Graph exercise: American aid to Afghanistan.

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Even as some U.S. warplanes Were bombing Afghanistan, other U.S. planes were supplying food to the Afghan people. In the first three weeks of the campaign, the U.S. dropped more than 800,000 food packets. Since 1979, the U.S. has given Afghanistan about $1 billion in humanitarian aid--which includes food, clothing, and medical supplies--more than the contributions of any other country. This graph shows 10 years of aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development. It does not include occasional contributions from the U.S. Agriculture Department, State Department, and the Centers for Disease Control. Nor does it include $320 million that President Bush says the U.S. is prepared to contribute to Afghanistan and neighboring countries. Sources: U.S. Agency for International Development (line graph), U.S. State Department (pie graph).

Use the information in the line graph to answer the questions below.

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1. In which year did U.S. aid to Afghanistan fall less than $1 million from the previous year?

2. In which year did U.S. aid to Afghanistan rise approximately $2 million from the previous year?

3. Between October 2000 and October 2001, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control gave nearly $570,000 in medical aid to Afghanistan. How much more has the U.S. Agency for International Development given to Afghanistan in 2001? About (a) $35 million; (b) $40 million; (c) $50 million.

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