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Understanding Population Pyramids

Population Pyramids

http: //ecp 3113 -01. fa 01. fsu. edu/lively_introduction/fig 7. gif

What will the pyramid look like in 2025? 2050?

Age Dependency Ratio

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Analysis of Italy’s Population Pyramid 1. Decline in Birth Rate 2. Baby Boom 3. Fewer men due to World War I and II 4. More women due to: a. longer life expectancy and b. World Wars (I and II) • 5. More 75 -79 yrs than 0 -4 yrs. Signs of a future worker shortage and an overall declining population. • •

Aging population… …declining birth rate

Mammoni: “Mama’s Boy” http: //marketplace. publicradio. org/display/web/2007/11/22/why_italian_men_wont_leave_the_nest/#

How is this population pyramid different from Italy’s?

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Population Pyramids at Different Scales • Country • State • County (Borough)

http: //www. aleutianseast. org

http: //dsc. discovery. com/fansites/deadliestcatch. html

ACTIVITY for Selected Population Pyramids in the United States

Helpful Hints… A. Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan B. Buffalo county, SD - Crow Creek Indian Reservation, one of the poorest counties in the United States C. Punta Gorda, FL - retirement community D. Leavenworth, KS - United States Penitentiary E. Manhattan, NYC - wealthy downtown, few large families F. Nothhamton, MA - Smith College, an all girls college G. Fort Bragg, NC - United States Army Fort H. Springfield, IL - average American city

Answers • • 1. B 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. G 6. H 7. F 8. D

Population Pyramids for Selected Countries

Guest Workers, mainly from South Asia

Guest Workers from India in the Persian Gulf Countries http: //fusions. wordpress. com/2007/08/06/migrant-workers-in-dubai

Post War Baby Boom and Declining Birth Rate

http: //kotaku. com/gaming/only-in-japan/strange-japanese-game-center-name-226261. php http: //www. economist. com/world/displaystory. cfm? story_id=9539825

Declining Birth Rate, Emigration, War

Mourning the dead. http: //www. dw-world. de/dw/article/0, 2144, 1817206, 00. html

Stable Population Growth

Slow Decline http: //www. airninja. com/worldfacts/countries/Argentina/fertilityrate. htm

High Birth and Death Rates

“Although the Comoros is a poor country, extreme manifestations of poverty such as famine or homelessness are rare. The great majority of people have access to adequate food, clothing, shelter, and, to some extent, water. ” http: //poverty 2. forumone. com/library/view/8688/ http: //atlas. 7 jigen. net/photo/? n=Comoros&ln=en

Slightly Increasing Population

“Increased prosperity as a result of the Celtic Tiger's economic boom in the wake of its 1973 EU membership has led to major changes in Ireland which is no longer traditionally a country of emigration and is receiving substantial numbers of immigrants to fill jobs. ” http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: Vilnius_at_Dublin. jpg http: //www. religiousconsultation. org/News_Tracker/Ireland_population_to_jump_to_five_million. htm

Extremely High Birth and Death Rates

Persistent Poverty and Violence http: //www. islamic-relief. com/submenu/appeal/somalia_crisis. htm http: //www. biyokulule. com/February_%201990 s(4). htm