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Structure and Characteristics of Population

The document discusses the structure and characteristics of population. It defines population as the number of people in an area or group. A census systematically records information about a population, including age, sex, employment status, religion, and ethnicity. Demography is the study of populations, using tools like population pyramids to illustrate characteristics. Population pyramids can be triangular, rectangular, or hourglass shaped depending on factors like birth rates, life expectancy, and population growth trends in a country. Developing countries typically have triangular pyramids while developed countries range from rectangular to hourglass shapes. Students are assigned to create a population census for their own household to collect key demographic data.

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Structure and Characteristics of Population

The document discusses the structure and characteristics of population. It defines population as the number of people in an area or group. A census systematically records information about a population, including age, sex, employment status, religion, and ethnicity. Demography is the study of populations, using tools like population pyramids to illustrate characteristics. Population pyramids can be triangular, rectangular, or hourglass shaped depending on factors like birth rates, life expectancy, and population growth trends in a country. Developing countries typically have triangular pyramids while developed countries range from rectangular to hourglass shapes. Students are assigned to create a population census for their own household to collect key demographic data.

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Class: Seniors A &D

Subject: Social Studies


Topic 1: Structure and Characteristics of Population
Teacher: Ms. Sarjeant

STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION

 The structure of a population includes its size, age distribution and sex/gender distribution.

 A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the
members of a given population. The type of information recorded on a census are normally: age, sex,
employment status, religion, ethnicity/race

 Demography is the study of population where a population pyramid is used to illustrate the
structure of a population.

 Types of population pyramids.


- Triangular with a narrow top and wide bottom
- Rectangular and
- Wide top and narrow bottom

 A triangular-shaped population pyramid with a wide bottom and narrow top shows a population
with many younger people and few older ones. This represents a high birth rate, short life expectancy
and rapid population growth and is typical of developing countries. See example of Grenada's
population pyramid for 2018.
Class: Seniors A &D
Subject: Social Studies
Topic 1: Structure and Characteristics of Population
Teacher: Ms. Sarjeant
 A rectangular-shaped population pyramid shows a low birth rate, low infant mortality, long life
expectancy, and slow to zero population growth, and is typical of some developed countries. Developed
countries for example, the USA, Canada and Britain.
See example of Canada's 2018 population pyramid.

 A population pyramid with a wider top or middle and narrow bottom shows low birth rate, long
life expectancy, an ageing population and a decreasing population, as in some developed countries. See
example below of Japan's 2018 population pyramid
Class: Seniors A &D
Subject: Social Studies
Topic 1: Structure and Characteristics of Population
Teacher: Ms. Sarjeant

EXERCISE 1
In questions 1-5, highlight the letter that corresponds with the correct answer. Read EACH question
CAREFULLY.

1. The best definition of a population is:


a) The number of people in a country
b) The number of people in an area or group
c) The number of adults in an area
d) The number of people who are working

2. What does a population pyramid show?


a) The age, gender and ethnicity of a population
b) The dependency ratio of a population
c) The structure of a population
d) Immigration and Emigration

3. Which of the following is NOT a main characteristic of a population?


a) Age
b) Occupation
c) Size
d) Human resource

4. Population pyramids for Caribbean countries are usually:


a) Wider at the bottom
b) Wider at the top
c) Wider in the middle
d) The same width all the way up

5. Which of the following factors do NOT affect the size of the working population?
a) The number of people between ages 16 and 65
b) The provision of pensions
c) The number of people between 0 and 15
d) Employment opportunities
Class: Seniors A &D
Subject: Social Studies
Topic 1: Structure and Characteristics of Population
Teacher: Ms. Sarjeant
6. Applying knowledge to your own experience.
Design a population census form to be filled in by members of your own household. You need to
collect information on each of the major characteristics of a population.
The major characteristics of a population are: age, sex, employment status, religion, ethnicity/race

Population Census: My Family

Age:

Sex: Male ( ) Female ( )

Employment Status: Employed ( ) Unemployed ( ) Self-employed ( )

Religion: Christian ( ) Hindu ( ) Muslim ( ) Rastafarian ( ) Orisa ( )

Ethnicity: African ( ) East Indian ( ) Mixed ( ) Other ( )

PLEASE DO YOUR OWN POPULATION CENSUS AND ENSURE THAT COLLECT


CENSUS DATA FROM YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS 

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