Age Structure Diagrams

What does the whole right side of the population pyramid represent?

• Males

• Females

• Unemployed

• Young people

Does this age structure diagram show a country with

• Rapid Growth

• Zero Growth

• Decreasing Growth

Does this age structure diagram show a country with

• Rapid Growth

• Zero Growth

• Decreasing Growth

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Does this age structure diagram show a country with

• Rapid Growth

• Zero Growth

• Decreasing Growth

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What do age structure diagrams (population pyramids) typically show?

• The distribution of resources in a population

• The birth and death rates of a population

• The distribution of various age groups in a population

• The migration patterns of a population

Which age structure diagram shows slow growth?

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Which age structure diagram shows negative / declining growth?

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The distribution of individuals among different ages in a population.

• life expectancy

• age structure

• density

Figure C shows an age structure diagram for a population that is _________?

• diminishing

• expanding

• stable

• birthrate is higher than deathrate

Use Figure 7-1. Population A is most likely

• rapidly growing.

• growing, but very slowly.

• stable.

• going to decline in a few decades.

• There is not enough information to tell.

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