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The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the United Kingdom between 1974 and 2002 by 4 different modes of transport.

The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the United Kingdom between 1974 and 2002 by 4 different modes of transport.
The provided line graph illustrates the amount of goods transported in the United Kingdom by four different modes of
transport
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—road, water, rail, and pipeline—between 1974 and 2002.
Overall
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, road
transport
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 was the most commonly used method for moving goods throughout the period,
while
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 pipeline
transport
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 remained the least used. In 1974, road
transport
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 accounted for approximately 70
million
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tonnes
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 of goods.
This
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 figure saw a slight increase until 1994, followed by a sharp rise to reach about 100
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002. Both water and rail
transport
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 started at around 40
million
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tonnes
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. Water
transport
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 experienced a gradual rise, reaching nearly 60
million
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tonnes
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 by the end of the period.
In contrast
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, rail
transport
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 declined steadily until 1994, but
then
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 increased again to finish at around the same level it started. Pipeline
transport
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 began at about 5
million
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tonnes
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 in 1974 and rose steadily over the years, reaching just over 20
million
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tonnes
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 by 2002.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words transport, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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