Graph SKILL
Name: ____________________________________
Date: ________________
Graphing Giraffes
Directions: Use the graph to answer the questions below.
Changes in the West African Giraffe Population (select years during 1995-2009)
220
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
65
49
62
79
135
144
164
193
220
1995
1996
1998
1999
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
YEAR
1.According to the graph, during what year did
the West African giraffe population hit its
1996
lowest point?______________________________
2.There was a five-year time period when giraffe
4.True or false: The giraffe population has risen
continually since 1995.
false
___________________________________________________
5.What was the average yearly increase
data was not available. When was this time
period?
2000 to 2004
____________________________________________________
in the giraffe population from 2006
to 2009? (Round to the nearest whole
25
number.)_________________________________
3.How many more giraffes were counted in 2009
27 giraffes
than in 2008? ____________________________________
BONUS: If the giraffe population continued to
increase at this rate, what would its estimated
population be in 2015? ____________________
370 giraffes
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NUMBER OF GIRAFFES
180
SOURCE: Data COURTESY OF PATRICK SURAUD, Association to Safeguard the giraffes of niger
200