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'Analysis of age pyramids for human population can provide important inputs for long-term planning strategies'. Explain.
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Answer
Age pyramid displays the age distribution (% individuals of a given age or age group) for the population. Population at any given time is composed of individuals of different ages. For human population, the age pyramids generally show age distribution of males and females in a cornbined diagram. The shape of the pyramids reflects the growth status of the population that whether it is growing, stable or declining.
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