The graph below shows the population figures of different types of turtles in India between 1980 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the population figures of different types of turtles in India between 1980 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph illustrates the
population
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trends of four types of turtles in India from 1980 to 2012, with 1980 serving as the baseline index of 100.
Overall
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, the Olive Ridley
turtle
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population
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experienced a significant increase over the 32-year
period
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,
while
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the Leatherback
turtle
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population
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steadily declined. The total
turtle
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population
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(all
species
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) remained relatively stable with a slight upward trend,
whereas
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the Green
turtle
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population
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fluctuated but showed a modest decline by the end of the
period
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. In 1980, the
population
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index of all
species
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was set at 100, serving as a reference point. By 2012, the Olive Ridley turtles had shown the most substantial growth, peaking at an index of approximately 120.
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, the total
population
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of all
species
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increased moderately, reaching around 110 by the end of the
period
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.
In contrast
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, the Leatherback
turtle
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population
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exhibited a continuous decline. Starting at 100 in 1980, it gradually fell to just under 60 by 2012, making it the
species
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with the most dramatic decrease. The Green
turtle
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population
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followed a more fluctuating pattern.
Although
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it
initially
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rose slightly above 100 in the mid-1990s, it eventually decreased to around 90 by the end of the
period
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population, turtle, period, species with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • population figures
  • types of turtles
  • increased
  • decreased
  • remained stable
  • highest population
  • lowest population
  • significant changes
  • trends
  • fluctuations
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