Using Population Pyramids
For this assignment you’ll need your book (Section 4.2 on page 100), a poster, and your iPads. You’ll be making a
poster to display population trends for your country and to answer some questions about that information. Mr.
McPherson will assign you a country. Circle your country from the list below.
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
China
Cuba
Eritrea
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Kuwait
Mexico
Nigeria
Norway
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Swaziland
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Step 1: Read all the directions first. Go to http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-population-pyramid and
use the menu on the right to navigate to your country. Then use the menu on the left to look at the population
pyramids for 2010 (the most recent real numbers) and 2050. Make sure you read the graph so that you know
what data you are looking at.
Step 2: Start making your poster. Put your country’s name prominently somewhere and then draw the 2010
population pyramid onto your poster. Be as accurate as possible.
Step 3: Add information to your poster. Use your book to help with this. Here’s what you need to put:
- Is your country a rapid-growth, slow-growth, zero-growth, or negative-growth country? You
should also write down what that means.
- Has your country undergone a demographic transition yet? What does that mean?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of a population with this type of age structure?
Step 4: Make a small version of the predicted 2050 population pyramid for your country. In 2050, is your country
predicted to be helping to speed up or slow down human population growth?