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Guided Data Exploration: Trends in Urbanization Question 3 of 10 Worth 1 Point U

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Question

Guided Data Exploration: Trends in Urbanization Question 3 of 10 Worth 1 Point Urban, rural, and total population (1950-2015) Look closely at the trends in China's urban, rural, and total population growth rates. Which of the following statements best explains why China's urban growth rate has slowed in the past few decades? 1,600 1,400 1,200 E1,000 800 C600 400 200 People in China have begun moving back to rural areas in recent decades. 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year China's overall population growth rate has slowed in recent decades, causing its urban growth rate to slow as well China Average annual growth rate between year 1 and year 2- urban Rural Total Doubling time (years)- Year 2 Based on the graphs, it is impossible to explain why the growth rate of China's urban population has slowed. Data Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2014. Wonld Prospects: The 2014 Revision, CD-ROM Edition. The growth rate of China's urban population appears to have hit a threshold and has leveled off completely 1 attempt remaining

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

see the statement 1 is wrong because it states that people in China move back to the rural area but the red graph show that population of rural area decrease (negative slope) in 2010 so it means people moved to urban area.

statement 2 is wrong: if we the black line it has positive slope or population is increasing but statement 2 says that overall population is decreasing which contradicting the graph trend of the black line.

statement: 4 is also wrong, no question that urban population hit the threshold but the graph doesn't show level off , in a future it may be possible that graph may reach the next level of population.

so statement 3 may seems to be right.