Population Pyramids

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

Refers to all the people living in a particular country area or region

Question 2

Demographers

Answer 2

People who study human population

Question 3

What do demographers research?

Answer 3

• geographical distribution of people
• birth and death rates
• ages and sex distribution
• life expectancy

Question 4

What do demographers use to analyse population?

Answer 4

Population pyramids

Question 5

What do population pyramids show? (trends)

Answer 5

• trends of the past
• examine current population characteristics
• predict future population growth

Question 6

What does the vertical axis represent on a population pyramid?

Answer 6

Age group of the population

Question 7

What does the horizontal axis represent on a population pyramid?

Answer 7

Population number

Question 8

The horizontal axis is split into..

Answer 8

• males on the left
• females of the right

Question 9

Cohort

Answer 9

Describes each age grouping of five years distributed on the vertical axis of a population pyramid

Question 10

THREE improvements that lead to longer life expectancy in developing countries

Answer 10

Improvements in:
- food supply
- medicine
- sanitation

Question 11

What 3 categories is population divided into

Answer 11

• pre-productive
• reproductive
• post-productive

Question 12

Pre-productive

Answer 12

children who are too young to reproduce
(under the age of 15)

Question 13

Reproductive

Answer 13

Men and women who are biologically able to reproduce
(ages 15-45)

Question 14

Post-productive

Answer 14

People who are too old to reproduce
(over the age of 45)

Question 15

A ‘dependent’ person is..

Answer 15

someone who likely cannot take care of themselves
(under 14 & over 65)

Question 16

An ‘independent’ person is..

Answer 16

someone who is able to take care if themselves
(between 15-64)