{"id":31,"date":"2009-09-23T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opengecko.com\/geography\/2009\/09\/23\/population-pyramids-part-1\/"},"modified":"2009-09-23T08:30:05","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T14:30:05","slug":"population-pyramids-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opengecko.com\/geckoview\/geography\/population-pyramids-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Population Pyramids &ndash; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before moving on it is worth recapping the Demographic Transition model:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/scotland\/education\/geog\/population\/flash\/global_pop_dtm_3.swf\">BBC Scotland Animation of DTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now we compare population structures (also known as age-sex structures or &#8216;population pyramids&#8217;) between MEDCs and LEDCs. The following animation should make sense before moving on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/scotland\/education\/geog\/population\/flash\/global_pop_pyramid_1.swf\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Scotland Education Population Pyramid Flash Animation<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Now download the following worksheet and follow the instructions:<\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"View Worksheet - Population Pyramids on the Net on Scribd\" style=\"display: block; margin: 12px auto 6px; font: 14px helvetica,arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/20110476\/Worksheet-Population-Pyramids-on-the-Net\">Worksheet &#8211; Population Pyramids on the Net<\/a> <object codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" id=\"doc_191147927355917\" name=\"doc_191147927355917\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" align=\"middle\"\theight=\"500\" width=\"100%\" ><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=20110476&amp;access_key=key-mpfkmhb1dc3lffck6nu&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"play\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"><param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"salign\" value=\"\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=20110476&amp;access_key=key-mpfkmhb1dc3lffck6nu&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=\" quality=\"high\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" play=\"true\" loop=\"true\" scale=\"showall\" wmode=\"opaque\" devicefont=\"false\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" name=\"doc_191147927355917_object\" menu=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" salign=\"\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><\/embed><\/object>  <\/p>\n<p>&#160; Now visit here and repeat the quiz until you can score full marks:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.geography.ndo.co.uk\/populationmatch.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geography.ndo.co.uk\/populationmatch.htm\">http:\/\/www.geography.ndo.co.uk\/populationmatch.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Putting it all together \u2013 watch this:<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pfGLJwiYTE8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pfGLJwiYTE8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object>  <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>You should also be able to complete the second set of tasks (already introduced in the Demographic Transition Model post) \u2013 click on the Part 2 tab and check your Answers before moving on&#160; &#8211; not there are three pyramids to analyse.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk\/vtc\/demographic_trans\/eng\/Introduction\/plenary.swf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk\/vtc\/demographic_trans\/eng\/Introduction\/plenary.swf\">http:\/\/www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk\/vtc\/demographic_trans\/eng\/Introduction\/plenary.swf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review:<\/p>\n<p>Read the following pages carefully. Add notes where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/gcsebitesize\/geography\/population\/pop_changerev5.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Bitesize for Population Structure Revision [1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schools\/gcsebitesize\/geography\/population\/pop_changerev6.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Bitesize for Population Structure Revision [2]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the bottom of the last page you can take a test bite.<\/p>\n<p><u>Dependency Ratios<\/u><\/p>\n<p>This module helps with our understanding of dependency ratios:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/highered.mcgraw-hill.com\/sites\/dl\/free\/0072826851\/154125\/ch6_final.swf\">Hosted by McGraw Hill \u2013 Population Geography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before moving on it is worth recapping the Demographic Transition model: BBC Scotland Animation of DTM Now we compare population structures (also known as age-sex structures or &#8216;population pyramids&#8217;) between MEDCs and LEDCs. 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