The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017

The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017
The line graph describes the amounts of
people
travelling to Caribbean islands in a 7-year period from 2010 to 2017. The data is measured by the
number
of visitors in millions and categorised by travellers that are staying on ships, staying on the island, and in total.
Overall
, both of the visitors that are staying on a cruise and on the island experienced an upward trend.
In addition
, the total figures were seen to have a gradual rise year by year. The first striking feature is the
number
of
people
that were spending their night on a great ship.
Moreover
, the total figures of it doubled (0,25
million
to 0,5
million
) from 2010 to 2011,
however
, it fell slightly in 2012 but quickly recovered in 2013.
Furthermore
, the
number
of visitors was continuously growing in the next 4 years and managed to reach its highest point with 2
million
people
. Meanwhile, the travellers that were staying on Caribbean islands in 2010 and 2011 seemed to be unchanged but
then
experienced a soar from 2011 to 2013 with a ratio
1:2
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respectively (from 0,75 to 1,5).
Then
, the trendline stabilised from 2013 to 2015 with 1,5
million
people
in total.
On the other hand
, the total tourist's
number
was growing steadily in a 4-year period from 2010 to 2014 and continued to climb until it hit a peak of 3,5
million
people
in total.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, number, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • trough
  • upward trend
  • downward trend
  • steady increase
  • sharp decline
  • seasonal variation
  • cruise ship visitors
  • island stay visitors
  • economic impact
  • environmental impact
  • tourism industry
  • sustainable tourism
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