UNIT 7: URBANIZATION - EXERCISE 1

The chart shows ___(1)___. These cities are Atlanta, Charlotte, and New Orleans. In general, the population in each city increased over the 60-year period. During this time, Atlanta had the most significant change in population. It rose sharply while the population of Charlotte had a steady increase. New Orleans's population fluctuated over the period.
The population of Atlanta in 1950 was around 500 thousand, ___(2)___. It then had a sharp increase by about 2.5 million people between 1990 and 2010. Similarly, Charlotte's population went up over the ___(3)___. It grew steadily from 100 thousand to 500 thousand between 1950 and 1990. ___(4)___.
The population of New Orleans had some fluctuation between 1950 and 2010. ___(5)___, when it went from 700 thousand to 900 thousand. It then fell back to 800 thousand in 1990 before slightly increasing to one million in 2010.
(Adapted from ILSW)