1. Constructing and Analyzing Population Pyramids
Population problems make a pyramid

2. Less Developed Country
Rapid growth
More Developed Country
Steady growth
Negative growth

3. Analyzing Population Pyramids
The Oldies
Economically Active
The Kiddos

4. What is happening to this country’s population as it develops?

5. Analyzing Population Pyramids
The population is decreasing
Most of the population is ages and which shows the largest part of the population will be elderly.
What is this country going to need in the future?

6. Population Pyramid result of youth bulge Baby Boomers born 1946-1964
Analyzing Population Pyramids
Population Pyramid result of youth bulge Baby Boomers born

7. Analyzing Population Pyramids
This population pyramid is of a military town.

8. Analyzing Population Pyramids
These population pyramids are of retirement communities. Heavy elderly population.

9. Analyzing Population Pyramids
This population pyramid show a city in distress…factories closing, lack of work, etc.

10. Analyzing Population Pyramids
What would this population pyramid represent?
College or university—high population at years

11. Analyzing Population Pyramids
This population pyramid shows migrant workers (males-25-40) in the country.

12. Analyzing Population Pyramids
War

13. Analyzing Population Pyramids
Pandemic a disease affecting persons over a wide geographical area; example: N1H1 flu, bird flu

14. Population pyramid
Harris County, TX
July 2010

15. Analyze your Pyramids….
Describe what is happening to the different age groups over time for EACH of the 4 countries.
Describe if each of the countries is Developed or Developing.
Describe any anomalies (more men than women, a surge in babies) what do you think accounts for them and what issues could arise.
2. Based on your pyramids and what you learned in the video…Match each set of pyramids to one of the following countries. (Japan, India, Kenya, USA) Use evidence from your pyramid and the video to support your explanation.