The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagrams below depict the distribution of
water
usage
measured in percentage in three fields, Industry,
agriculture
, and domestic, in six regions: North
America
, South Africa, Europe, Africa, Central
Asia
, and South East
Asia
.
Overall
,
agriculture
clearly accounts for the highest share of
water
usage
, exceeding nearly 80% in most regions except Europe and North
America
, where industry consumes the most
water
, at about 50%. The most eye-catching trends are in Africa, Central
Asia
, and South East
Asia
, where agricultural
water
use is remarkably high at 84%, 88%, and 81%, respectively.
In contrast
, industrial and domestic
usage
is nearly under 10%.
In addition
, in South
America
,
agriculture
accounts for 71% of
water
usage
,
while
domestic and industry comprise 19% and 10%.
Conversely
, in North
America
and Europe, the trend is slightly distinct as the highest
water
consumption percentage is visible in the industrial section at around 50%,
agriculture
has the second place variable between 30% to 39%, and domestic
usage
ranges from 13% to 15%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words water, usage, agriculture, america, asia with synonyms.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • water consumption
  • agricultural, industrial, domestic
  • usage patterns
  • developed vs developing regions
  • irrigation systems
  • climate factors
  • percentage breakdown
  • water management
  • sustainability
  • residential water use
  • efficiency
  • charts comparison
  • water-intensive
  • water scarcity
  • resource allocation
  • desalination
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