Monday, May 12, 2008

Unit IV Online-Lab

*** I'm Sorry but the pictures were not wanting to save and upload for this lab idk why. I could only get 1 to save. **

1. What was your high fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?The United States. The fertility rate set at 10.2. What was your low fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?China. The fertility rate set at 2.3. The initial demographic "shape" of your high fertility rate country should have been a pyramid, with high population in young age groups. Explain why high fertility rate results in a high percentage of young people in the population. How does this affect future population growth?When the fertility rate was increased, then the fertility rate results in a high percentage of young people in the population. This would affect future population growth because there would be more young people having children, and therefore the percentage of young people would continue to rise.4. Your low fertility rate country might have had a more oval-shaped curve with high population in middle age groups. This is especially exaggerated if the fertility rate is below 2.00. Explain why low fertility rate leads to lots of middle-aged people.The set fertility rate was set at two, which can result in a high population in middle age groups. This would affect future population growth because there would be more adults, and therefore the percentage of children would decrease.5. Write ten adjectives or descriptive phrases for what you might expect life, people's attitudes, conditions on the streets, etc. will be like in each of those situations. Imagine a situation with lots of middle-aged and older people in the population and write ten quick "brain-storm" descriptors for you think it would be like (phoenix, Arizona?). Then do the same for a situation with lots of children in the population.Younger population: Chaotic, crazy, immature, weird, riot, loud, noisy, disorganized, incompetent, confused, unorganized and low income, more welfare.

No comments: