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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.

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.
The pie chart illustrates the main causes of unproductive agricultural
land
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 worldwide, and the table presents data on three different causes of
land
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 degradation across three regions in the 1990s.
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, over-grazing was the most common global factor,
while
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Europe
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 experienced the largest proportion
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total of
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 soil depletion.
According to
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 the pie, 35% of
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land
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the land
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 became unproductive
due to
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 over-grazing.
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 was followed by deforestation at 30%, marginally higher than the 28% recorded for over-cultivation. Meanwhile, a small minority of 7% was attributed to other factors. As for the table,
Europe
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 recorded the highest proportion of
land
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 degraded by deforestation at 9.8%, far higher than Oceania (1.7%) and North
America
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 (0.2%). Over-cultivation accounted for 7.7% in
Europe
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, more than double the figure for North
America
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 (3.3%),
while
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 it was not observed at all in Oceania.
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, over-grazing was the major cause in Oceania at 11.3%, compared with 1.5% in North
America
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 and 5.5% in
Europe
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. In terms of total, North
America
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 had the lowest figure at 5%,
while
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 Oceania’s 13% was almost half that of
Europe
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, at 23%

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words land, europe, america with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Agricultural productivity
  • Deforestation
  • Over-cultivation
  • Overgrazing
  • Soil erosion
  • Nutrient depletion
  • Land degradation
  • Soil compaction
  • Fertility
  • Preventive measures
  • Sustainable farming practices
  • Environmental impact
  • Economic implications
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