Gun homicides.

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Last month's tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut reignited the national debate over gun control (see article, p. 6). With 88 guns for every 100 people, the U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world. It's also among the top nations in annual gun homicides-though it trails far behind the Leader in that category, Brazil.

NUMBER OF HOMICIDES BY GUN BRAZIL 34,678 COLOMBIA 12,539 MEXICO 11,309 VENEZUELA 11,115 UNITED STATES 9,960 SOUTH AFRICA 8,319 PHILIPPINES 7,349 HONDURAS 5,201 GUATEMALA 5,009 INDIA 3,093 EL SALVADOR 2,446 ECUADOR 1,790 This bar graph shows the 12 nations with the most homicides by firearm in 2010. Note: Table made from bar graph. ANALYZE THE GRAPH

(1) How many nations had more than 10,000 gun homicides in 2010?

a two

b three

c four

d six

(2) Most of the nations listed on this graph are in--.

a South America and Asia

b North America and South America

c North America and Africa

d South America and Europe

(3) Together, the two Asian nations Listed on the bar graph had about--gun homicides in 2010.

a 10,000

b 13,000

c 16,000

d 19,000

(4) The Philippines had about three times as many gun homicides as--.

a Ecuador

b Guatemala

c India

d El Salvador

(5) About 68 percent of all U.S. homicides in 2010 were committed with guns. You can infer from the graph that the U.S. had--total homicides that year.

a fewer than 12,000

b almost 15,000

c about 18,000

d about 20,000

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

(1) If this graph included only developed nations, the U.S. would rank first in the number of gun murders. Does...