1. Understanding Population Pyramids

2. Population Pyramids 1

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4. What will the pyramid look like in 2025? 2050?1

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6. Age Dependency Ratio 1

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8. Analysis of Italy’s Population Pyramid
1. Decline in Birth Rate
2. Baby Boom
3. Fewer men due to World War I and II
4. More women due to: a. longer life expectancy and b. World Wars (I and II)
5. More yrs than 0-4 yrs. Signs of a future worker shortage and an overall declining population. 1

9. Aging population…
…declining birth rate 1

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13. Mammoni: “Mama’s Boy” 1

14. How is this population pyramid different from Italy’s?1

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16. Population Pyramids at Different Scales
Country
State
County (Borough)

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22. “Amidst of all of this emotion, drama and comedy, relationship coach and New York native Marin Frist really settles into the man-centric town of Elmo, Alaska.” 1

23. ACTIVITY for Selected Population Pyramids in the United States

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25. A. Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan
Helpful Hints…
A. Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan
B. Buffalo county, SD - Crow Creek Indian Reservation, one of the
poorest counties in the United States
C. Punta Gorda, FL - retirement community
D. Leavenworth, KS - United States Penitentiary
E. Manhattan, NYC - wealthy downtown, few large families
F. Nothhamton, MA - Smith College, an all girls college
G. Fort Bragg, NC - United States Army Fort
H. Springfield, IL - average American city 1

26. Answers
1. B
2. A
3. E
4. C
5. G
6. H
7. F
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27. Population Pyramids for Selected Countries1

28. Guest Workers, mainly from South Asia1

29. Guest Workers from India in the Persian Gulf Countries 1

30. Post War Baby Boom and Declining Birth Rate1

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32. Declining Birth Rate, Emigration, War1

33. Mourning the dead. 1

34. Stable Population Growth1

35. Slow Decline 1

36. High Birth and Death Rates1

37. “Although the Comoros is a poor country, extreme manifestations of poverty such as famine or homelessness are rare. The great majority of people have access to adequate food, clothing, shelter, and, to some extent, water.” 1

38. Slightly Increasing Population1

39. “Increased prosperity as a result of the Celtic Tiger's economic boom in the wake of its 1973 EU membership has led to major changes in Ireland which is no longer traditionally a country of emigration and is receiving substantial numbers of immigrants to fill jobs.” 1

40. Extremely High Birth and Death Rates1

41. Persistent Poverty and Violence 1

42. Constructing and Analyzing Population Pyramids
Finding Age Sex Statistics on the U.S. Census Web Site
Population Pyramid Construction directions using Microsoft Excel
Analyzing Metropolitan Zip Codes

43. Directions for finding Age and Sex Statistics go to: www.census.gov1

44. Go to www.census.gov and click on “American FactFinder”
Click on “PEOPLE” and select “Age and Sex” 1

45. Type in the
name of the
location and
click “GO.” 1

46. Click on “Age Groups and Sex”1

47. Use the statistics for the columns:
Male and Female
Use the
Total Population 1