The diagram illustrates how a town called Brindell and the surrounding regions transformed in 1800, 1900, and 2000. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the river Stour witnessed a significant reduction in size through land reclamation over time. The area also became more industrial and residential, with the emergence of a large number of factories, a park, and a village.
Over a period of a century starting from 1800, the farmland for growing crops located in the top left corner of the map and the woodland situated in the top right corner were untouched. On the opposite side of the River Stour, Brindell town positioned in the bottom left corner remained unaltered, whereas the farmland for raising cattle in the bottom right corner was removed in favor of a village for workers named Bun Hill and an industrial zone.
From 1900 to 2000, the woodland expanded into a part of the River and the farmland designated for crops to make space for a park called Bun Hill. Part of the river was also converted into more land for the expansion of Brindell town. Lastly, the land in the bottom left corner covered a part of the former river area to accommodate additional factories and a larger village.
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illustrates : minh họa, mô tả
surrounding regions : các khu vực xung quanh
transformed : thay đổi, biến đổi
overall perspective : góc nhìn tổng thể
readily apparent : rõ ràng, dễ nhận thấy
witnessed : chứng kiến, trải qua
significant reduction : sự giảm đáng kể
land reclamation : việc cải tạo đất (từ sông, biển thành đất liền)
industrial : thuộc công nghiệp
residential : thuộc khu dân cư
emergence : sự xuất hiện, hình thành
a large number of : số lượng lớn
over a period of : trong khoảng thời gian
untouched : không bị tác động, còn nguyên vẹn
situated in : nằm ở, tọa lạc tại
unaltered : không thay đổi
in favor of : thay thế bằng, ưu tiên cho
industrial zone : khu công nghiệp
expanded : mở rộng
designated for : được chỉ định cho, dành cho
converted into : chuyển đổi thành
expansion : sự mở rộng
accommodate : chứa, đáp ứng
former : trước đây, cũ