The bar chart compares the distances travelled by people in the UK using different means of transport from 1990 to 2000.
Overall
, the total distance travelled by all Linking Words
modes
of transport combined increased. The figures for bus and rail were significantly higher in both years compared to bicycles, motorbikes, and air travel.
In 1990, the figure for Use synonyms
kilometres
travelled by bus was highest, at around 40 Use synonyms
billion
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kilometres
, followed by rail with a slightly lower figure. By the year 2000, the distances covered by these two Use synonyms
modes
increased to the same level, each with approximately 45 Use synonyms
billion
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kilometres
.
The amount of Use synonyms
kilometres
travelled by bicycles, Use synonyms
motorbike
and air transport, was incredibly low in 1990, with motorbikes covering the most distance of the three Fix the agreement mistake
motorbikes
modes
at around 10 Use synonyms
billion
passenger Use synonyms
kilometres
. In 2000, the figure for air travel rose to about 10 Use synonyms
billion
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kilometres
, Use synonyms
in contrast
to the decline seen in the other two Linking Words
modes
. Use synonyms
Finally
, the total passenger Linking Words
kilometres
increased from 100 to 112.5 Use synonyms
billion
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kilometres
in 2000.Use synonyms