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Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below it :[Line graph ‘Number of International Tourists’ with years 1995 to 2015 on the X-axis and tourists in lakhs from 0 to 140 on the Y-axis. The Brazil line rises from about 22 lakh in 1…

Q.6 (b) Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below it :
[Line graph ‘Number of International Tourists’ with years 1995 to 2015 on the X-axis and tourists in lakhs from 0 to 140 on the Y-axis. The Brazil line rises from about 22 lakh in 1995 to about 55 lakh in 2000 and then remains almost flat at about 50–65 lakh up to 2015. The India line rises slowly from about 22 lakh in 1995 to about 30 lakh in 2000, about 38 lakh in 2005 and about 55 lakh in 2010, and then shoots up to about 130 lakh in 2015.]
(i) What type of graph is shown ?
(ii) Which country attracted more international tourists in the year 2000 ?
(iii) In which year can an increase be seen in the number of international tourists in India as compared to Brazil ?
(iv) What was the number of international tourists in the year 1995 in India ?
(v) What does the graph indicate ?
(vi) Which year shows the increase in number of tourists in Brazil ?

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(i) It is a multiple line graph (comparative line graph), showing two lines — one for India and one for Brazil.

(ii) Brazil attracted more tourists in 2000 — about 55 lakh against about 30 lakh in India.

(iii) In 2015 the number of tourists in India clearly exceeds that of Brazil (about 130 lakh against about 65 lakh).

(iv) In 1995 India received about 22 lakh international tourists.

(v) The graph compares the number of international tourists in India and Brazil from 1995 to 2015: Brazil grew fast up to 2000 and then remained almost steady, while India grew steadily and very rapidly after 2010.

(vi) 2000 shows a sharp increase in the number of tourists in Brazil, from about 22 lakh to about 55 lakh.

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