The diagrams below shows changes in modes of transport chosen by travellers in European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams below shows changes in modes of transport chosen by travellers in European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart illustrates how tourists chose means of transportation in European
city
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cities
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between 1950 and 1990.
Overall
, there was a decline in the proportion of travellers using
bus
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buses
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,
bike
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bikes
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,
foot
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and foot
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,
while
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car
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cars
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witnessed the most considerable growth to become the most popular form of transportation in the final year. The percentage of tourists
chose
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bus
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started at about 18%, after which it saw a moderate increase to 26% in the next twenty years, before ending the period at 16%. Opposite changes can be seen in the figure for
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cars
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which experienced a fivefold rise, from exactly 5% to 25% in the first twenty years, reaching a peak of approximately 39% in 1970. About 28% of travellers used
bike
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in 1950, with a gradual decrease to about 21% twenty years later, and hitting a trough of exactly 5% at the end of the period.
Similarly
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travelled
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on foot saw a twofold decline, from 40% to roughly 28% between 1950 and 1970,
follow
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by a significant decline to about 7% in the
last
year of the period.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • changes
  • modes of transport
  • travellers
  • European country
  • 1950
  • 1990
  • summarise
  • main features
  • comparisons
  • popularity
  • time periods
  • bicycle
  • walking
  • car
  • public transportation
  • motorcycle
  • increased significantly
  • preferred mode of transport
  • stability
  • slight increase
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