Read this two-page
step-by-step guide to writing about graphs, or download in
Word, or
PDF
Class Grades
Compare two line graphs: the number of
farms in the US
and the number of farm workers, 1910-2000.
See a suggested answer and
short reading with questions on
industrialised farming (pdf, 134 kb, includes key).
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