The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The line graph below illustrates the amount of cargo transfer in
United
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Kingdom from 1974 to 2002 with four different types of
transport
.
Overall
, during
thirty-year
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period, in
UK
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road
transportade
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transport
type remained the biggest spenders on goods, with all three other convey spending much less on them.
To begin
with, road
transport
initially
stood at 70
million
tonnes, rising rather steadily until 1992 when it reached about 80
million
. After a sudden surge in 1998, it continued to rise steadily for another 2 years to reach a high of approximately 100
million
in 2000. Moving on to water and rail
transport
figures: both were steady at 40
million
from 1974 to 1978. Water
transport
then
rose sharply to about 60
million
before a notable increase in 1997.
In contrast
, rail
transport
varied widely during the rest of the period, returning to its initial figure by 1997.
Lastly
, goods transported through pipelines increased gradually from 5
million
in 1974 to just over 20
million
in 1982, after which the numbers
leveled
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off.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Transported goods
  • Quantities
  • Trends
  • Modes of transport
  • Rail
  • Road
  • Water
  • Pipeline
  • Fluctuations
  • Predominance
  • Economic influences
  • Societal changes
  • Technological advancements
  • Environmental impact
  • Growth
  • Steady increase/decrease
  • Comparison
  • Period (e.g., decade, years)
  • Examination
  • Implications
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion
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