The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweeden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.
The linear graph describes the average
amount
of carbon dioxide emitted by each person in four different countries in metric Use synonyms
tonnes
from 1967 to 2007.
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Overall
, it can be seen that the highest Linking Words
amount
of CO2 Use synonyms
emissions
occurred in the United Kingdom at just above 10 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1967, Use synonyms
while
the lowest Linking Words
amount
of CO2 Use synonyms
emissions
occurred in Portugal at under 2 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1967. Use synonyms
In addition
, both the UK and Sweden had a downward trend, Linking Words
whereas
Italy and Portugal had an upward trend over the period of four decades.
In 1967, CO2 Linking Words
emissions
in the UK stood at above 10 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
per person. Use synonyms
However
, it remained constant from 1967 to 1977, but it began to decrease gradually, reaching a low of just above 8 metric Linking Words
tonnes
per person from 1977 to 2007. By the same token, the Use synonyms
amount
of CO2 emitted by Swedish citizens stood at just over 8 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
, Use synonyms
then
it began to rise, reaching a peak of approximately 10 metric Linking Words
tonnes
; Use synonyms
thereafter
, it started to suddenly plummet, reaching a low of under 6 metric Linking Words
tonnes
from 1977 to 2007.
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By contrast
, the average Linking Words
amount
of CO2 emitted by Italian and Portuguese citizens stood at below 2 and over 4 Use synonyms
tonnes
metric in 1967, respectively. The CO2 Use synonyms
emissions
by the residents of these two countries began to slowly increase, reaching their peak of just under 6 and just below 8 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
from 1977 to 2007, respectively.Use synonyms
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Vocabulary: Replace the words amount, tonnes, co, emissions with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stood" was used 3 times.
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