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IB ESS SL 8.1.7 Age Sex Pyramids Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 8.1.7 by applying age-sex pyramids concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • interpret age-sex pyramid shape using birth rate, life expectancy, dependency and population-growth patterns
  • use the age structure to predict future population growth, ageing, fertility and dependency changes
  • link pyramid features to development level, demographic transition and likely social-resource demands

IB ESS SL 8.1.7 Age Sex Pyramids Questions question 1

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Figure 1: Crude birth rate, crude death rate, total population (1960-2024) and predicted total population (2025-2100) for South Korea

Figure 1: Crude birth rate, crude death rate, total population (1960-2024) and predicted total population (2025-2100) for South Korea

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Sketch the shape of the age–gender pyramid for 2024 that would lead to the predicted total population changes from 2024 to 2100, as shown in Figure 1.

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