Solving exercises from Geography textbook for Grade 12 Lesson 19: Practice: Drawing Charts and Analyzing Differentiation in Average Income per Capita among Regions
Consider the following data table:
Table 19. Average income per capita per month across regions
(Unit: thousand dong)
1. Draw a chart illustrating the average income per capita per month among regions in our country, 2004.
* Solution:
Chart illustrating the average income per capita per month among regions in our country, 2004
2. Compare and comment on the average income per capita per month among regions over the years.
* Solution:
Comparison and comment:
· From 1999 to 2004, the average income per capita per month among regions generally increased (except in the Central Highlands, which decreased from 1999 to 2002, then increased significantly by 2004). The Northeast region had the fastest growth rate followed by the Red River Delta, the South Central Coast, and the Southeast.
· There is disparity in average income per capita per month among regions.
· The Southeast region has the highest average income per capita per month nationwide (833.0 thousand dong), while the Northwest region has the lowest (265.7 thousand dong).
· Regions with average income per capita per month higher than the national average (in 2004) include the Southeast and the Red River Delta.
· Other regions have average income per capita per month lower than the national average.
