Population pyramid learning check

What is meant by a population pyramid?

• The breakdown of population in different areas

• The breakdown of population in a given area by age and gender

• The breakdown of population in ethnicity

• The breakdown of population by age and area you live

In what type of country would we expect to see a large base that narrows as we progress through the age groups?

• LEDC

• MEDC

• Large area

• Small area

In what type of country would we expect to see a larger middle

• LEDC

• MEDC

• Large area

• Small area

What goes up the axis that goes up the Y (vertical) axis?

• Age

• Population

• Gender

• Ethnicity

What goes up the axis that goes up the X (horizontal) axis?

• Age

• % of Population

• Gender

• Ethnicity

What would the population pyramid look like if there was a higher death rate

• The pyramid would be wider at the top

• The pyramid would be narrower at the top

• The pyramid would be consistent

• The pyramid would stay the same

Tick all of the reasons why this population pyramid is narrow at the top

• LEDC

• Higher death rate

• Lower death rate

• Higher population

What does this population pyramid show?

• People live longer than LEDC countries

• This is likely not going to be a poor country

• The population distribution for both men and women

• An LEDC country

In what instalments do the years of age go up in?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years