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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 main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s
The given chart illustrates four causes of
land
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degradation
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 namely
deforestation
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,
over-cultivation
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, over-grazing, and others,
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 the table depicts the percentage of
land
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degradation
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 in North America, Europe, and Oceania in 1990.
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,
land
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degradation
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 mostly causes by over-grazing, followed by
deforestation
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, and
over-cultivation
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.
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, the highest percentage of
land
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degradation
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 was in Europe and America had the least number of
land
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 degraded. Over-grazing was the top reason for
land
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degradation
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 with 35%, and the second position was
deforestation
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 with 30% followed by
over-cultivation
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 with less than 2% than the previous ones. Looking into the detail, Europe had the higher number of
land
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 degraded in all causes.
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 region had almost ten per
cent
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 in
deforestation
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, 7,7% in
over-cultivation
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, and 5,5% in over-grazing. Oceania as a big group of islands in the South Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand) was the second region with a total of 13% of
land
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 degraded. Contrary to the previous ones, Oceania had zero in
over-cultivation
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,
meanwhile
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this
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 area was the highest percentage of over-grazing with more than ten per
cent
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.
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, North America had less than two per
cent
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 in over-grazing and not reached one per
cent
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 in
deforestation
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,
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 but had around three per
cent
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 in
over-cultivation
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.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words land, degradation, deforestation, over-cultivation, cent with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
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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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