To accurately collect data regarding age of death of humans from tombstones, newspaper obituary listings, or other resources. To analyze data by developing line graphs, bar graphs, and age population pyramids of collected data. A survivorship curve will be generated. To gain an understanding of age structure of a population and possible effect upon future population size. To develop an awareness of the effects of age on death rate.
Population studies are an important aspect of the study of ecology.
It is important to remember that a population is a collection of individuals of the same species. Populations have their own distinct characteristics apart from any one individual of the population. One of these characteristics is size - how many individuals are in the population. If these two rates remain equal, the population size will generally remain the same. In this activity the age-related death rate of the human population will be studied.