The diagram below shows the changes, which took place in a coastal area called Pentland from 1950 to 2007. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the diagrams below.

The diagram below shows the changes, which took place in a coastal area called Pentland from 1950 to 2007. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the diagrams below.
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The map illustrates how Portland evolved over the years from 1950 to 2007.
Overall
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, is noticeable that the city in 5 decades became more urban in order to be more accessible for the citizens.
Firstly
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, the image shows that the main road has been connected to other streets that led to residential areas that replaced the grassland. On the right side of the figure, along the first perpendicular street houses have been constructed.
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, just on top of them is the commercial area located in a street that crosses the principal avenue, on both sides there are shops.
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, on the left bottom side, there was built a cinema, which was quite close to the houses.
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, following the main road, there was a car park which now is gone,
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, in 2007, some apartments were constructed, these are in front of the new Yacht marina which can be accessed by a drive that has been built surrounding the coastline.
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, the industrial area situated on the top left area of the plan has been replaced with a leisure zone that includes a park close to the sea, which is connected by a path to the swimming pool and to the multi-storey car park. To summarize, the illustration of the coastal city named Portland indicates the evolution throughout the years.
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Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • coastal area
  • transformation
  • landscape
  • land use
  • infrastructure
  • environmental modifications
  • residential development
  • urban living spaces
  • commercial areas
  • recreational facilities
  • economic landscape
  • green spaces
  • natural habitats
  • urban expansion
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