Bar Graphs:
YOU SHOULD SPEND ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON THIS TASK.
1. The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.
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Q.2. The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Ans: The bar chart illustrates that the inormation about post-school qualifications in terms of the different levels of further education reached by men and women in Australia in 1999.
We can see immediately that there were substantial difference in the proportion of men and women at different levels. The biggest gender difference is at the lowest post-school level, where 90% of those who held a skilled vocational diploma were men, compared with only 10% of women. By contrast, more women held undergraduate diplomas (70%) and marginally more women reached degree level (55%).
At the highest level of education, men with postgraduate diploma clearly out numbered their female counterparts (70% and 30%, respectively), and also constituted 60% of Master's graduates.
Overall, we can see that more men than women hold qualifications at the lower and higher levels of education, while more women reach undergraduate diploma level than men. The gender difference is smallest at the level Bachelor's degree, however men and women both were over 50% of Bachelor's degree.
Q.3. The chart below shows the amount of money spent on six consumer goods in four European countries.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Ans: The bar chart illustrates that the amount of money spent on six consumers goods (personal, stereos, Tennis racquets, perfumes, CDs, Toys, photographic film) in four European countries ( Germany, Italy, France, Britain). Units are measures in pound sterling.
Overall, the Britain, among the four European countries listed, has spent most heavily on the range of consumer goods included. In every case, British spending is considerably higher than that of other countries; only in the case of tennis racquets does another country Italy come close.
Furthermore, the most significant difference in expenditure between the four European countries was photographic film which was $160,000.
Meanwhile, France and Italy generally maintain middle positions, averaging approximately similar spending overall. Specifically, France spends more on CDs and photographic film but less on tennis racquets than Italy does. Italy's spending on personal stereos is only marginally greater than that of France, while spending on toys is equal between the two.
It is clear from the data given that there are some significant differences in spending habits within Europe.
4. The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999.
The bar chart shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
Ans: The line graph illustrates the number of UK residents going abroad from the UK and overseas residents visiting the UK between 1979 and 1999, while the bar chart gives information about how many UK residents travelled to five of the most popular countries in 1999. Units are measured in millions of people.
Overall, there was an increase in the number of visits to and from the Uk and there were more visits abroad by Uk residents than visits to the Uk by overseas residents over the period given. Furthermore, the most popular country to visit by Uk resident was France in 1999.
The number of Uk residents visiting overseas began at just under 15 million in 1979 and rose significantly to reach over 50 million in 1999. Around 10 million overseas residents visited the Uk in the first year before climbing steadily to just under 30 million by the final year.
In 1999, France was visited by over 10 million Uk residents, followed by Spain at approximately 9 million. The USA and Greece had about 4 million and 3 million visitors respectively. The least popular country visited was turkey which had only about 2 million Uk residents going there.
5. The bar chart below shows the number of research students studying different subject in 2005.
Ans: The bar chart illustrates how many male and female research students studied six different subjects (linguistics, psychology, natural sciences, engineering programming and mathematics) in 2005.
Overall, there were more male research students than females in 2005. Although the most popular subject for both genders was natural sciences, men least preferred linguistics and women showed little interest in mathematics. Linguistics was the only subject that was favoured by women more than men.
There was a similar number of men and women in three subjects. There were equal numbers in research students (200) learning natural resources. There was a difference between the genders of about 25 in both psychology and linguistic with more women studing linguistics (around 110) and more men taking psychology (200).
A difference of about half was evident in engineering and programming wher 150 men chose both subjects. By contrast, 200 men selected mathematics which was approximately five fold that of women (about 40).
6. The chart below shows the percentage of adults of different age groups in the UK who used the Internet everyday from 2003 - 2006.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting hte main features and make comparisons where relevant
Ans: The given bar graph illustrates the percentage of adults of different age groups using the Internet between 2003 and 2006, in the Great Britain. The over 65s had the least percentage of Internet users.
The main users of the Internet were young adults aged between 16 and 24 years. In 2003 and 2004, they shared the same percentage, which was 80%. In 2005, this figure reached significantly to 100%, but decreased slightly to 90% in the next year.
We can see from the chart that all the age groups experienced an upward trend as far as their daily use of the Internet is concerned. In the 25 -44 group, there was a gradual growth in the percentage, from 50% to 80%, between 2003 and 2006. There were similar increases for the 45 to 54 year olds, rising from 60% in 2003 to 80% in 2006. As for the other two groups, although the percentages had minor fluctuation, the overall trend was upwards.
Overall, adults between 16 and 44 showed the greatest usage of the Internet and the users grew with time regardless of their age.
7. The chart below shows the percentage of whole world population in the four countries from 1950 to 2003, with projections till 2050.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make omparisons where relevant.
Ans: The given bar graph compares the changes in the proportion of population in India, China, the USA and Japan in 1950 and 2003 and also indicates the prejections for 2050. It is clear from the graph that China had the highest percentage of world population in 1950 and 2003, but estimates show that India will take the lead by 2050.
In 1950, China accounted for almost a quarter of the world's population. Although it decreased to a little under a quarter, it was still the highest in 2003, compared to the other three countries. It is estimated that the population of China will continue to drop and would reach approximately 19% by 2050.
India showed an opposing trend to China. The population in India in 1950 was 15%, which was considerably lower than that of China. However, the population increased moderately to 19% by 2003 and is further expected to grow and reach nearly 20%, which would be the highest among the given countries by 2050.
When it comes to the population of the USA and Japan, both showed a decrease from 1950 to 2003. It is predicted that the percentage will remain the same in the USA, whereas in Japan, the population is likely to keep falling till 2050.
Overall, Japan had the least population in the given period, and the population is expected to decrease to approximately 3% by 2050.
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