Population pyramid showing predicted population statistics for an unnamed country. The map shows population data for the male and female population from the 0 to 4 cohort to the 100 plus cohort. The pyramid shows the following statistics for the male population, 0 to 4 cohort, 30.5 million, 5 to 9, 31.0 million, 10 to 14, 30.6 million, 15 to 19, 30.4 million, 20 to 24, 31.9 million, 25 to 29, 35.4 million, 30 to 34, 39.3 million, 35 to 39, 40.9 million, 40 to 44, 38.5 million, 45 to 49, 38.0 million, 50 to 54, 43.0 million, 55 to 59, 49.2 million, 60 to 64, 55.8 million, 65 to 69, 42.0 million, 70 to 74, 34.6 million, 75 to 79, 35.0 million, 80 to 84, 26.5 million, 85 to 89, 12.9 million, 90 to 94, 3.9 million, 95 to 99, 1.1 million, 100 plus, 120,000. The pyramid shows the following statistics for the female population, 0 to 4 cohort, 28.6 million, 5 to 9, 29.0 million, 10 to 14, 28.6 million, 15 to 19, 28.5 million, 20 to 24, 30.1 million, 25 to 29, 33.7 million, 30 to 34, 36.9 million, 35 to 39, 37.2 million, 40 to 44, 34.1 million, 45 to 49, 33.2 million, 50 to 54, 38.4 million, 55 to 59, 46.1 million, 60 to 64, 54.9 million, 65 to 69, 43.5 million, 70 to 74, 37.9 million, 75 to 79, 41.6 million, 80 to 84, 35.6 million, 85 to 89, 20.9 million, 90 to 94, 8.4 million, 95 to 99, 3.4 million.
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The population pyramids above show two countries with differing rates of population growth.


A. Compare the growth characteristics of Country 1 and Country 2.
B. Explain how EACH country's population growth relates to the Demographic Transition Model.
C. Identify and explain ONE potential advantage associated with the population structure of each country.
D. Identify and explain ONE potential disadvantage associated with the population structure of each country.
E. Explain what information about populations cannot be gathered when looking solely at population pyramid data.