Self- practice :27/11 The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how many tourists visited three different areas (coast mountains, and lakes) in a European country from 1987 to 2007.

Overall

, the

number

of

visitors

increased over the period of

time

.

Although

all areas showed some fluctuations;

however

, holidaymakers in the coastal area were in the highest position both in the starting and ending periods of

time

. In 1987, the

number

of lake

visitors

was around 10

thousand

, it increased dramatically with

time

and reached around 50,000 after 1997, which was almost five times its initial level.

Moreover

, it grew considerably again in 2002 and it peaked at around 75

thousand

, which outraced the coast

visitors

at the same

time

.

However

, it decreased significantly again in the later five years and reached approximately 50

thousand

. The

number

of people who visited the coast in 1987 was 40,000, which decreased slightly in the next 5 years reaching nearly 37

thousand

. In the next 15 years,

this

number

escalated over the

time

period and hit approximately 74

thousand

in 2007.

On the other hand

, the

visitors

numbers in the hilly areas showed more fluctuations. It finished at 30

thousand

, which was one and a half times more than its initial level (20,000).