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A. In pairs or groups, answer the questions below.
1. Why do populations in an area increase?
2. Why might they decrease?

B. Look at the line graph showing populations in
Europe in the Middle Ages. You are going to
read a text describing the graph. Before you
read, answer the questions in pairs.
1. What do the four lines refer to?

2. Which part of Europe saw the highest
population increase in the Middle Ages?
3. Why did the population decrease?

4. Why do you think the population increased
between 650 AD and 1340 AD?

Population of Europe
80

70

60

Population in Millions 50 Southern Europe

40
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
ALL Europe
30

20

10

0
500 AD 650 AD 1000 AD 1340 AD 1450 AD

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