GEOG 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Infant Mortality, One-Child Policy, Food Systems
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Demographic snapshot of a society or state at any given time. Shape gives us insight into whats happening in the society. Elements of a pop pyramid o o o o o. X axis is percentage for the total number of the population (no standard scale) Y axis is in 5 year age increments. Old brackets people above 55-65 years of age pyramid gets smaller here folks that don"t do anything, don"t hve kkids, don"t work, are a drain on the rest of people in society and resources. Bearing brackets 15,26,17-mid40s-50s bear the load of the entire society!! Bear the load of all the old farts!!!! o. Baby bracket is much bigger than bearing bracket. High fertility rate mid stage 2 or early stage 3 mostly farmers, rural some work in factories poor health care, short longevity, high infant mortality export ag commodities, low value industrial commodities o.
