The table shows forested land in millions of hectares in different parts of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table provides data on the forested
area
in different regions of the world over three years: 1990, 2000, and 2005.
Overall
, most regions experienced a decline in forested land, with Europe being the only region to see an increase. Africa's forest area
decreased from 749 million
hectares
in 1990 to 691 million
hectares
in 2005. Similarly
, South America saw a significant reduction, from 946 million
hectares
in 1990 to 882 million
hectares
by 2005.
Asia showed a slight decline from 576 million
hectares
in 1990 to 570 million
in 2000, followed by a recovery to 584 million
hectares
in 2005. North America's forest area
remained mostly stable, with only a minor decrease from 708 to 705 million
hectares
during the period. Oceania experienced a small decline, from 199 to 197 million
hectares
.
In contrast
, Europe consistently increased its forest area
, from 989 million
hectares
in 1990 to 1001 million
hectares
by 2005.Submitted by millionmiles.indonesia on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words area, million, hectares with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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