Visualizing Scientific Data | General Science | Quiz

What information is shown on the x-axis of the graph?

Use this graph to answer all of the questions in this quiz.

population

time

population over time

billions
What information is shown on the y-axis of the graph?

population

time

population over time

years
What are the units for the x-axis?

population

billions

years

time
What are the units for the y-axis?

population

billions

years

time
About how many people lived on the earth in 1900?

1.5

1,500,000

1,500,000,000

Can't tell from this graph
When did the world's population first surpass 1 billion?

1800

1825

1900

Can't tell from this graph
Which of the following statements best describes world population over time?

A steady increase over the last 1000 years

Little change over time

There is an exponential trend - a steady increase followed by a rapid rise in the past 200 years.

No apparent trend in population
How much has world population increased since 1000 AD?

By about 6 billion people

By about 6 people

By about 5 billion people

Can't tell from this graph
Using this graph, what do you predict will happen to world population in the future?

Population will not change much.

Population will start to decrease.

Population will continue to increase, but very slowly.

Population will continue to increase rapidly.
Population is not evenly distributed all over the world. What other kind of visual data would give us the most insight into where most people live?

A pie graph showing the population of the most populous countries

A world map showing population densities and country borders

A table of all of the countries in alphabetical order and their populations

A histogram of all of the countries and their populations