Question

What does the shape of the given age pyramids reflects about the growth status of the related population ?

	(i)	(ii)
(a)	Expanding	Stable
(b)	Stable	Declining
(c)	Expanding	Declining
(d)	Declining	Stable

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Triangular age pyramid has high proportion of prereproductive individuals, moderate number of reproductive individuals and fewer post-reproductive individuals. It represents young or rapidly growing population.
In urn-shaped age pyramid, the number of reproductive individuals is higher than the number of pre-reproductive individuals. It represents declining or diminishing population with negative growth.
In bell-shaped age pyramid, the number of pre-reproductive and reproductive individuals is almost equal. Post reproductive individuals are comparatively fewer. It represents stable or stationary population, neither growing nor diminishing.