The maps illustrate the layout of a university sports court in 1990 and at present.
Overall, the area has been significantly modernized, transitioning from a simple outdoor
facility with green space and parking into a comprehensive indoor sports complex. Most
of the original open-air and non-sport-related features have been removed to make
room for expanded sports infrastructure.
In 1990, the sports court featured a relatively modest layout. At the center, there was a
café, a reception area, and a changing room arranged in a linear sequence from left to
right. To the west of these facilities, a large green park occupied the northwestern
section of the site, while a car park was located directly in front of it, in the southwest
corner. On the eastern side, two outdoor tennis courts were positioned, with an outdoor
swimming pool just north of the reception area.
Since then, the area has undergone extensive redevelopment. The most notable
changes have taken place in the western section: both the park and the car park have
been removed. In their place, a basketball court has been built on the former site of the
park, while the car park has been replaced with two additional tennis courts, bringing
the total number to four. Although the café and reception remain unchanged, the
original changing room has been relocated to the northeastern corner. Adjacent to it, a
newly constructed fitness center now occupies the space where the original tennis
courts were. Lastly, the outdoor pool has been transformed into an indoor swimming
facility, offering year-round, weather-protected access.
The table shows how many kilometers an adult travelled by 7 types of
transportation in 1977 and 2007. Overall, although the average distance
covered by car, taxi, and train increased, the figures for others saw a reverse
trend.
Looking at the figures with rising trends, the number of kilometers travelled
by a car was by far the biggest with 3500km in 1977, and it doubled over the
next 30 years. Similarly, the figure for taxi rose from 400km to 800km, while
the train, the second commonly used means of transport, saw a minimal rise
of 100km.
In contrast, the remaining modes of transport experienced downward trends.
Relatively sharper decreases were recorded in the data for a bus and
walking, which went down by 100km. Meanwhile, the average kilometers
travelled by a bicycle and a motorcycle, which were the least popular types
of transport, declined from the same 100km to 90km.
The line graph shows how many foreign people visited the UK from 1989 to
2009 as well as the reasons for their visit. Overall, the number of
international tourists rose during the period, albeit to varying degrees.
Notably, people going on holiday made up the vast majority of visitors
throughout the period, despite wild swings in their numbers.
Looking at details, just over 6 million people showed holiday as a reason for
their visit in 1989, making it a primary factor driving people to come to the
UK. Although this number increased significantly over the next 10 years,
reaching just under 10 million, the next five years witnessed a noticeable
drop, with the figure falling to below 8 million. However, by 2009, it had
bounced back and finished at around 9 million.
Meanwhile, those coming to the UK for business purposes and to visit friends
or relatives increased in numbers in a similar pattern. The figure for the
former started at over 5 million, and in spite of a brief drop in 1993, it soared
in 2007, hitting its peak at 8 million before going down to about 7 million at
the end of the period. Similarly, the number of people visiting the UK to see
friends and relatives rose from under 4 million in 1989 to roughly 7 million in
2004, but it went down until 2009, finishing at just over 6 million.
The pie charts show the sales of five different genres by a bookseller in 1972,
1992, and 2012. Overall, in 1972, the sales distribution of all genres were
more even, as many categories accounted for almost equal shares, but
'travel' was slightly less favored. By 2012, children's and especially adult
fiction had gained popularity, with the latter surpassing all other types of
books, while other book genres fell out of favor, making them less preferred
options over time.
Fiction, whether adult or children's, became the bestseller over the period. It
was adult's fiction that gained significant traction, as the figure rose to 45%
in 2012 from an initial 20%, accounting for nearly the half of the sales.
Starting the period with the same 20%, children's fiction experienced less
drastic growth in its sales, reaching 25% and becoming the second most
popular genre.
The sales performance of the remaining genres, by contrast, declined at
varying degrees. Despite standing out as the most sold genre at 25%, other
unspecified types of books saw steady decrease in their sales, plummeting to
12%. A similar pattern of drop was observed in the sales of biography books,
where the figure dipped from 20% to a mere 8%. Unlike biography and
others, books about travelling witnessed a 3% rise to 18% in 1992 before
dropping to just 10% at the end, showing significant variations in readership
preferences.
The bar chart gives information regarding the proportion of 18-to-20-year-old
men and women participating in five different types of sport activities in one
month in 2015.
Overall, engaging in a certain type of sports activity differs significantly
among male and female participants. While basketball, hockey, and
especially football were the areas where men showed high preference, their
counterparts were active in swimming and cycling in 2015. Notably, hockey
was the least popular type of activity among both genders.
Males were more engaged in team sports. Football emerged as the
predominant area attracting above 50% men at the age of 18-20, which was
almost double the proportion of males taking part in swimming activities
(20%) in 2015. This was distantly followed by cyclists and basketball players,
each accounting for about 36% and 33%, respectively.
As far as women's interested fields in terms of sports are concerned, their
figures were in stark contrast with those of men. Cycling and swimming were
the only activities where women at the age of 18 to 20 outnumbered their
counterparts, with 40% and approximately 35% participation rates,
respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of females playing football,
basketball and hockey was overwhelmingly low, comprising between 15% to
5% in 2015.
The image illustrates the process through which chocolate is made. Overall, the process consists
of 9 consecutive steps, which can be divided into three main stages: starting with planting cocoa
beans, followed by the preparation of beans, and finally processing chocolate into edible
portions. Notably, the procedure requires both human intervention and natural processes.
The process commences with the plantation of seeds for potential cocoa trees. These are usually
grown in tropical countries, and once ripe red pods fully mature, they are harvested. The cocoa
beans inside these pods are then extracted—which serve as the vital ingredient for chocolate.
The second stage also involves biological processes, as the extracted beans are fermented for
about 2-10 days to develop flavor. Following this, the fermented beans are spread out and left to
dry under the sun and are regularly turned upside down to ensure full exposure to sunlight. These
are then roasted at high temperatures (120-150°C), enhancing their flavor and giving them a
crispy texture.
After the roasting process, the third stage begins. Initially, the outer shells of the beans are
removed, and they subsequently undergo crushing and conching, when the inner part of the
beans is pressed to form chocolate in the form of dough. This mixture is carefully melted and
cooled—a process called tempering—to ensure a smooth surface and consistent texture. Lastly,
the chocolate liquid is poured into molds to form bars and other shapes, culminating the whole
process.
The bar chart shows the value of different types of export goods in one country in 2015 and
2016, while the table compares the percentage changes over the same period.
Overall, all types of goods the country exported increased in value, with the exception of gems
and jewelry, which decreased in value. The most pronounced percentage changes were observed
in textiles and engineered goods. Notably, in 2016, the value of petroleum products and
engineered goods was significantly high and comparable, while the figures for agricultural
products and textiles also reached parity, despite being considerably low in value.
The country experienced a rise in export earnings across most goods. Petroleum and engineered
products, in particular, were exported most, with both categories accounting for about $62 billion
in 2016 compared to $61 and $57 billion in 2015, respectively. A similar convergence was
registered in the value of textiles and agricultural products, as their figures reached the same $32
billion by 2016, despite standing at respective quantities of $31 and $25 a year ago. Conversely,
the only category of goods to witness a marginal decrease was gems and jewelry, with the value
dropping from $42 billion to $40 billion.
As far as the percentage changes are concerned, it was textiles that significantly grew in value
over the course of a year, recording 15.24%. This was nearly double the value change for
engineered products, at 8.5%, followed by petroleum goods (3%). The lowest percentage change
occurred in agricultural products, at a mere 0.81%, whereas gems and jewelry demonstrated a
downward change in value (5.18%).