The pie chart illustrates the reasons behind worldwide
land
Use synonyms
degradation
, Use synonyms
while
the table shows the causes of Linking Words
land
Use synonyms
degradation
in three regions (North Use synonyms
America
, Use synonyms
Europe
, and Oceania) during the 1990s.
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Overall
, Linking Words
it is clear that
over-grazing and Linking Words
deforestation
are the main causes of worldwide Use synonyms
land
Use synonyms
degradation
. Use synonyms
Europe
had the highest amount of degraded Use synonyms
land
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whereas
North Linking Words
America
had the least.
In terms of the causes of worldwide Use synonyms
land
Use synonyms
degradation
, over-grazing and Use synonyms
deforestation
are the major contributors, accounting for 35% and 30%, respectively. Meanwhile, Use synonyms
over-cultivation
makes up 28% of the total., but other activities comprise a mere 7%.
With regards to Use synonyms
land
Use synonyms
degradation
in Use synonyms
Europe
, the total was 23%, followed by Oceania and North Use synonyms
America
with 13% and 5%, respectively. In Use synonyms
Europe
, Use synonyms
deforestation
was the main contributor at 9.8%, followed by Use synonyms
over-cultivation
and over-grazing. Use synonyms
In contrast
, in Oceania, over-grazing ranked first at 11.3%, followed by minimal Linking Words
deforestation
and no Use synonyms
over-cultivation
. In North Use synonyms
America
, Use synonyms
over-cultivation
was the primary cause of Use synonyms
land
Use synonyms
degradation
, followed by over-grazing and Use synonyms
deforestation
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