The bar graph shows a comparison of the figures for tropical deforestation for the year 1990 and 2000. The pie chart indicates the causes of tropical deforestation during the period from 2000 to 2005.
The given bar chart provides information on tropical
deforestation
in different regions in 1990 and 2000, while
the causes of this
issue are illustrated in the pie chart. It is noticeable that Africa, Asia, and South America
experienced significant deforestation
. In addition
, pasture accounted for the largest percentage among all causes.
In 1990, Asia witnessed deforestation
of 2.500 thousand hectares
, whereas
South America
lost roughly 3.800 hectares
. In 2000, these figures increased to approximately 2.800 hectares
and 4.200 hectares
, respectively. In contrast
, Central America
, Oceania, and North America
saw a decline of about 100 hectares
in deforested areas in 2000 compared to 1990. Africa, despite remaining the second largest deforested region, also
experienced a decrease of 300 hectares
, with deforestation
level dropping from around 3.600 in 1990 to 3,300 in 2000.
In terms of the pie chart, during the period 2000 - 2005, was the main reason for deforestation
(40%). Small and large farms followed, contributing 15-20% for each. Logging accounted for 5-8%, whilst other reasons constituted a minimal 3%.Submitted by hungnguyen8911 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words deforestation, america, hectares with synonyms.
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