Question

Though unemployment during the great depression was widespread, it was higher in some parts of the united states than in others. A geographer uses unemployment data points to make a map, while an economic historian arranges data about state-by-state unemployment levels into a table. What information might a geographer be able to convey more clearly than the economic historian?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) The relative sizes of the areas affected by each level of unemployment.

The information might a geographer be able to convey more clearly than the economic historian is the relative sizes of the areas affected by each level of unemployment.

A geographer study the land, the region, the natural resources of different places, and the people who lived in those regions and how they are affected by the environment, mountains, rivers, lakes, and the soil. They also study the economic, political and culture of these places and how people are influenced by them. That is why the geographer can establish the areas affected by each level of unemployment during the Great Depression in the United States that began in October 1929, after the crash of the US stock market.

The other options of the question were A) The percentage of each state’s population that was unemployed, B) The level of unemployment in each state; and C) The years when unemployment was worst in each area.

Answer 2

A geographer would be able to convey a more detailed account of the unemployment data. The economic historian is stuck with the data for each state, but the geographer could go deeper and show the data for small towns, villages, and cities. If a person needs data for a region within a state, the geographer's map is more suitable.