Question
  1. Represent diagrammatically three kinds of age-pyramids for human populations.
  2. How does an age pyramid for human population at given point of time helps the policymakers in planning for future?

Answer

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  1. Planning of health/education/transport/infrastructure/finance/food/employment can depend on the age-pyramid analysis of a population.

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