Question

Look at the graph.

A graph titled U S Population distribution, 1790 to 1920. Years from 1790 to 1920 are on the x-axis and percentage of U S Population is on the y-axis. A line labeled Urban begins at 5 in 1790 and increases to 50 in 1920. A line labeled Rural begins at 95 in 1790 and decreases to 50 in 1920.

Based on the graph, what year was the urban population of the United States roughly equal to the rural population?
around 1795
around 1825
around 1885
around 1915

Answer 1

Around 1915 — that's when the urban and rural lines meet at roughly 50% each (about the time the U.S. became half urban, half rural).