What do population pyramids look like for different stages of the DTM?

Which population pyramid is for Germany, Kenya and USA?

Population Pyramids LEARNING OBJECTIVES Be able to annotate population pyramids Distinguish between the population structure of an MEDC and an LEDC

Keywords: Sex-ratio: Age distribution: Dependent Population: Economically Active:

Governments carry out a census to find out who lives in their country Governments carry out a census to find out who lives in their country. They use the information to produce population structures http://populationpyramid.net/WORLD/2015/ Page 16 camber and sibley geography Task: Complete task 1 from your sheet

What do they show? Males are shown on the left. Females are shown on the right. Sex-ratio: the amount of males to females in a location

Age distribution of a country What do they show? Age categories split into 5 year stages Age distribution of a country

What do they show? Elderly population 65+ years of age Children 0-14 years of age Dependent Population: The population under the age of 15 and over 65

What do they show? Workforce Economically Active: 15-60 years old who have the potential to contribute economically

Keywords: Sex-ratio: Age distribution: Dependent Population: Economically Active:

What do they show? In this country there is a high Birth Rate There is also a high Death Rate. In this country there is a high Birth Rate

What should you annotate? Birth Rate: Is the BR increasing or decreasing Sex-ratio: what is the male/female ratio

Dependency Ratio The dependency ratio can be expressed as: Population( u14 + 65+) X 100 Population 15-65