Task 1: The graph below shows the number of Asian elephants between 1997 and 2004.

The graph below illustrates the

number

of Asian elephants in 9

countries

in 2 years.

Overall

,

while

there was a downward trend in some

countries

, others experienced stability.

Whereas

the least

number

belonged to China, the opposite was seen in India. Starting with 10000, the total

number

of Indian elephants was the highest, with 2500 more than Myanmar and over half of Thailand in 1997. After 7 years, three

countries

also

witnessed a decrease, [with which,] the drop in Thailand was the largest at 70%, followed by India at 25%, and a decline of 300, equal to 10%, in Myanmar.

On the other hand

, Malaysia and Sri Lanka shared a similar

number

of 3000 in 1997, followed by three Indochina

countries

. Beginning at 1000, China was the lowest, which was

one tenth

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(10%

of

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) of India.

However

, in the next 7 years,

while

Sri Lanka’s, Vietnam’s, Lao’s, and Cambodia’s elephant population stabilized, the opposite was seen in Malaysia with a plunge of 2000 and China with a 50% reduction equal to 1000.