Population Pyramid Assignment 2018 (A) PDF

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Just basic notes and practice conducted within the course and has information regarding the roots of many topics...

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Population Pyramid Assignment You will be examining population pyramids for different countries and comparing them. GO TO:

https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/informationGateway.php You are going to examine 3 countries. Select the countries individually (so you will be repeating the following steps 3 times) How to get the data:

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Under the heading Select Report choose: population pyramid graph

Under the heading Select Years choose the following years: 2000, 2015, 2030 For Country Select: a) Mozambique b) Bulgaria c) Canada • submit

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For each, you will then be able to watch the animation of the population pyramid. (select one country at a time) For a fast view press play, to see the growth slower then press the small grey single arrow to the right of the stop button. 1)

For each country below, draw a sketch of the shape of the pyramid and give it a title.

2)

What does the shape of each of the 2015 pyramids tell you about the population issues in each of the 3 countries? (eg. Dependency load, growth rates, births, deaths) [Note: you can also go back to the search and examine the Components of Population Growth under Select Report]

Country

Mozambique

Bulgaria

Dependency load

Growth Rates

Births

Deaths

Country

Canada

Dependency load

Growth Rates

Births

Deaths

3)

What does the shape of each of the 2015 pyramids tell you about the “social geography” in each of the 3 countries? (eg. Health care, education, life expectancy, economy) - Critical thinking and research on the internet are required.

Country

Mozambique

Bulgaria

Health Care

Education

Life Expectancy

Economy

Country

Canada

Health Care

Education

Life Expectancy

Economy

3) What are the different future problems each country will face? [look at 2030 & feel free to look further into the future]

Country

Mozambique

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Country

Bulgaria

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

Country

Canada

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3...