The line graph illustrates how global
water
Use synonyms
use
in three sectors changed from 1900 to 2000, Use synonyms
while
the table compares Linking Words
water
Use synonyms
use
in Brazil and the Congo in 2000.
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
water
Use synonyms
use
in all three sectors increased over the 100 years, and agriculture used the most Use synonyms
water
globally. Brazil had much higher Use synonyms
water
consumption per person than the Congo in 2000.
Looking at the graph, agricultural Use synonyms
water
Use synonyms
use
rose from about 500 km³ in 1900 to nearly 3,000 km³ in 2000. Industrial and domestic Use synonyms
water
Use synonyms
use
Use synonyms
also
went up, but they were much lower than Linking Words
agriculture
. Industrial Change preposition
in agriculture
use
grew from almost zero to around 1,100 km³, and domestic Use synonyms
use
reached about 300 km³ in 2000.
The table shows that Brazil had a population of 176 million, with 26,500 km² of irrigated land and 359 m³ Use synonyms
Use synonyms
water
per person. Change preposition
of water
In contrast
, the Congo had only 5.2 million people, 100 km² of irrigated land, and just 8 m Linking Words
Use synonyms
water
per person in the same year.Change preposition
of water