Age Structures in Mexico and Sweden
Age structure refers to the percentage of the population in different age
(1) ______Mexico’s age structure is quite different from Sweden’s in (1) ______
that the former is like a (2) ______with a wider base. In Sweden, the age (2) ______
structure is shaped like a rectangle, which results from a(n) (3) ______ (3) ______
birth rate and low death rate in early and middle age. In Mexico, the
population is expanding rapidly. In Sweden, the population is stable in size
with a(n) (4) ______distribution. (4) ______
The Effects of Different Age Structures..
—Age structures affects population growth:
a) A country with a larger percentage of people at the bottom of the
pyramid will have a (5) ______population growth rate. (5) ______
b) a larger proportion of women of (6) ______age results in a faster (6) ______
population growth.
—Age structure affects (7) ______: (7) ______
1) a larger percentage of people of (8) ______, age means more wealth (8) ______
and higher standard of living.
2) a larger proportion of children is responsible for more expenditure on
(9) ______to achieve the same standards. (9) ______
3) the (10) ______rate is likely to be higher for jobs will have to be (10) ______
found for a larger number of graduates.