Structure

Question 1

What is a population pyramid? (Structure population)

Answer 1

A graph that shows the number of males and females in each age group in a country at a particular time

Question 2

What would a population pyramid look like for a country in stage 2 DTM? (Structure population)

Answer 2

• Wide base, high BR
• Not tall, low life expectancy
• Small in size, small total population
• Curved sides, not many make it to the name age category

Question 3

What would a population pyramid look like for a country in stage 4 DTM? (Structure population)

Answer 3

• Narrowing base, fall in BR
• Tall, long life expectancy
• Large in size, big total population
• Large bulging sides, almost every lives to the next age category

Question 4

Where will males and females be located on the graph? (Structure population)

Answer 4

Males = left hand side
Females = right hand side

Question 5

What is the Y-axis? (Structure population)

Answer 5

age

Question 6

What is the X-axis? (Structure population)

Answer 6

population (in 1,000)

Question 7

What shape pyramid structure would be expect acted at stage 1? (Structure population)

Answer 7

Concave triangle

Question 8

What shape pyramid structure would be expect acted at stage 2? (Structure population)

Answer 8

perfect triangle

Question 9

What shape pyramid structure would be expect acted at stage 3? (Structure population)

Answer 9

oval

Question 10

What shape pyramid structure would be expect acted at stage 4? (Structure population)

Answer 10

belled oval