going to happen to Japans population in
the future Why does this matter
11 12 13 14- Your task
- Open your own PowerPoint presentation.
- Go to www.census.gov www.census.gov
- Select Search and type in IDB.
- Select International Database
- From here select Population Pyramids.
- Find a population pyramid typical of a poor
country (LEDC) copy and paste it into your
PowerPoint document then add labels to explain
what is shown. - Repeat for an MEDC (rich) country.
- For a country of your choice copy and paste the
pyramids for 2000 2025 and 2050. - Write about what the graphs show and try to give
reasons for the patterns. Explain how the
population of this country is changing and say
how that could affect the country.
15- Your task
- Open your own PowerPoint presentation.
- Go to www.census.gov www.census.gov
- Select Search and type in IDB.
- Select International Database
- From here select Population Pyramids.
- Find a population pyramid typical of a poor
country (LEDC) copy and paste it into your
PowerPoint document then add labels to explain
what is shown. - Repeat for an MEDC (rich) country.
- For a country of your choice copy and paste the
pyramids for 2000 2025 and 2050. - Write about what the graphs show and try to give
reasons for the patterns. Explain how the
population of this country is changing and say
how that could affect the country.
16When you have finished Find out some background
information on each country and add this to your
presentation. Concentrate on facts and figures
which you can use to compare the countries such
as of the children at school type of jobs
available how rich or poor (GDP per capita.)