Line graph introduction
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The document discusses different types of graphs, including line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts. It provides examples of line graphs showing trends over time, such as birthrate in Japan from 1914-2014. The document emphasizes that graphs should be easy to understand visually and not include too many lines. It then analyzes several graphs in detail, examining the data and trends they display regarding topics like foreign tourism in Japan and pollen levels over time.
Line graph introduction
- 1. First Name: ____________ Last Name: ____________ Student #: ____________ Group: _______ Line Graphs www.seenglisha.blogspot.jp! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Line graphs help us to understand what is happening over time. ! !L ine graphs can have one line that shows a single trend over time.! 例えば：The birthrate in Japan from 1914-2014.! Line graphs can also have more than one line of course, because some times we want to compare trends.! 例えば: the number of Apple OS users vs. the number of Microsoft OS users from 2000-2014.! ! 注意：Don’t make too many lines on your graph. It becomes visually confusing. Graphs should always help you clarify your topic. A good graph is easy for anybody to understand.! Foreign Tourists in Japan 2012-2014! ! Week 3 Ok, so this graph is showing foreign tourism trends in Japan for 2012 to 2014. The blue line represents __________, the red line is __________________ and the green line is _____________________.! The green line is shorter than the others. Why?! ____________________________________! ____________________________________! ! Every year the most popular times to visit Japan are ___________________________! __________________________.! Why?! ____________________________________! ____________________________________! Look at the y-axis. Above the numbers, it says (Thousand). This is another method to make numbers on a graph easy to read.! (Thousand) means you should imagine ,000 attached to the number you see.! So 750 is really 750,000.! You try:! 500 is really ___________________.! 1,250 is really ____________________.! 適切な円グラフを見ながら、 答えを書いてください。 花粉の飛散量と症状の関係! In this graph, the x-axis represents the ______________ from February to _______.! ! It’s kind of an unusual graph because the y-axis has two labels. The orange label represents __________________________.! The yellow label represents ______________! _________________.! ! So, we can see from the graph that pollen-related symptoms（花粉症状の関係) are strongest at the end of _______________ and the beginning of __________________.! This graph focuses on 2 types of pollen, _________________ and ______________.! The lines for both kinds of pollen are yellow.! Why?! ____________________________________! ____________________________________! Other than the months, there aren’t any numbers on this graph. Why?! _______________________________________! _______________________________________ Japanese Tourists Overseas (Departure)! This line graph shows Japanese tourists going overseas from 2012-2014.! ! When are the most popular times for Japanese to go overseas?! ____________________________________! ____________________________________! Why?! ____________________________________! ____________________________________! Look carefully at the lines on the graph. In addition to colors, they each have a shape. ! 2012 is a circle, 2013 is a __________, and 2014 is a _______________.! Why?! _______________________________________! _______________________________________
- 2. Ok, so… how do we make graphs on the computer? One way is to use Excel or something similar. If you know how to make graphs with those, please feel free to do that. If you want to try a different way, please go to: http://www.onlinecharttool.com ! Using the data set below, make a line graph on the computer showing how the average age to get married in Japan has changed from 1950 to now. Print out your graph and staple it to the space at the bottom of this page *If it’s done correctly, it should look very similar to the last example for this week on our class webpage. 頑張って！ Average Age To Get Married In Japan Source: www.stat.go.jp! Year Men’s Age Women’s Age 1950 25.9 23 1960 27.2 24.5 1970 26.9 24.2 1980 27.8 25.2 1990 28.4 25.9 2000 28.8 27 2010 30.5 28.8 2011 30.7 29 2012 30.8 29.2 2013 30.9 29.3 !!!! ! !!!! ! ! ! !
- 3. Vocabulary! ! 線グラフ ________________ 棒グラフ _______________ 円グラフ _______________! 上がる_____________________ 下がる（落ちる）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ! 最も高い＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 最も低い _______________________! x軸 _______________________ y軸________________________! 線 _____________________ 棒 ___________________ 扇形 ____________________! 二次元 ________________ 三次元 ____________________! グラフの題名 _______________ 太字 _________________! 出所 ____________________! !! !!!! ～し始める ／ ~が続く ／ 過去形! ～し始める～が続く過去形意味 starts to rise continues rising 上がる starts to fall fell starts to increase decreased starts to mirror starts to level off X