1. Population Pyramids What can we learn about tomorrow looking at a population pyramid today?
WG.7A Construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends
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2. Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know?
Population Pyramid
Demographic
Predict
Data
Infer
Stable
Instability
Population Growth
Prosperity

3. This is a POPULATION PYRAMID. What do you notice?
What’s that stand for?
Why do you think that might happen?
What’s that mean?
What’s that mean?

4. POPULATION PYRAMID Let’s make predictions…
Are we ready for this?
What could go wrong?
If we know this is coming, what do we need to do?
If we know this coming, what do we need to do?

5. POPULATION PYRAMID What is true when populations live longer?
More elderly means more people are retired, therefore, a labor shortage.
Fewer young people means fewer people paying taxes; therefore, difficulty with social services.
More elderly means more people are on social security; therefore,… uh oh.

6. POPULATION PYRAMID What is true when populations are getting larger?
Huge population increase means greater demand on the food supply.
More people means more labor, but it also could mean more unemployment and labor abuse.
More people means greater demand for resources and raw materials, which means more deforestation which means… uh oh.

7. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
On a population pyramid that is top heavy, which of the following predictions would be TRUE?
A the economy will progress rapidly
B the females will soon outnumber the males
C the males will soon outnumber the females
D the economy will have problems in the future
If one were to construct a population pyramid of a country that had recently been in an extended war, which of the following would likely be shown on that pyramid?
F a large percentage of men in the 20 to 40 year old range
G a larger percentage of men than of women
H a small percentage of men in the 20 to 40 year old range
J a large percentage of babies in the 1 to 5 year old range

8. Talk to each other, and then talk to me…
WG.7A Construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends
What can we learn about tomorrow looking at a population pyramid today?
Use the word wall words to answer.

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