Population Geography

Population geographers seek to understand

• the society around them

• how populations stay stagnant on Earth

• the structure of a population

• how populations change through population movements and processes

A Broad-based pyramid is also known as a

• Beehive pyramid

• Triangular pyramid

• Rectangular pyramid

Which of the following do we use when reading a population pyramid?

• the proportion of people in various groups

• the sex ratio (gender)

• the shape of the pyramid

• the colors used in the bars

True or False: A Beehive shaped population pyramid looks like a beehive due to low birth rates and slow population growth.

• True

• False

Which of the following items are answers we interpret from a rectangular pyramid?

• high population growth

• zero population growth

• high life expectancy

• life expectancy rate is high

• low death rates

True or False: Population pyramids are important because they help governments with policy planning as well as allow us to accurately determine the the infant mortality rate of given country.

• True

• False