Interpreting Population Pyramids

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GELO 3: Apply a scientific approach to answer questions about the earth and environment.

Watch first 55 mins

Use the slide presentation, videos and articles in the module, the GELO 3 worksheet activity, the video World in the Balance, the Hans Rosling videos and additional resources as needed to answer the following questions. Some examples:

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook

International Data Base (IDB)

Please answer the following questions:

1. What are the key issues (environmental, resource, social, and/or governmental) that are influencing the population patterns for China and Japan. Use the videos, articles, and your own research to answer.

1. China (3 points)
2. Japan (3 points)
3. Would a demographer (population studier) in 1975 have been able to make accurate predictions for 2016? (2 points)

1. What environmental, resource, and public policies are influencing the population pyramid patterns Kenya and the United States. Use the population pyramids below to aid you in your discussion, but please research your answers and cite your sources.

1. Kenya (3 points)

1. United States (3 points)

1. Answer the questions below regarding other challenges that need to be addressed with population growth. Use the data in Table 3. Energy Use and Population for “A.”

1. How does the data presented in the table suggest that the problem of over population involves more than a simple increase in the number of people? (3 points)
2. What else, besides the size of the population should be considered when discussing resource use? (3 points)
3. How can the factors and changes noted in “B above” be expected to affect malnutrition and hunger? (3 points)