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Question
Prepare a simple bar graph with the help of given statistical information and answer the questions given below-
Brazil-% of urban population
| Year | % of urban population |
| 1960 | 47.1 |
| 1970 | 56.8 |
| 1980 | 66.0 |
| 1990 | 74.6 |
| 2000 | 81.5 |
| 2010 | 84.6 |
Questions-
- What is the interval of years in the data?
- During which year did rapid urbanization start?
- Write five sentences about the analysis of graph.
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Solution
- The interval between data points is 10 years.
- Rapid urbanisation started during the decade of 1960-1970.
- The percentage of urbanisation in Brazil from 1960 to 2010 is shown in the graph.
- In 1960, the urbanisation was 47.1% and in the following ten years i.e. by 1970, it grew by 9.7% and reached 56.8%.
- There was continued urbanisation even after 1980, but the rate of growth slowed.
- Urbanisation increased from 81.5% to 84.6% during 2000-2010, representing a mere 3.1% increase.
- The graph clearly shows rapid urbanisation in Brazil.
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The rate of urbanization in Brazil has reduced after the ______ decade.
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 |
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- In which period did urbanisation occur rapidly?
- Write five sentences analysing the graph.
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Urbanisation in India and Brazil.
Write answer in one sentence-
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With the help of given statistical data Prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions :
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-
- What does the above line graph show?
- In which decade urbanisation occurred slowly ?
- What was the percentage of increase in urbanisation during the period from 1980 to 1990 ?
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______ port is located on the confluence of the Negro and the Amazon.
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Which factors have affected urbanisation in Brazil?
