Homework assignment for Lab B:

These sites have useful information: People: Facts and Figures and the CIA World Factbook. Of course you may find other sites on the web as useful. Do some surfing.

1. What is the name of the country for this assignment? Is it a developed, developing or under-developed country? (1 pt.)
2. What is the country's population size and density? (2 pts.)
3. What are the fertility rate, birth and death rates, and life expectancy? (2 pts.)
4. Name two density-dependent factors and state how these factors affect population growth. Analyze how these factors may affect your country differently than other countries. (4 pts.)
5. Name two density-independent factors and state how these factors affect population growth. Analyze how these factors may affect your country differently than other countries. (4 pts.)
6. Make or print a population pyramid for this population (1 pt.), state how the population structure will affect future population growth (2 pts.), and explain the shape of the pyramid. (4 pts.) This site will give you data: U.S. Census Bureau: IDB Population Pyramids.