Academic Task 1. Part 1. Line Graphs & Bar Charts.
Chart 5. Sample Question and Answer. Line Graph.
Population Growth in South America. FREE Video Lesson Below ...
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart gives information about population growth in South America from 2000 to 2050.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Video Lesson. Watch the teacher write a band 9 answer in 20 minutes.
Note: The written answer for the video is under the practice test below. Just scroll down.
Chart 6. Student Writing Practice
Practice Test. Bar Chart - Population Growth in Asia.
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Chart 6. Practice Test. Bar Chart - Population Growth in Asia.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart gives information about population growth in Asia from 2000 to 2050. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Chart 5. Band 9 ANSWER KEY
See the written band 9 answer key (below) for the 20 min writing demo video (above)
Chart 5: Population Growth in South America (2000 - 2050)
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart gives information about population growth in South America from 2000 to 2050.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Introduction - what/ when / where / unit of measurement.
The data is shown as a bar chart, which compares the relative populations (measured in millions of people) for four South American countries comprising Argentina, Equador, Chile, and Guyana in 2000, and projected data for 2025 and 2050.
Overview - the general trend (try describing what happens generally from 2000 to 2050.
Overall, it can clearly be seen that Argentina had the highest population in 2000, and is expected to be the most densely populated country by 2025 and 2050. Notably, the second and third highest populated countries are expected to be Chile and Equador, whereas Guyana is predicted to have the lowest number of inhabitants throughout the period.
Paragraph 1 - key details from the data / make sure describe in words and provide data.In more detail, in 2000, Argentina’s population had risen to just under forty million (37.1M) people, and is predicted to grow sharply by 2050 to just over fifty-five million citizens (55.4M). Interestingly, the population of Argentina is higher in 2000 and 2050 than all the other three countries combined populations.
Paragraph 2 - key details from the data / make sure describe in words and provide data.
Another significant feature is the population growth expectations of Chile and Equador. While Equador is expected to experience almost a doubling of its population from just over 12 million in 2000 to almost 24 million in 2050, over the same period, Chile is predicted to see negative growth from 2025 to 2050 with its population declining from 24.7 million to just over 21 million. 8.5 Band to Band 9.