The two maps below show a small village in the west of Ireland in the year 2000 and at the present time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two maps below show a small village in the west of Ireland in the year 2000 and at the present time. p53BD
The maps illustrate how an Irish village has developed since 2000.
Overall, the village has changed considerably to become a more crowded residential area. Some new amenities, such as a park and a car park, have also been added.
In the north-west of the village, the farmland has been flattened in order to make way for a new park. The small road west of the main road, which runs in the north-south direction, has been extended further westward and more residential houses have been built along both its sides. In addition, another new small road has been built east of this main road in the north-east of the village, and some residential houses have also been constructed along it.
In the south of the village, the dock on the water has been demolished, and the marketsnext to the road running in east-west direction have been knocked down, and some restaurants have been erected in their place. On In the opposite side of this road, the shops and the hotel remain unchanged. However, a carpark has been added next to the hotel.
The maps illustrate how an Irish
village
has developed since 2000.
Overall
, the
village
has
changed
considerably
to become a more crowded residential area.
Some
new amenities, such as a park and a car park, have
also
been
added
.
In the north-west of the
village
, the farmland has
been flattened
in order to
make
way for a new park. The
small
road
west of the main
road
, which runs in the north-south direction, has
been extended
further
westward and more residential
houses
have
been built
along both its sides.
In addition
, another new
small
road
has
been built
east of this main
road
in the north-east of the
village
, and
some
residential
houses
have
also
been constructed
along it.
In the south of the
village
, the dock on the water has
been demolished
, and the
marketsnext
to the
road
running in east-west direction have
been knocked
down, and
some
restaurants have
been erected
in their place. On In the opposite side of this
road
, the shops and the hotel remain unchanged.
However
, a
carpark
has been
added
next
to the hotel.