The maps below show the changes that occurred to a town named Willington in 1780, 1860, and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps below show the changes that occurred to a town named Willington in 1780, 1860, and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The maps depict developments in Willington in the 3 certain years from 1780 to 2000.
Overall
, the forest and farms disappeared completely
while
residential areas extended and wetland for birds was built during the given timeframe. Farms had occupied a large part of the area beside the river in 1780,
then
their number decreased for constructing
road
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roads
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on the top of the map and
finally
was cleared in 2000. The other notable change is woods were cut down gradually to develop the housing area,
to
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and to
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improve infrastructure over the given period. In 2000, there are more visible additions on the bottom of the map in comparison with other years. We can see numerous shops beside the river and
also
a newly created wetland for birds into which the river runs.
Moreover
, the area that was forest became the region of education and sports.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • urban development
  • rural
  • undeveloped
  • substantially
  • railway line
  • market area
  • extensive urbanization
  • population growth
  • industrial areas
  • shopping centers
  • network of roads
  • public facilities
  • comparison
  • transformation
  • evolution
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