The graph below shows the number of trips made by children in one country to travel to and from school in 1990 and 2010 using various modes of transport. Summarise theinformation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisonswhere relevant. Travel to and from school by children aged 5-12

The given column graph illustrates the number of

trips

made by children in two separate years, which are 1990 and 2010 in a particular country. The vertical axis represents the number of

trips

in

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per

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million

per year and the horizontal stands for the different modes of transport like

bus

,

car

, walking, bicycle

and

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,

bus

and walking together. In 1990, the

trips

made by

bus

were dramatically higher than by other modes. About 12

million

trips

were made by

bus

, which was two times more than those made by walking and cycling each, and three times more than those made by

car

. About 7

million

trips

were made by

bus

and walking together. Two decades later, in 2010,

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car

trips

superseded all other modes and became approximately 12.5

million

, an increase of 8.5

million

from the figures of 1990. The

bus

trips

decreased to half and became 6

million

.

Trips

made by

bus

and walking together

also

decreased by 1

million

from the figures of 1990.

Trips

made on foot

also

decreased from 6 to 3

million

and those made by cycling reduced to 2

million

. On the whole, the column graph shows that

bus

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was the most popular form of transport to go to and from school for children in 1990.

However

, in 2010, the

car

became the most popular mode.