Age Structure Diagrams (ES)

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

• growing slowly.
• growing rapidly.
• decreasing.
• not changing.

According the population pyramid Canada's population is _______________ 

• growing
• getting smaller
• staying the same 

Name the type of pyramid in the picture.

• slow growth

• rapid growth

• zero growth

• negative growth

Which is NOT shown on a population pyramid?

• Age

• Sex (male/female)

• Ethnicity

The population pyramid shown is most likely which country?

• Nigeria

• China

• Germany

• Japan

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

What is an age sex pyramid?

• A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups.

• A type of graph showing the number of males in different age groups.

• A type of graph showing the number of females in different age groups.

• A type of graph showing the number of males and females in only one age group.

Why has the world population dramatically increased?

• Better medicine
• Better sanitation
• Better technology
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This is an example of an age structure diagram. Another term for it is:

• age-sex pyramid

• male-female pyramid

• country pyramid

• triangle chart

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Demography is the study of:

• world economic conditions
• mountains and other physical features on the landscape
• urban areas
• statistics related to the changing structure of human population

What is the approximate population of men age 65-69 in the US in 2014? (see pyramid)

• 7.5 million
• 10.5 million
• 5 million
• 12 million