The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2000 to travel to and from school using different types mode of transport. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2000 to travel to and from school using different types mode of transport. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph illustrates the
number
of
children
in a country
traveling
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to school using different means of transportation in 1990 and 2000.
Overeall
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Overall
, the increasing
number
of
children
went to school by car in 2000
whereas
the popularity of other transport declined.
Traveling
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by car was the most common in 2000
although
walking was the most dominant way in 1990. Starting from the transportation that
children
used in 1990, walking was by far the most common with more than 12
million
.
On the other hand
, other methods do not show a significant change; the
number
of users of
buses
was slightly higher than cycling and walking and
buses
with just above 6
million
and just below 6
million
respectively.
In contrast
, cars were the least chosen by
children
from 5 to 12 as there were only approximately 4
million
children
. Turning to the graph for 2010, the
number
of those taken to school by car increased dramatically to reach the highest at about 11
million
in spite of it being the least common in 1990.
Conversely
, walking comes
the
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second with 6
million
children
, showing the sharpest decrease for the two decades.
Furthermore
,
buses
are less
popluar
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popular
with about 7
million
children
, followed by walking and
buses
and cycling with approximately 3
million
and 2
million
children
respectively, making the latter the least common.
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