The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph gives a comparison between the number of foreign tourists in three different areas - the

coast

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, the mountains and the

lakes

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, between the

years

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1987 and 2007.

Overall

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, the mountains show a stable growth of visitors over the

years

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as compared to the

coast

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and the

lakes

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.

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, a significant change can be seen in the graph of the

lakes

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as compared to the

coast

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. The number of people visiting the mountains

range

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ranges

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from 20,000 to 30,000 in the first decade,

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, from 1987 to 1997. The count remains fairly stable until 2002, and slightly goes up to nearly 35,000 by the year 2007. In

case

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the case

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of the

lakes

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, a steep graph can be observed; the amount of people visiting the

lakes

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in 1997 is seen to be 10,000 and by 1997 it goes up to 40,000. The

most

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highest

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increment in the figure is in the

years

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1997-2002 where it reaches nearly 75,000.

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, there is a sharp decline in the

years

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2002-2007,

where

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when

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it comes down to 50,000. The coastal region

starts

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started

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off with a count of 40,000 visitors in 1987 , but the count slightly

drops

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dropped

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to 35,000 by the year 1992.

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, the number of people visiting the

coast

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are

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is

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seen to be linearly increasing between

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years

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the years

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1992 and 2007

,

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apply

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and

reaches

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reached

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upto

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up to

the

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a

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total of 70,000.