The pie chart below shows the main reasons why agricutural 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 comparisions where relevant.
A glance at the pie chart provided reveals the proportion of causes that are responsible for declining the quality of agricutural land. As can be seen, by far the largest land degredation is caused by over-grazing, with 35 percent. In terms of popularity, deforestation comes to second, at 30 percent. A slightly less percentage is enjoyed by over-cultivation, which accounts for 28%.
The table illustrates how three areas of the world are suffered by these cause during the 1990s. Europe was the region that suffered most from land degradation, with a total amount of 23 percent. Deforestation made up the largest proportion of land degradation, at 9.8 percent while over-grazing accounted for only 5.5 percent in Europe. Meanwhile, Oceania and North America affected by 13 percent and 5 percent of total land degraded respectively. Oceania was the only region that was not adversely impacted by over-cultivation, whereas by which 3.3 percent of land in North America was degraded.
Overall, it is interesting to note that while Europe suffered most from deforestation, Oceania and North America were affected most by over-grazing and over-cultivation respectively.
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Oceania and North America affected by 13 percent and 5 percent
Oceania and North America are affected by 13 percent and 5 percent
Sentence: A glance at the pie chart provided reveals the proportion of causes that are responsible for declining the quality of agricutural land.
Error: agricutural Suggestion: agricultural
Sentence: As can be seen, by far the largest land degredation is caused by over-grazing, with 35 percent.
Error: degredation Suggestion: degradation
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