11
People that have a common language and culture
form an
ethnic group
. This means that we can divide
populations into ethnic groups, such as Chinese,
Indian and Native American. We can also divide
population into groups according to
religion
,
for example Christian, Muslim and Buddhist.
This pie chart shows Spain’s population divided
by religion.
2
Which groups do these belong to:
age
,
gender
,
ethnic
or
religious groups
?
male Arab Muslim under-fives female Buddhist Japanese
... and ... belong to age/gender/ethnic/religious groups.
3
7
Copy the pie chart in your notebook. Then listen and label the chart.
6%
4.8%
17.8%
38.9%
32.5%
Egypt’s population by age
4
Find out about population groups in an autonomous community.
a)
Choose an autonomous community.
b)
Find out the percentages of males and females in the population of the community.
c)
Find out the percentage of the population that is 0–14, 15–64 and 65 or more.
5
Draw a pie chart to show population groups.
a)
Use the information you found in activity 4. Draw two pie charts.
b)
Present your pie charts. Describe the population of the autonomous community you researched.
There are more/fewer/equal numbers of females/males in...
Most people in ... are between ... and ... years old.
6
8
QUIZ
Check your learning.
A
C T I V I T I E S
24.6% None
3.6% Muslim
70.9%
Catholic
0.9% Other
Spain’s population by religion
