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Question
Look at the table given, which shows the growth of the share of the urban population in the total population of Brazil. Draw a line graph from this table. Examine the graph carefully and answer the following questions.
Brazil percentage of urban population (1960 to 2010)
| 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| 47.1 | 56.8 | 66 | 74.6 | 81.5 | 84.6 |
- What is the interval of the data?
- In which period did urbanisation occur rapidly?
- Write five sentences analysing the graph.
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Solution
- The interval of data is 10 years.
- Urbanization occurred rapidly in the decade 1960 to 1970.
- The graph can be analysed as follows:
- The graph shows the percentage of urbanisation in Brazil from 1960 to 2010.
- In 1960, the level of urbanisation was 47.1%. During the next decade, by 1970, it increased by 9.7% and reached 56.8%.
- Urbanisation continued to increase after 1980, although the rate of growth became slower.
- Between 2000 and 2010, urbanisation in Brazil rose from 81.5% to 84.6%. However, the increase was only 3.1%.
- The graph clearly indicates that Brazil has experienced rapid urbanisation.
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Percentage of Urban Population-Brazil
(1960 to 2010)
| Years | % of urban population |
| 1960 | 47.1 |
| 1970 | 56.8 |
| 1980 | 66.0 |
| 1990 | 74.6 |
| 2000 | 81.5 |
| 2010 | 84.6 |
Questions-
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