The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s.

The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s.
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The pie chart illustrates how four factors affected agricultural
land
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degradation
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around the world and the table presents the
percentage
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of
land
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degradation
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in three distinct regions caused by these factors during
1990s
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, as is observed from the pie chart, the main reason for
land
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degradation
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from the result of over-grazing. The ratio of over-grazing made up the biggest
percentage
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(35%), followed by deforestation and over-cultivation,
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at 30% and 28% respectively.
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, the other factors only cover 7
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.
According to
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the table, the highest
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of
land
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degradation
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occurred in Europe, where the main cause was deforestation (9.8% out of 23% of
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the total
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).
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, deforestation was the lowest
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of
land
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degradation
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in North America where the total
land
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degraded only made up 5%.
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figure was nearly half of that in Oceania in which over-grazing accounted for the highest
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( 11.3% out of 13% of
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the total
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).
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over-cultivation did not contribute to the cause of
land
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degradation
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in Oceania, it was the highest cause in North
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America
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( 3.3%) and the
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factor in Europe (7.7%)

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Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words land, degradation, percentage with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Agricultural productivity
  • Deforestation
  • Over-cultivation
  • Overgrazing
  • Soil erosion
  • Nutrient depletion
  • Land degradation
  • Soil compaction
  • Fertility
  • Preventive measures
  • Sustainable farming practices
  • Environmental impact
  • Economic implications
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