1. Population Pyramid What is it?
Graphic representation used to analyze populations by sex and age.
Shows:
how historical events have changed populations
if population is young or aging
If a population is growing or maintaining

2. Population Pyramid Vocabulary
Less Developed Country (LDC)
Represented by a pyramid shape on a population pyramid.
Population is increasing.

3. Population Pyramid Vocabulary
More Developed Country (MDC)
Represented by more of a “straight” shape pyramid.
Population is remaining the same (maintaining) or decreasing.

4. Population Pyramid Vocabulary
Newly Industrialized Country
Reflects a population that was increasing but has begun the process of maintaining the same or decreasing.
Why?

8. Norway

10. Group Activity – 3 Way Match
Match the statistic cards, with the pyramid cards and the country descriptions.
Place the three cards together and label the name of the country above.
Below each set of cards, predict the change in the country’s future population.
Each group member needs to be able to explain the group’s findings.