T he r eader ’

Other 
Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop Rate 
09-14 
166 422,683 
0.39 
264 112,804 
2.34 
718 303,919 
2.36 
7 21,526 
0.33 
15-17 
5,058 
214,285 23.60 3,323 
57,249 58.04 12,047 160,294 75.16 169 
12,865 13.14 
18-19 
10,744 138,277 77.70 5,417 
38,004 142.54 16.897 101,794 165.99 335 
8,363 40.06 
Total 
15,968 775,245 20.60 9.004 
208,0057 43.28 29,662 566,007 52.41 511 
42.754 11.95 
Fetal Deaths 
(Rates per 1,000 births + fetal deaths in specified group) 
Mother’s 
Age 
White Black Hispanic 
Other 
Number Pop Rate Number Pop Rate Number Pop Rate Number Pop Rate 
09-14 
2 
166 11.90 3 
264 11.24 5 
718 
6.92 0 
7 
0.00 
15-17 
27 
5.058 5.31 26 
3,323 
7.76 66 
12,047 
5.45 3 
169 17.44 
18-19 
67 
10,744 
6.20 44 
5,417 
8.06 73 
16,897 
4.30 2 
335 5.93 
Total 
96 
15,968 
5.98 73 
9,004 
8.04 144 
29,662 
4.83 5 
511 9.69 
Induced Abortions 
(Rates per 1,000 women in specified group) 
Mother’s 
Age 
White Black 
Hispanic 
Other 
Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop 
Rate Number Pop Rate 
09-14 
93 
422,683 0.22 108 
112,804 0.96 108 
303,919 0.36 7 
21,526 0.33 
15-17 
1,917 214,285 8.95 794 
57,249 13.87 1,343 160,294 8.38 115 
12,865 8.94 
18-19 
3,522 
138,277 25.47 1,572 
38,004 41.36 2,508 
101,794 24.64 250 
8,363 29.89 
Total 
5,532 
775,245 7.14 2,474 
208,057 11.89 3,959 
566,007 6.99 372 
42,754 8.70 
[“Teen Births, Fetal Deaths, Induced Abortions, Pregnancies–Texas Residents, 1998.” Internet address: 
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs]
1. How many fetal deaths were there within the
________________________ 
“Black” group, ages 09-14 for the year 1998? 
2. Which category has the highest incidences in the 15-17-year
________________________ 
age group? 
3. In Texas, what is the population of 15-17-year-old Hispanics? ________________________ 

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4. How many total abortions were there in Texas for all groups? ________________________ 
 
The map below is of the state Botanical Gardens at the University of Georgia. Look at the map 
and answer the “navigational” questions that follow.
[“The State Botanical Garden of Georgia.” Internet address: 
http://www.uga.edu/~botgarden/Map.html] 
(Please assume that the top of the map is North, the bottom is South.) 
5. What is found at the very top of the map?
________________________ 
6. If you are at the Visitor Center, which direction would you 
________________________ 
travel to get to the Day Chapel? 
7. If you are at the Native Flora Garden and wanted to get to 
________________________ 
The Rhododendron Garden, what two sites would you pass 
by? 
and________________________ 

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Chapter 21, Reading Graphs 107 
 
The Table and statements below it illustrate the costs involved when an individual is cited for 
impaired driving. Please respond to the short answer questions.
N
Actual Cost of Drunk Driving 
Category Cost
Towing Charge 
$100
Impound Lot (storage) 
$15/day
Driver’s License Reinstatement Fee 
$250
New Driver’s License 
$15
Alcohol Assessment (mandatory) 
$125
Maximum Fine 
$700
High Risk Insurance for 3 years 
$11,400
Lawyer’s Fees 
$2,500