Population Pyramids – Part 1
Before moving on it is worth recapping the Demographic Transition model:
Now we compare population structures (also known as age-sex structures or ‘population pyramids’) between MEDCs and LEDCs. The following animation should make sense before moving on:
BBC Scotland Education Population Pyramid Flash Animation
Now download the following worksheet and follow the instructions:
Worksheet – Population Pyramids on the Net
Now visit here and repeat the quiz until you can score full marks:
http://www.geography.ndo.co.uk/populationmatch.htm
Putting it all together – watch this:
You should also be able to complete the second set of tasks (already introduced in the Demographic Transition Model post) – click on the Part 2 tab and check your Answers before moving on – not there are three pyramids to analyse.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/demographic_trans/eng/Introduction/plenary.swf
Review:
Read the following pages carefully. Add notes where appropriate.
BBC Bitesize for Population Structure Revision [1]
BBC Bitesize for Population Structure Revision [2]
At the bottom of the last page you can take a test bite.
Dependency Ratios
This module helps with our understanding of dependency ratios:
Hosted by McGraw Hill – Population Geography
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