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Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future - Kim Preshoff

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Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely, they can help predict a country’s future (and give important clues about the past). Kim Preshoff explains how using a visual tool called a population pyramid helps policymakers and social scientists make sense of the statistics, using three different countries' pyramids as examples.

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According to the Population Reference Bureau's "2013 World Population Data Sheet", 271 are born every minute, and 106 die every minute. That's a global net population increase of 165 per minute. This lesson was published on May 5th. What's the estimated global population increase exactly one week later (May 12th).

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  • Educator Kim Preshoff
  • Director Franz Palomares
  • Sound Designer Matt Tyson
  • Script Editor Alex Gendler
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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