Portfolio Task 6

            In many countries these days, the number of people continuing their education after school has increased, and the range of courses available at universities and colleges has also increased , continuing their education after school has increased, and the range of course available at universities and colleges has also increased. Many of them are also delivered online or by distance. A lot of countries had positive and negative developments, which affected the work or the country’s industry.

            In the negative development, the number of educated students increased, which made it harder for graduated students to get jobs. Which means people should pay more money to college fees. Some students don’t have enough money, and others do.

            In positive development, the number of educated students has increased, which will allow the country to develop faster. For an example in the United Arab Emirates, the government needs local students because they have lot of facilities which allow students to choose where they want to work in the future.

            In conclusion, positive developments are caused by more educated students. It helps the country to work and develop faster. In the future the number of students will increase rapidly and the requirements of jobs will be harder, which means only the best will get the job and accomplish his or her dream.

Pie chart

            The pie charts below show the results of an airline survey in 2002 of economy class and business class travelers.

            In economy class, the most popular flight feature for females is service with the rate of 45%; space comes second with a rate of 25%. Males in economy class have the highest rate in space with 49%; service comes second with the rate of 25% and movies come last.

            In Business class, the most popular flight feature for females is space with the rate of 41%, which is different from the economy class; males in business class have the highest rate also in space with 45%.

            In conclusion, movies are the least important approximately with the rate of 3-9%. Space is the highest, in both classes. Service is also important, and food and drinks is not that important.

Pie chart

            The pie charts below show the results of an airline survey in 2002 of economy class and business class travelers.

            In economy class, the most popular flight feature for females is service with the rate of 45%; space comes second with a rate of 25%. Males in economy class have the highest rate in space with 49%; service comes second with the rate of 25% and movies come last.

            In Business class, the most popular flight feature for females is space with the rate of 41%. Which is different from the economy class, males in business class have the highest rate also in space with 45%.

            In conclusion, movies are the least important approximately with the rate of 3-9%. Space is the highest, in both classes. Service is also important, and food and drinks is not that important.

Table

This table and bar combinations discuss how countries around the world use information technology in 1999/2000.

In table 1, the numbers of PC's are the highest in the USA and lowest in Japan with 36 million PCs. Also in Internet hosts the USA is the highest; EU-15 comes second, and Japan comes last. Also in Internet users and mobile phones.

In figure one, the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, have the highest proportion of people using a personal computer. Then come Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, and also Italy. The lowest is Greece.

In figure 3, the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, have the highest proportion of people using the internet, and the lowest in Greece.

In conclusion, the USA has the highest information technology in 1999 to 2000 around the world, and then comes the EU-15 and Japan.

Portfolio task 2

People today move to new cities or new countries to study or work. Those people will face a lot of challenges and problems. Some of them will get used to it, and the others will not.

There are some challenges people who move to new cities or countries will face. One of the challenges is a cultural challenge; people, for example from the Arab world, won't get used to the western culture in Europe. Laws are different in each country around the globe; also language which is one of the most important challenges and the hardest. Because for a foreigner it's hard to communicate with the local people, Also weather will affect the person's personality; some countries in the winter you can't see the sun at all, which makes people get depressed and commit suicide because there is nothing else to do. Homesickness also is one of the challenges people should face. So people should set some strategies before migrating to another country. For an example, they should research the country they are visiting. What is the weather, in which language people communicate, and what the laws that people should obey are.

In conclusion, with time people who move to the new cities or countries, will get used to the country they are studying or working in.

This graph and the table show the number of fishermen in millions and the world’s top ten exporters of fish in 2000.

            In the graph, Asia is the most developed one, compared to the other regions. In 1970, there were 11 million fishermen, and in 1980 it increased to 14 million fishermen, and in the year 2000 it increased to approximately 26 to 27 million in fishermen. On the other hand Africa dropped from the year 1970 to 2000, from 12 million to less than 4 million fishermen. In South America it maintained the same with 8 million fishermen, and in North America it increased a bit and also in Europe it dropped or decreased then increased.

            In the table, Thailand in Asia is the world’s top exporter of fish and South Korea also in Asia is the lowest of the top ten. Norway comes second, and the USA third.

            In conclusion, Asia had the highest number of fishermen, and the top country among the world’s exporters of fish.

Portfolio Task 1

Portfolio task 1

            The charts show the share of the Australian and British cinema markets in 2000 and cinema markets in 2000 and cinema attendance in Britain and Australia from 1980 to 2000.

            The country with the highest films origin was the USA films, 75 % in Britain, and 67 % for Australia. In Britain this is followed by the British films, with 20% British origin, and 5% in Australia. No Australian films are shown in Britain. In the second chart, from 1980 to 2000, the British had more attendance the Australia. The British started with 100 million in 1980, and Australia started with 100 million in 1980, and Australia started with 40 million. They both dropped in 1982, and then they slightly increased.

            In conclusion, British films are more popular than Australian films in Britain. In 2000, attendance chart rose to 150 million viewers in Britain, and in Australia it also increased to 90 million viewers.

USA and EEC unemployment levels

USA and EEC unemployment levels

The graph shows the unemployment levels in the USA and EEC from 1972 to 1981. There were increases in those years, and also some decreases that affected the graph.

The most registered unemployed men and women were in the USA. In 1972, the number of registered unemployed in the USA was nearly 5 million; it then decreased dramatically to almost 4.5 million in 1973. After that, it increased sharply to almost 8 million and it was the highest in all categories. In contrast, registered unemployed men in the EEC had the lowest numbers and ratios in the graph. They were at 2 million in 1972 and after 9 years they increased to 5 million.

There was an increase in registered unemployed levels in all categories. Unemployment levels increased from 1972 to 1981, for men and women in both the EEC and the USA, levels that had reached almost 9m by 1981.