The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps provide key information about how the Islip

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centre is now and before planning and developing.

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, it is clear from the map that Islip

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witnessed a remarkable development over a period. Most noticeably, the increases in accommodation, the elimination of

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, and the introduction of various amenities.

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what the map shows in the present, they are merging

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to make two

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in the whole

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. The most impressive change is the relocation of the main road and putting it in the middle of the

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. The school, park and residential areas remain unchanged during the period. In terms of Islip

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with planning and development, it was a road, a Dual carriageway, surrounded by

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, housing, and a park. There was a bus station to move individuals to other regions and a car park to meet the residents’ demand for parking.