Lesson Plan

Grades 9-12

Exploring the Pyramids

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45 minutes

SUBJECTS: Math, Social Studies

TOPICS: International Comparisons, Population Pyramids

Resource Overview

Students interpret population pyramids for 10 countries, discuss differences in the population growth rates, and infer implications of these differences.

Population pyramid for Indonesia is an example of a population pyramid

Features of This Resource

  • Age structure diagrams are provided for 10 countries
  • Graph analysis in a social studies context

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