Demographic Transition 1. Construct a graph of birth and death rates in Mexico (you may use the blank graph provided below if you would like). Be sure to include vertical lines for the demographic transitions and label the corresponding stages. Remember, not all 4 stages are necessarily present! Values are given as annual rate per 1000 people. Include all elements of a proper graph - title, axis labels, linear axis spacing, a key if using more than one line. 2. The stage of demographic transition that a country is experiencing is often used to help determine its status as pre-modern, industrializing, industrial, or post-industrial. Referring to your graph above, what stage do you think Mexico would be categorized as? Why? Population Dynamics A world population pyramid (also called an age-class histogram) can be created when the population statistics from both the developed and developing nations of the world are combined (see below). 3. Based on the shape of the world population pyramid, do you think the world population is growing slowly, rapidly, or not at all? Explain your answer. 4. Using the data in the table above (note - the percentages represent percentage of gender so the female column will total 100% and the male column will total 100% ), what is the total percentage of females in pre-reproductive years ( 0 14 ) and males in pre-reproductive years ( 0 14 ) ? What is the total percentage of females and males between the ages of 20 and 29 ? The age pyramids below represent the populations of three nations: one growing rapidly (Kenya), one growing slowly (US) and one that is not growing at all (Italy). 5. Which population includes the greatest percentage of people over the age of 65 ? What percentage of that nation's population falls into that category (approximately)? 6. Which nation has the greatest percentage of people in pre-reproductive years (ages 0-14)? What percentage of that nation's population falls into that category (approximately)? 7. Which nation has the greatest percentage of people in child-bearing years (ages 15-44)? What percentage of that nation's population falls into that category (approximately)? 8. What has to change to change the shape of a country's age pyramid in the future? 9. Which country is most likely experiencing old-age dependency ratio issues? Youth dependency ratio issues?
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1. Demographic Transition 1. Construct a graph of birth and death rates in Mexico (you may use
the blank graph provided below if you would like). Be sure to include vertical lines for the
demographic transitions and label the corresponding stages. Remember, not all 4 stages are
necessarily present! Values are given as annual rate per 1000 people. Include all elements of a
proper graph - title, axis labels, linear axis spacing, a key if using more than one line. 2. The
stage of demographic transition that a country is experiencing is often used to help determine its
status as pre-modern, industrializing, industrial, or post-industrial. Referring to your graph
above, what stage do you think Mexico would be categorized as? Why? Population Dynamics A
world population pyramid (also called an age-class histogram) can be created when the
population statistics from both the developed and developing nations of the world are combined
(see below). 3. Based on the shape of the world population pyramid, do you think the world
population is growing slowly, rapidly, or not at all? Explain your answer. 4. Using the data in the
table above (note - the percentages represent percentage of gender so the female column will
total 100% and the male column will total 100% ), what is the total percentage of females in pre-
reproductive years ( 0 14 ) and males in pre-reproductive years ( 0 14 ) ? What is the total
percentage of females and males between the ages of 20 and 29 ? The age pyramids below
represent the populations of three nations: one growing rapidly (Kenya), one growing slowly
(US) and one that is not growing at all (Italy). 5. Which population includes the greatest
percentage of people over the age of 65 ? What percentage of that nation's population falls into
that category (approximately)? 6. Which nation has the greatest percentage of people in pre-
reproductive years (ages 0-14)? What percentage of that nation's population falls into that
category (approximately)? 7. Which nation has the greatest percentage of people in child-bearing
years (ages 15-44)? What percentage of that nation's population falls into that category
(approximately)? 8. What has to change to change the shape of a country's age pyramid in the
future? 9. Which country is most likely experiencing old-age dependency ratio issues? Youth
dependency ratio issues?
