The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The line chart below shows the average CO2 production for each person in metric
tonnes
in four different countries starting the year 1967 in a 40-year span. As
it
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can be shown from the line chart, In the starting year of 1967 the UK experienced the highest country position among others.
In contrast
, Portugal produced the lowest amount of CO2
emissions
in comparison to the three other countries. Portugal had shown a significant high rise from below 2
tonnes
of CO2 production to nearly 6
tonnes
at the ending point of the illustrated graph. In the same time span number of average person gas
emissions
in the United Kingdom had already been steady and it had been fluctuating around 10 metric
tonnes
per year. Sweden and Italy were shifting up and down between the UK and Portugal and from 1977 to 2007 showed a dramatic descending rate of
emissions
. In 1977 Sweden showed the highest amount of CO2 production which was above 10 metric
tonnes
then
experienced a breakout to a steady rate of growth and Italy in almost 7
tonnes
and
finally
recorded the lowest amount of its CO2
emissions
the lowest number for 2007.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words co, tonnes, emissions with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • steady decline
  • upward trend
  • downward trajectory
  • emissions per person
  • industrialization
  • remarkable reduction
  • sustainable practices
  • economic development
  • government policies
  • urbanization
  • energy consumption
  • fossil fuels
  • average carbon dioxide emissions
  • comparison
  • main features
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