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How do population pyramids help us learn about population?
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Population pyramids are used to show information about the age and gender of people in a specific country. MaleFemale Population in millions In this country there is a high Birth Rate There is also a high Death Rate. This population pyramid is typical of countries in poorer parts of the world. Countries with low average income are called LEDCs. Low Economically Developed Countries
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In some LEDCs, the government encourages couples to have smaller families. This will result in a falling birth rate.
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MaleFemale Population in millions In this country the number of people in each age group is about the same. The largest category of people were born about 40 years ago. In this country there is a low Birth Rate and a low Death Rate. This population pyramid is typical of countries in the richer parts of the world. They are called MEDCs. More Economically Developed Countries
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Population in millions MaleFemale In this country, the birth rate is decreasing. In the future, elderly people will make up the largest section of the population in this country. This type of population pyramid is happening more and more in many of the world’s richer countries.
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Male Female Population in thousands This country has a large number of temporary male workers. These are men who migrated to this country to find a job.
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Population pyramid for Mozambique. Population pyramid for Iceland. Short Life Expectancy High Birth Rate Many Young Dependants Many Elderly Dependants Low Death Rate Fewer Young Dependants Low Birth Rate
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What happens next?
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What is going to happen to Japan’s population in the future? Why does this matter?
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Canada’s Population Pyramid hhttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch1/examples-exemples/5214854- eng.htmttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch1/examples-exemples/5214854-eng.htmttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch1/examples-exemples/5214854-eng.htm http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/age/cda01pymd.cfm :/http://www.uwec.edu/geography/ivogeler/wother/age- sex/Canadapop%20animated.gif/www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/age/cda01 pymd.cfm://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/age/cda01 pymd.cfm
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Canada’s Population Pyramid 1971 - 2006 http://www.uwec.edu/geography/ivogeler/wother/age- sex/Canadapop%20animated.gif
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Population Pyramids Population pyramids TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLmKfXwWQtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLmKfXwWQtE Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country's future (and give important clues about the past).
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Falling Birth Rate Which countries have a falling birth rate? What are they doing about this? Japan Singapore To celebrate Singapore's National Day, Mentos decided to do something different. We launched a campaign to encourage every proud, financially secure adult in a stable, committed long-term relationship to get fresh and 'do their duty' on National Night to give a patriotic boost to Singapore's population (which was in a dangerous decline). We wrote a song, created a video, and the rest, as they say, is history. http://vimeo.com/63298881 http://vimeo.com/63298881
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Falling Birth Rate Demark The birth rate in Denmark is currently the lowest it’s been in 27 years. Almost 58,000 children were born in 2012, but the present rate of 1.7 children per family is not enough to maintain the population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw#t=17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw#t=17
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Overpopulation? “Don’t Panic” with Hans Rosling One-hour long documentary broadcasted on BBC on the 7th of November 2013 http://www.gapminder.org/videos/dont-panic- the-facts-about-population/http://www.gapminder.org/videos/dont-panic- the-facts-about-population/
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1. Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others? 2. How does this affect global population growth? Hans Rosling and TED Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religion s_and_babies.html
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File path - Student pool/Geography/Year 9/Population/Pyramids Your task: Create your own PowerPoint presentation. Go to www.census.gov www.census.govwww.census.gov Select Search and type in IDB. Select International Data Base –US Census Bureau From here select Data Access, then chose a country. Select the date and then Submit. Once in the data bank of a given country, select Population Pyramids. Find a population pyramid typical of a LEDC ( poor) country. Copy its 2011 population pyramid and paste it into your PowerPoint document. Add labels to explain what is shown. Go back and repeat for a MEDC (rich) country. For a country of your choice, copy and paste the pyramids for 2000, 2025 and 2050. Write about what the graphs show and try to give reasons for the patterns. Explain how the population of this country is changing and say how that could affect its population.
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File path - Student pool/Geography/Year 9/Population/Pyramids Your task: Open your own PowerPoint presentation and save it in your Home Drive. Go to www.census.gov www.census.govwww.census.gov Select Search and type in IDB. Select International Database. From here select Population Pyramids. Find a population pyramid typical of a poor country (LEDC) copy and paste it into your PowerPoint document then add labels to explain what is shown. Repeat for an MEDC (rich) country. For a country of your choice copy and paste the pyramids for 2000, 2025 and 2050. Write about what the graphs show and try to give reasons for the patterns. Explain how the population of this country is changing and say how that could affect the country.
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When you have finished; Find out some background information on each country and add this to your presentation. Concentrate on facts and figures which you can use to compare the countries such as % of the children at school, type of jobs available, how rich or poor (GDP per capita)………
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