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Population Pyramid Examples

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Human Geography
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Population Pyramids = graphic device that represents a population?s age and sex composition. Pyramid describes diagram?s shape for many countries in 1800?s when was created. A broad base of younger age groups and progressively narrowing to apex as older Populations were thinned by death. Now there are many different shapes. Quickly growing population of Kenya ? jas ,most people in lowest age cohorts Percentage in older age groups declines successively with markedly sloping sides. Typically female life expectancy is decreased in older cohorts of less developed countries ? 50 for Kenya ? proportion of females in older age groups is less than in Sweden or U.S.

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Jonathan Jacobs AP Hug Chapter 2 KBAT Know Population density- Measure of total population relative to land size Arithmetic population density- Measure of total population relative to all land Physiological population density- Measure of total population relative to arable land Population distribution- Descriptions of locations on the earth?s surface where individuals or groups live Dot map- A map in which one dot represents a certain number of population Megalopolis- Several large cities and their surrounding areas close enough to be considered a single urban complex Census- An official count or survey of a population recording several details of individuals Doubling time- Amount of time a population takes to double (not in size but in people)

Demographic Transition

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Demographic Transition Model

Demographic Transition About.com: Geography The demographic transition model seeks to explain the transformation of countries from having high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. In developed countries this transition began in the eighteenth century and continues today. Less developed countries began the transition later and are still in the midst of earlier stages of the model. CBR & CDR
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