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A line graph shows year versus number of refugees. The line increases from approximately 900,000 refugees in year 1950 to approximately 5.7 million in year 2020. The increase is gradual from year 1955 to year 1990 and then increases more rapidly. The horizontal axis represents Year ranging from 1950 to 2020 in increments of 5. The vertical axis represents Number of Refugees ranging from 0 to 6,000,000 in increments of 1,000,000. The line passes through the following plots: left parenthesis year 1950 comma 914,221 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1955 comma 905,986 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1960 comma 1,120,889 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1965 comma 1,280,823 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1970 comma 1,425,219 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1975 comma 1,632,707 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1980 comma 1,848,318 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1985 comma 2,093,545 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1990 comma 2,422,514 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 1995 comma 3,172,641 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 2000 comma 3,737,494 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 2010 comma 4,966,664 right parenthesis; left parenthesis year 2015 comma 5,094,846 right parenthesis; and left parenthesis year 2020 comma 5,703,546 right parenthesis. There is no data available for year 2005.

Using the line graph, which five-year period saw the largest increase in Palestinian refugees?

(1 point)
Responses

1960–1965
1960–1965

1995–2000
1995–2000

1950–1955
1950–1955

1970–1975

1 answer

To determine which five-year period saw the largest increase in Palestinian refugees from the provided data points, we can calculate the increase in the number of refugees for each of the relevant periods.

  1. 1950–1955:

    • Refugees in 1950: 914,221
    • Refugees in 1955: 905,986
    • Increase: \(905,986 - 914,221 = -8,235\) (decrease)

  2. 1960–1965:

    • Refugees in 1960: 1,120,889
    • Refugees in 1965: 1,280,823
    • Increase: \(1,280,823 - 1,120,889 = 159,934\)

  3. 1995–2000:

    • Refugees in 1995: 3,172,641
    • Refugees in 2000: 3,737,494
    • Increase: \(3,737,494 - 3,172,641 = 564,853\)

  4. 1970–1975:

    • Refugees in 1970: 1,425,219
    • Refugees in 1975: 1,632,707
    • Increase: \(1,632,707 - 1,425,219 = 207,488\)

Now, comparing all calculated increases:

  • 1950–1955: -8,235
  • 1960–1965: 159,934
  • 1970–1975: 207,488
  • 1995–2000: 564,853

The largest increase occurred from 1995 to 2000, with an increase of 564,853 refugees.

Thus, the answer is 1995–2000.