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Study the tables below. Using only the information given, write about the number of tourists in major
towns in 2010 and 2017. You are to link the data presented in both figures. You should write 150 to 200
words.

Figure 1: Number of tourists in major towns in Malaysia (2010 and 2017)

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No. of tourist (‘000)

600
500
400 2010
300 2017
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100
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JOHOR KUALA GEORGE KOTA Places
MELAKA SEREMBAN
BAHRU LUMPUR TOWN KINABALU
2010 350 205 110 570 490 220
2017 600 340 90 450 550 410

Table 1: Promotional activities in 2017

Places 2017
1sT quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
Melaka Heritage Sites Nyonya Food Green City Fair River Cruise
Fest
Johor Bahru - New Safari Durian Fest Legoland
Seremban Cultural Dance - - -
Kuala Lumpur Mega Sales - Merdeka Sales Year-end Sales
George Town Heritage Sites Hawker Food Fair - Bridge Run
Kota Kinabalu - Harvest Festival - Borneo Music
Festival

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Write the analysis for the trends in the figure given. (Refer to Figure 1)

Analysis Sample 1
i. Melaka had the highest number of tourists in 2017 (600000).
ii. Seremban had the lowest number of tourists in 2017 (110000).
iii. Kuala Lumpur had the highest number of tourists in 2010 (570000).
iv. Seremban had the lowest number of tourists in 2010 (90000).

Analysis Sample2
i. The number of tourists in Seremban was the lowest in 2017 (90000).
ii. The number of tourists in Melaka was the highest in 2017 (600000).
iii. The number of tourists in Seremban was the lowest in 2010 (100000).
iv. The number of tourists in Kuala Lumpur was the highest in 2017 (570000).

Analysis Sample 3
i. The number of tourists in Kuala Lumpur decreased from 2010 (570000) to 2017 (450000).
ii. The number of tourists in Melaka increased from 2010 (350000) to 2017 (600000)
iii. The number of tourists in Johor Bahru increased from 2010 (205000) to 2017 (340000).
iv. The number of tourists in Seremban decreased from 2010 (90000) to 2017 (100000).
v. The number of tourists in Kuala Lumpur decreased from 2010 (570000) to 2017 (450000).
vi. The number of tourists in George Town increased from 2010 (490000) to 2017 (550000).
vii. The number of tourists in Kota KInabalu increased from 2010 (220000) to 2017 (410000).

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