The table shows forested land in millions of hectares in different parts of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given table illustrates how many millions of
hectares
of forest Use synonyms
areas
in 6 continents namely: Africa, Asia, Europe, North Use synonyms
America
, South Use synonyms
America
and Oceania.
In general, the number of forest Use synonyms
hectares
in Asia and Europe increased, Use synonyms
while
the rest Linking Words
areas
witnessed a downward trend over the course of 15 years.
Looking at the table for more detail, starting at 576 Use synonyms
million
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hectares
in 1990, apart from a slight decrease in 1995, forested land in Asia rose considerably to reach 584 Use synonyms
million
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hectares
in 2005. A similar trend was witnessed in forests in EuropeUse synonyms
,
when Remove the comma
apply
this
figure went up dramatically by 12 Linking Words
million
Use synonyms
hectares
over a 15-year period (from 989 Use synonyms
million
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hectares
in 1990 to 1001 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
hectares
in 2005).
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In contrast
, these statistics for Africa and South Linking Words
America
witnessed a rapid decline. In 1990, the spread of forest Use synonyms
areas
in these 2 continents Use synonyms
were
749 and 946 Correct subject-verb agreement
was
million
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hectares
. Use synonyms
However
, after 15 years, these figures for Africa and South Linking Words
America
were 691 and 882 Use synonyms
million
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hectares
respectively. Meanwhile, the data for Oceania was the lowest figure in 6 Use synonyms
areas
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,
and decreased gradually by 1 Remove the comma
apply
million
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hectares
each recorded year.Use synonyms
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