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The chart above presents the number of transport usage by each type in 2004 and 2014. In 2004, the most popular type of transport was a car with the percentage at 75, other types of transport including “didn’t travel” option weren’t so popular, and their proportion ranged from 0.1 to 7.6 percent. Over ten years, car transport with the percentage at 65.5 remained as the most popular type, the proportion of other types of transport varied from 0.1 to 8.0 percent. Although, a closer look at the table reveals that the number of car usage decreased in favor of ‘’walk” and “bicycle” options. So, if car transport usage dropped by around 9 percentage points, the number of ‘’walk” and “bicycle” options increased for the same amount, from 3.9 to 8.0 and from 1.2 to 6.5 respectively. Over a decade we see that the car is still popular and most common type of transport. At the same, time the number of alternatives to car - ‘’walk” and “bicycle” increased with the falling number o...

Description of an acid rain formation process

In this process diagram you can find the illustration of how acid rain is originated. Acid rain forms when pollutants from anthropogenic and natural sources meet in the air. Then after chemical reaction with cloud water pollutants fall as acid rain. Let’s look at this process in detail. VOC, NOx produced by natural sources and SO2, VOC, Hg and NOx produced by human activities are released into the air. Then these compounds mixed with particulate or gaseous pollutants after participation in some chemical reactions can fall down as dry deposition, but when mixed with cloud water – as wet deposition – acid rain. As a result, receptors – plants, soil, water are damaged and undergone by the depositions. In conclusion, we see that the key element which creates acid rains is the SO2 from anthropogenic sources. It brings damages for receptors in nature not only in form of acid rain but also in form of dry deposition.

Type of student accomodation

The bar chart presented above illustrates students’ choices for accommodation between the 1970s and the 2010s. According to this chart, the proportion of accommodation types over the period wasn’t stable. In the 1970s there were two most popular options, and in the 2010s there was only one with a considerable predominance over other three. So, if in the 1970s, the most popular accommodation options with approximately 35% both were the sharing a house with other students and the playing guest with a host family majority, starting the 1980s the proportion of the sharing a house option began to increase and reached approximately 75% in the 2010s. At the same time, the host family option fell gradually and became the least popular option with approximately 5%. Proportions of the students hall of residence and the living with own family options fluctuated over five decades ranged from 10-20% and 5-15% respectively. In summary, students’ preferences changed over the five decade...