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Population

What information does a population pyramid show?

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Total Fertility Rate: The average number of babies born to each woman.

Different age groups within a population havedifferent needs.

Geographers use graphs shapedlike pyramids to study population.

Population pyramids can lookdifferent depending on the agesof the people in the country.

Definitions & Big Ideas

Triangle Rectangle Glass

Population pyramids can look different!

Population Pyramids: Basic Shapes

a) Triangle: Rapid Growth • High birth and death rates• High infant mortality• Low life expectancy• Developing countries

b) Rectangle: Slow Growth•Birth rates drop & low death rate•High life expectancy•Developed countries

c) Glass: Shrinking/Negative Growth

•Birth rates fall behind death rates•Long life expectancy•Developed countries (Europe)

A high number of babies born.

People not living very long.

Births and deaths are nearly equal.

People are living longer and fewer babies are being

born.

Children & Youth

Too young to work.

WorkForce

ElderlyToo old to work.

A country needs a stable work force to help support thechildren and elderly who cannot work.

Depend on the Government for education!

Pay taxes from their wages for the Government to pay

for services.

Depend on the Government for retirement pensions &

healthcare!

Problems Caused By a Shrinking Population(Italy, Spain & Germany)

Characteristics of Negative Population

Growth

Problems Caused

for the Country

GovernmentResponses or

Solutions

•Women have fewer children.

•Better health care means longer life expectancy.

•Fewer people for the future workforce.

•Less demand for day care centers, schools.

•People live longer - added retirement costs.

•Older people have high medical costs.

•Companies make it easier for employees to raise families. Example: childcare at work.

•Later retirement age, reduce pension wages.

•Relocate factories to other countries.

•Reward families who care for their elders.

The world is becoming more

developed and population

trends are changing.

Global Population Trends

Developed Countries have lower birth rates:•Children aren’t needed to support a family or aging parents.•Birth control is available to help couples plan the number of children they have.•The cost of raising children is seen as an expense.

Developing Countries have higher birth rates:•Children are needed to help support their families.•No Government help for retired people; children must care for aging parents.•Lack of medical care means higher infant mortality rates.•Children are seen as a benefit rather than an expense.

High birth rates affect a country’s future:•High birth rates mean more young people to educate.•Need more jobs to employ people as adults.•Lack of schools and jobs can lead to frustration and unrest.

Population FormativePopulation Formative

1. This type of pyramid shows negative population growth.

2. This type of pyramid is reflective of population trends in the United States.

3. This type of pyramid is reflective of population trends in Europe.

4. This type of pyramid shows a developing country.

5. This type of pyramid shows a high birth rate and low life expectancy.

6. This type of pyramid shows steady or stable population growth.

A. B. C.

GRAPHING POPULATION PYRAMIDS

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Both sides of zero are positive numbers! One side is male, the other female!

Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions1. Is country A experiencing rapid population growth, slow growth, or negative growth?

2. Is country B experiencing rapid population growth, slow growth, or negative growth?

3. Which population pyramid shows Austria, a European country?

4.  Do you think country B is developed or developing?

5. Country A has a little over 8 million people while country B has almost 40 million people total. What factors might explain how in spite of that huge difference, country A has far more people over age 70 than country B?

6. HOT SKILLS: Compare the percentage of males and females in country A over the age of 80. What do you know about world history that most likely explains this difference?

1. Is country A experiencing rapid population growth, slow growth, or negative growth?

2. Is country B experiencing rapid population growth, slow growth, or negative growth?

3. Which population pyramid shows Austria, a European country?

4.  Do you think country B is developed or developing?

5. Country A has a little over 8 million people while country B has almost 40 million people total. What factors might explain how in spite of that huge difference, country A has far more people over age 70 than country B?

6. HOT SKILLS: Compare the percentage of males and females in country A over the age of 80. What do you know about world history that most likely explains this difference?

Negative

Rapid

Pyramid A

Developing