The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The table shows how these causes affected three regions of the world during the 1990s. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The circular chart below compares the causes of why agricultural land becomes less effective. The table illustrates how these reasons influenced three areas: North America, Europe, and Oceania.

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, the pie graph shows that the number for over-grazing reaches a peak of 35%,

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the figure for other causes only reaches a low of 7%. Meanwhile, the figure for Europe peaks at 23%, and that of North America drops to the lowest level, at 5% of total land degraded. In the pie chart, over-grazing leads with 35%.

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is followed by deforestation, which makes up 30%. After that, over-cultivation accounts for 28%.

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, other reasons constitute 7%. In the table, the total land degraded in Europe reaches the maximum level of 23%.

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the data for Oceania accounts for 13%, and North America bottoms out at 5%.