Population Pyramids pt. 2

Today in human geography we talked more about population pyramids. There are 3 shapes of population pyramids, a Christmas tree shape, a square and a cup. A Christmas tree shaped pyramid means that growth rates are slow, there is a high birth rate, and a short life expectancy. An example of  a country with this kind of shape in its population pyramid would be Bangladesh. A box shape would mean there is a low infant mortality rate, there is a slow population growth, and a long life expectancy. An example of this shape would be the United States. A cup shape would mean there is a low birth rate, a shrinking population and long life expectancy. An example of this would be Japan.

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