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How
Many Monarchs in Mexico This Winter?
Questions to Consider
- How does this year's population compare to those in previous years?
- Based on the graph, in which year was the population the highest? The lowest?
- What is the average population size from 1994/1995 to the present?
- How does this year's population compare to the average size?
- Scientists look for trends. (A trend is a general direction in which something is moving.) What trends do you see in the data? How has the size of the monarch population changed during your lifetime?
- Do you think the monarch population is healthy based on this information? Why or why not?
- What other questions does this graph raise?
