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Data Handling and Presentation — Question 37

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Question
If you were making a table of the longest rivers on each continent and their lengths, would you prefer to use a bar graph with vertical bars or with horizontal bars? Why? Try finding out this information, and then make the corresponding table and bar graph! Which continents have the longest- rivers?
Answer

For making a table of the longest rivers on each continent and their lengths, bar graph with horizontal bars is used. This is because the length that are parallel to the ground, are usually best representation using bar graphs with horizontal bars.