The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007

The line chart indicates the

number

of overseas

visitors

who went to three different regions of a European country from the period of years from 1987 to 2007.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

number

of tourists visiting these three

areas

was generally higher in 2007 than in 1987.

In addition

, Coast and lake

areas

were more popular than mountain

areas

.

First,

the lakes were the least popular region and there were only 10

thousand

foreign

visitors

in 1987.

However

, it crossed over the

number

of mountain

visitors

to 25

thousand

in 1992. The increasing trend was kept and it bulged in 1997 and

also

crossed over the

number

of coast tourists, in doing so, it reached a pack to 75

thousand

in 2002.

Nevertheless

, it decreased sharply to 50

thousand

visitors

in 2007.

Second,

the coast was the most famous area with 40

thousand

visitors

in 1987.

While

it decreased slightly to 35

thousand

in 1992, it had an uptrend and re-reached the top

at the end

of the recorded period, presenting 75

thousand

.

Third,

the

number

of people who visited mountain

areas

increased more or less to 35

thousand

in 2007 from 20

thousand

in 1987.