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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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Reasons leading the global
land
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degradation are illustrated in the pie chart, which is followed by a table providing a breakdown of data
upon
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the influence of those causes on three areas of the world, including North America, Europe and Oceania in the 1990s. All figures are measured in percentage.
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, it is clear from the first graph that both over-grazing and deforestation were
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main culprits reducing
land
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productivity.
As a consequence
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, Europe had been affected most severely
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land
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degradation during the 1990s. Looking at the pie chart, 35% of the total
land
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was degraded by over-grazing, which was followed by 30% deforested. Over-cultivation was
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responsible for the reduction in quality of 28% of soil meanwhile other factors
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significant factors.
According to
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data from the table, the proportion of infertile soil in Europe reached nearly a quarter of
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the total
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land
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area.
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, the figure in Oceania was nearly
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half;
however
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, it
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suffered the biggest impact from over-grazing.
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, only 5%
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land
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made North America became the least affected region
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three
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the three
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areas in the year of 1990s.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words land with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pie chart
  • Table
  • Main features
  • Comparisons
  • Decreasing productivity
  • Reasons
  • Regional variations
  • Data
  • Summarize
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