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Explore population pyramid shifts, aging societies, and birth rate declines. Compare Italy’s population structure to global trends. Activity on selected US population pyramids. Learn to construct and analyze population pyramids with age-sex statistics.
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1. Decline in Birth Rate 2. Baby Boom 3. Fewer men due to World War I and II 4. More women due to: a. longer life expectancy and b. World Wars (I and II) 5. More 75-79 yrs than 0-4 yrs. Signs of a future worker shortage and an overall declining population. Analysis of Italy’s Population Pyramid
Aging population… …declining birth rate
Mammoni: “Mama’s Boy” http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/11/22/why_italian_men_wont_leave_the_nest/#
Population Pyramids at Different Scales Country State County (Borough)
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.htmlhttp://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html
“Amidst of all of this emotion, drama and comedy, relationship coach and New York native Marin Frist really settles into the man-centric town of Elmo, Alaska.” http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/9137/mitou3.jpg http://www.humit.com/HUM/hum_news_web/images/men_in_trees-show_logo.jpg
ACTIVITYforSelected Population Pyramids in the United States
Helpful Hints… A. Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan B. Buffalo county, SD - Crow Creek Indian Reservation, one of the poorest counties in the United States C. Punta Gorda, FL - retirement community D. Leavenworth, KS - United States Penitentiary E. Manhattan, NYC - wealthy downtown, few large families F. Nothhamton, MA - Smith College, an all girls college G. Fort Bragg, NC - United States Army Fort H. Springfield, IL - average American city
1. B 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. G 6. H 7. F 8. D Answers
Guest Workers from India in the Persian Gulf Countries http://fusions.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/migrant-workers-in-dubai
http://kotaku.com/gaming/only-in-japan/strange-japanese-game-center-name-226261.phphttp://kotaku.com/gaming/only-in-japan/strange-japanese-game-center-name-226261.php http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9539825
Mourning the dead. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1817206,00.html
Slow Decline http://www.airninja.com/worldfacts/countries/Argentina/fertilityrate.htm
“Although the Comoros is a poor country, extreme manifestations of poverty such as famine or homelessness are rare. The great majority of people have access to adequate food, clothing, shelter, and, to some extent, water.” http://poverty2.forumone.com/library/view/8688/ http://atlas.7jigen.net/photo/?n=Comoros&ln=en
“Increased prosperity as a result of the Celtic Tiger's economic boom in the wake of its 1973 EU membership has led to major changes in Ireland which is no longer traditionally a country of emigration and is receiving substantial numbers of immigrants to fill jobs.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vilnius_at_Dublin.jpg http://www.religiousconsultation.org/News_Tracker/Ireland_population_to_jump_to_five_million.htm
Persistent Poverty and Violence http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/appeal/somalia_crisis.htm http://www.biyokulule.com/February_%201990s(4).htm
Constructing and Analyzing Population Pyramids Finding Age Sex Statistics on the U.S. Census Web Site Population Pyramid Construction directions using Microsoft Excel Analyzing Metropolitan Zip Codes
Directions for findingAge and Sex Statisticsgo to: www.census.gov
Go to www.census.gov and click on “American FactFinder” Click on “PEOPLE” and select “Age and Sex”
Type in the name of the location and click “GO.”
Click on “2000” Click on “Age Groups and Sex”
Use the statistics for the columns: Male and Female Use the Total Population
Directions for Constructing Population Pyramids in Microsoft Excelgo to: www.prb.orgPopulation Pyramids in Excel
Download the Pyramids (Excel) Print out this Direction Page