Band 6+: The maps below describe an area before and after the construction of a hydroelectric power plant. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given maps illustrate significant changes in the region afterward building of the energy production facility.

Overall, the wildlife and the historic beauty have been destroyed, whereas amenities have been increased, along with the area’s capacity to provide for visitors.

Initially, this area had customary attributes of a countryside. The river has divided the region into two. To the west of the river was a natural park, and there was a historic castle to the southwest. Regarding source of income, the settlement only offered the farmland in east. In contrast, the north bank and the village are unspoilt.

However, the zone has developed profoundly. The national park and old castle were demolished in order to built the hydroelectric power plant and transmission towers in the southwest. To cater for tourists, the farmland has been destroyed, and supplanted by a hotel on the east bank of the river. Since the dam’s construction onwards, the has emerged on the river, and regarding recreation, besides pier for fishermen, the use of the boat has been begun.