The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton, and planned future development of the site. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbiton, and planned future development of the site. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two maps describe the current and planned future development of the Norbiton industrial
area
respectively.
Overall
, it is obvious that the main areas keep the same,
whereas
some places change their functions. In the first picture, we can see the
area
of Norbiton industrial now. There's a west-east
river
, to the north of which is farmland, and to the south is the factories field with seven factories, which are located around the
traffic
circle. The town is on the south side of the
river
too,
while
west of the industrial
area
. The second image is the planned future development of
this
area
. From it, we can see all the factories vanish. Seven housing areas are being constructed,
one
of which is located on the north side of the
river
. Around the housing space, there's
one
playground between the stream and housing
area
,
one
school at the east,
one
medical centre, and shops near the
traffic
circle.The road is intended to the north of the
river
, with a bridge at the
river
's middle reach, and
also
is extended to the housing areas for
traffic
convenience. There will be a new and smaller
traffic
circle to the south of the existing
one
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words area, river, traffic, one with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • industrial area
  • planned future development
  • factories
  • warehouses
  • railway line
  • shopping center
  • residential buildings
  • college
  • mixed-use zone
  • commercial
  • residential
  • educational
  • green spaces
  • pedestrian walkways
  • housing
  • community
  • retail services
  • revitalize
  • quality of life
  • vibrant
  • sustainable
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