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 illustrates the important reasons for farmland

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less productive and the table represents how these causes affected three regions during the 1990s.

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, in the 1990s, the cause of over-grazing had the

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highest

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percentage of

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degradation

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in the world.

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this

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, Europe country had the highest proportion of

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degradation

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,

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North America had the lowest share.

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with, almost one-third of

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destruction

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made

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by over-grazing.

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, deforestation and over-cultivation had 30% and 28%

degradation

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respectively. The remaining 7% of

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was made by others.

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, Europe was the nation

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make

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the highest 9.8% deforestation and the total

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degraded by 23%.

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, Oceania had 11.3% in over-grazing, which

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13

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to 13

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%

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total

land

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destruction

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. Meanwhile, North America made 3.3%

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land

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of land

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degradation

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in over-cultivation, so

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country

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only 5%

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the total

destruction

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of

land

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which was the lowest proportion.