l2 ap population pyramids
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What are Population Pyramids
How can we draw a population structure graph
showing gender for a country?
Birth and death rate
• Birth rate = number of people born per thousand of the population each year
• Death rate = number of people who die per thousand of the population each year
UK Madagascar
Birth Rate (per 1000) 12.3 37.1
Death Rate (per 1000) 9.3 7.6
UK Population PyramidWhat does it
show?
See an animation Here
Population Pyramid
• Using the data on your handout to draw the UK’s population pyramid.
How can you ‘read’ a population pyramid?
Population Pyramids
• A population _______ shows the population structure for a country.
Table Pyramid Triangle Graph • The height of the pyramid shows how _____ people live.
The base shows how many babies are _____ each year (birth rate).
The ill long born many killed • Any indents may be from a war or ______ and any
bulges could be from baby booms or _________ coming in (immigrants)
earthquakes tourists Famine migrants education migrants disease animals
Population pyramid for Calcutta
• Complete the A5 Living Graph sheet on Calcutta
Draw a sketch of a pyramid for a MEDC
Draw a sketch of a pyramid for a LEDC
Homework