The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in on European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in on European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.
The bar graph illustrates the various
modes
of transportation used for commuting to and from work in a European city in four groups, namely bus,
car
, bike and foot, in 1960, 1980, and 2000. Units were measured in the form of
percentage
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.
Overall
, what stands out the most from the graph is that the largest proportion of
modes
were all different in given years. The highest
percentage
of
travelers
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traveled
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travelling
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with
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by
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cars
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car
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in
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2000,
while
least
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the lowest
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percentage
of people chose
the
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a
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car
in 1960. The most significant difference in the
percentage
of transport
modes
was found in
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the year
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year
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years
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1960 and 2000. In terms of
year
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1960, foot ranked first in the
modes
of transportation for commuting at around 34
percent
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, followed by bike,
bus
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and bus
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, having around 25 and 17
percent
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. The most marginal
percentage
was found in
car
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cars
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at approximately 5
percent
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in the same
year
. With regards to
year
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2000,
opposite
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trend was witnessed where the
percentage
of
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the car
a car
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car
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cars
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made up the highest
percentage
at around 35
percent
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, and
this
figure was 30
percent
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higher than that of 40 years ago. In 1980, all
modes
of transportation were taken by travelers, ranging from 15 to 26
percent
, respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words modes, car, percentage, year, percent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 7 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.

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