The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport.

 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagram presents the comparison of what youth aged from 5 to 12 years old in 1990 and 2010 used as their transportation method to go to
school
. The data are presented in the frequency of the
transport
modes
that are used which include walking, riding a bicycle, car,
bus
, and the combination of riding a
bus
and walking. In general, a change in the mainly used
transport
modes
can be seen in the different periods of time.
While
children in 1990 preferred walking to
school
with the data adding up to approximately 12
million
trips
, going to
school
by riding a car has taken the lead by rising up to 11
million
trips
being the leading
transport
mode in 2010.
In addition
,
while
the car shows a rise in the number of
trips
in 2010, the other
modes
do not show a similar result.
This
can be seen in the trip frequency comparison between the period of 1990 and 2010, all other
modes
' frequency of
trips
is declining.
Transport
methods
such
as cycling and walking are the
modes
that decline the most with half the number of
trips
in 2010 compared to 1990 with the sum of 6
million
and 2
million
trips
. Meanwhile, going to
school
by walking and taking a
bus
and only taking a
bus
also
experience a downward trend in a less drastic manner. The number of each
bus
-related mode reduced at the rate of 6 to 3
million
and 7 to 5
million
.
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Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trips
  • children
  • modes of transport
  • walk
  • cycle
  • public transport
  • drive
  • car
  • trends
  • decrease
  • increase
  • shift
  • convenient
  • comfortable
  • commuting
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • significant
  • indicate
  • reasons
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • 20-year period
  • doubled
  • considerable margin
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