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If a country's child population is 42 percent and elderly population only 4 percent, which population pyramid is most likely?

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Correct answer: Broad base and narrow top

A population pyramid reflects the relative size of age groups. If children make up 42 percent of the population, the younger age groups are very large. If elderly people make up only 4 percent, the older age groups are very small. A population with many children usually has a broad base, while a small elderly population produces a narrow top. Such a shape is commonly associated with a youthful population and often with relatively high fertility, although the pyramid alone does not prove every cause.

Choice B is correct because it describes a broad base and a narrow top. Choice A shows the opposite pattern: few young people and many older people. Choice C would suggest that age groups are more evenly distributed, which is not consistent with 42 percent children and only 4 percent elderly. Choice D is incomplete because a country still has children and elderly people; the age structure is not limited to the middle. The percentages clearly support an expansive pyramid.

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Population PyramidBroad BaseYouthful PopulationElderly ShareAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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