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 bar graph provides information about the figures for five different kinds of transport in one country between 1990 and 2010, being made by
children
aged from five years old to twelve years old on the way to and from school. Units were measured in millions by the total number of trips yearly. Of all the modes of travelling to and from the school, walking by
children
was the highest number in 1990, with nearly 13
million
annually, which was the only one that fell to 6
million
in 2010.
In contrast
,
children
selected to use the car, being the least number of trips (under 5
million
). Interestingly, it ranked first in 2010, giving a rise to roughly 11
million
per year. In terms of the remaining, the
bus
taken by
children
to and from school decreased from about 7
million
yearly to approximately 5
million
in the given period.
By contrast
, cycling and walking and
bus
chosen by kids were nearly similar at around 6
million
yearly at the beginning. Both of them declined in both years,
besides
walking and
bus
surpassed cycling in 2010, with 3
million
.
Overall
, it can be seen that car passengers had an upward trend from 1990 to 2010
while
walking, cycling, walking and
bus
, and
bus
had various downward tendencies.
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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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