3.6 Age Structure Diagrams

What can be estimated from the structure of an Age Structure Diagram

Population Growth Rates

What kind of population's Structure is a "Narrowest at base"

declining population

What kind of population's Structure is a "Extreme Pyramid Shape"

Rapid Growth

What kind of population's Structure is a "Less Extreme Pyramid Shape"

Slow, Stable Growth

What kind of population's Structure is a "House"

Stable, little to no growth

What does a Rapidly Expanding country diagram look like?

Extreme Pyramid Shape

A population whose age structure diagram is growing wider at the base will be _______?

Growing Rapidly

A decreasing population's age structure diagram will grow ______ at the base.

Narrower

What does an Expanding Slowly country diagram look like?

Semi Wide base, stable increase in slope

What does a stable country diagram look like?

Each layer is similar in size

What does a declining country diagram look like?

A coffin, a small base that expands in the middle ages.

A rapidly growing population will, as a rule, have a higher proportion of _______ compared to stable or declining populations.

Younger People