Population Pyramids

Today in human Geography class we first started off class by me introducing my shadow, I was a shadow host host for the seniors dean Mr. Powell's son. Anyway today we were talking about population pyramids, which in my opinion are fairly easy to read and analyze. Mr. Schick made it known that it was very important to understand that males are always on the left and females are always on the right. Which for me is easy to remember, and that based on these population pyramids you can discover a lot about a nation or country. The first thing was the three basic shapes, a Christmas tree, the box, and the cup. based on these their was a series of things that one person can identify about a country. For example, a Christmas tree is typically a developing nation, has slow growth rates, high birth rates, and short life expectancy. The box is typically a developed nation with slow growth, theirs a low infant mortality rate, slow population growth, and long life expectancy. Lastly, the cup is typically a developed nation with negative growth, has a slow birth rate, shrinking population, and long life expectancy.