The chart below shows the results of two surveys carried out thirty years apart on how young people in a town travel to school.

The chart below shows the results of two surveys carried out thirty years apart on how young people in a town travel to school.
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The two pie charts below illustrate the results
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two surveys about how children travel to
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.
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, the different methods of transport have increased over the time period. Walking was the previously most commonly used avenue but
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has been replaced by the public
bus
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. Usage of
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family and
friends
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car
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have
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increased
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homeschooling. Looking at the charts in more detail, in 1975 the majority of children walked showing a number of 44%. Half
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statistic would use the public
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, at 28%. Biking and the
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bus
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had relatively the same figures of 11 and 9. A friend’s or family
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and homeschooling were the lowest, with the numbers respectively being 3,4 and 1. In 2005, the number of children walking to
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had halved to only 17% and nearly a quarter now preferred to use the public
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, which had a numeric of 24%.
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was followed by the family
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at 21%. Cycling had decreased to 7,
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however
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friends
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car
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cars
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,
school
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bus
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and homeschooling had all increased. The numbers for these
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10, 16 and 5.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words school, bus, car with synonyms.
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