Unit 7 #11 Practice FRQ

Geographers examine changes in labor-force participation at various scales. The graph shows the labor- force participation of U.S. women ages 25 to 54 over a span of 54 years.

Identify the graph’s scale of analysis.

Identify the geographic pattern presented in the graph data.

Using the data, describe the trend in labor-force participation between 2010 and 2016 for women with a high school education or less.

Explain a limitation of the information in this graph.

Explain one possible reason for the lower labor-force participation by women with a high school degree or less that is seen in the graph.

Explain how the development of a postindustrial economy relates to the data in the graph.

Explain one policy change that could increase women’s participation in the workforce in the United States.