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Power of the Pyramids LETS REFLECT

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Page 1: Power of the Pyramids LETS REFLECT. 1. Where are you represented on the tables and on the graphs?

Power of the PyramidsLETS REFLECT

Page 2: Power of the Pyramids LETS REFLECT. 1. Where are you represented on the tables and on the graphs?

1. Where are you represented on the tables and on the graphs?

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2. Can you tell from the data if there are more male or female babies in each country?

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3. Are there more elderly woman or men? Why might that be the case?

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4. Can you tell from the graphs which country has the most people?

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5. Which country has the most people? How can you tell?

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6. Of the six graphs, which two look most like pyramids? What does that indicate about their population growth rates? What factors would change the shape of the pyramids in the future?

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7. Looking at the pyramids, which country appears to have the slowest rate of population growth? How can you tell?

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8. Which are the largest age groups in the U.S.?

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9. In which country do children make up the largest percentage of the population?

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10A. Some cultures have traditionally favored boy children over girl children (as can be seen in the pyramids for India and China). Why might couples prefer to have boys rather than girls in these countries?

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10B What are some consequences that may arise if a generation has a gender imbalance?

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11. If you had a business and wanted to capitalize on your information about the population age distribution for the U.S., what would you sell?

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12. If you had a business in Nigeria and wanted to capitalize on our information about the Nigerian population, what would you sell?

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13. How would you expect the Mexican pyramid to look if you graphed it 40 years from now?

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Essay:Explain what your (see below) pyramid shows, what sort of growth patterns would you expect in the future and what sort of concerns the government might have based on the population information.

Times New Roman 12 pt. One page typed.

IF YOU DID THE U.S., MEXICO AND CHINA IF YOU DID INDIA, NIGERIA, AND FRANCE

Then your essay is over this pyramid. Then your essay is over this pyramid.