The Table Below Presents the Age-Sex Population Breakdowns for a Nation.Construct

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Essay

The table below presents the age-sex population breakdowns for a nation.Construct a population pyramid for this nation using graph paper (or graphing software if available).Write a brief description of the patterns you observe in the pyramid.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Age Group } & \text { Males } & \text { Females } \\\hline 0 \text { to } 4 & 11 \% & 9 \% \\\hline 5 \text { to } 9 & 10 \% & 9 \% \\\hline 10 \text { to } 14 & 10 \% & 8 \% \\\hline 15 \text { to } 19 & 8 \% & 8 \% \\\hline 20 \text { to } 24 & 8 \% & 8 \% \\\hline 25 \text { to } 29 & 9 \% & 8 \% \\\hline 30 \text { to } 34 & 8 \% & 8 \% \\\hline 35 \text { to } 39 & 7 \% & 6 \% \\\hline 40 \text { to } 44 & 7 \% & 7 \% \\\hline 45 \text { to } 49 & 4 \% & 5 \% \\\hline 50 \text { to } 54 & 5 \% & 5 \% \\\hline 55 \text { to } 59 & 4 \% & 5 \% \\\hline 60 \text { to } 64 & 3 \% & 4 \% \\\hline 65 \text { to } 69 & 2 \% & 3 \% \\\hline 70 \text { to } 74 & 2 \% & 3 \% \\\hline 75 \text { to } 79 & 1 \% & 2 \% \\\hline 80+ & 1 \% & 2 \% \\\hline \text { Totals } & 100.00 \% & 100.00 \% \\\hline & &\end{array}$

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