portfolio 3

The graph and table show the number of fishermen in terms of millions for different regions between 1970, 1980 and 2000, and the world’s top ten exporters of fish in 2000.

For starters, the number of fishermen increased rapidly from about 11 million to 26 million between 1970 and 2000 whereas on the other hand in Africa the number of fishermen decreased slightly from approximately 12 million to about 3 million. In the same period of time the numbers in South America leveled off at 8 million while in North America in 1970 the number of fishermen was 5 million then it rose to 15 million in the following years. Finally, the graph shows that the numbers of fishermen in Europe fluctuated in the same period of time.

Most exports came from Thailand in Asia while Norway in Europe took the second place of top ten exporters of fish. With respect to the last numbers of top ten exporters Indonesia in Asia took the ninth place whereas South Korea in Asia took the last place.

In conclusion, the number of fishermen between 1970 and 2000 in this regions wasn’t stable.

portfoilo task2

The graph and table show the number and the rank of visitors who visit the theme parks between 1995 and 2005 in terms of millions and nationality.

For starters, the number of visitors in Disneyland increased rapidly from 27 to 42 million between 1995 and 2005 while on the other hand in Euro Disney the numbers peaked from 11 to 10 million in the same period of time. Between 1995 and 2005 the figures rose slightly from almost 2.5 to 6 million. Also the number of visitors increased dramatically from 5 to 21 million during the same period of time. Finally, the graph shows that Disneyland is the most popular and most visited in the last ten years.

 Most visitors came from North America while European took the second rank of number of visitors. With respect to the least number of visitors’ nationality Oceania and Africa took the least number of visitors rank.

In conclusion, the number of visitors went up in all theme parks except for Eurodisney.

Portfolio task 1

The first graph shows the percentage of the films shown in Britain and Australia by origin in 2000. The other graph shows the number of people who attended the cinema in Britain and Australia.

Graph 1 shows the percentage of type of movie shown in Britain and Australia in 2000. The US films were the highest percentage for both countries. it was about 80% for Britain and 68% for Australia in 2000. Turning to British and Australia films, the percentage dropped to 20% and 0% in Britain while in Australia 5% and 10% only.

Graph 2 shows the attendance in Britain and Australia during the period from 1980 to 2000. To clarify, between 1980 and 1988 the number of people who attended in Britain fluctuated. Then, the number increased dramatically for the following 12 years. Turning to Australia, the first three years the number was fluctuated. Then, it leveled off until 1990. Finally, it grew slightly from 1990 to 2000.

In conclusion, we can see that the US films is the most popular in both countries.