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Band 6+: The chart below shows the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive in three regions of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image features a bar chart titled "Causes of Worldwide Land Degradation" with a vertical axis labeled "Percentage of Degraded Land" (ranging from 0 to 12 in increments of 2) and a horizontal axis labeled "Cause" with four categories: Over-grazing, Deforestation, Over-cultivation, and Other. The legend titled "Legend" includes three regions: North America, Europe, and Oceania. Data values per category and region are as follows: for Over-grazing, North America is approximately 1.5%, Europe is 5.5%, and Oceania is 11.3%; for Deforestation, North America is 0.2%, Europe is 9.8%, and Oceania is 1.7%; for Over-cultivation, North America is 3.3%, Europe is 7.7%, and Oceania is 0%; for Other, North America is 0.2%, Europe is 7.1%, and Oceania is 0.3%.

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The bar chart shows by main reasons (over-grazing, deforestation, over-cultivation, and other factors) why agricultural land becomes less productive in three regions of the world, namely North America, Europe, and Oceania.

Overall, in Oceania, over-grazing is the main reason, and had the highest percentage compared with other regions. In contrast, caused by over-cultivation in Oceania were not exist. Moreover, in Europe, deforestation is the main cause, followed by over-cultivation and other. Additionally, North America shows quitely less in every cause given.

In terms of over-grazing, Oceania had the highest percentage at about 11%. In contrast, over-cultivation in Oceania was not a cause. Deforestation, over-cultivation, and other factors are the main causes of worldwide land degradation in Europe, at approximately 10%, 8%, and 7%, respectively.

In North America, the percentages are lower in every cause in the data given compared with other regions. Over-cultivation and over-grazing are at about 4% and 1.5%, respectively. Deforestation and other factors are less than 1%.

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over-cultivation: 6

other: 6

deforestation: 4

oceania: 4

cause: 4

regions: 3

north: 3

america: 3

europe: 3

over-grazing: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by presenting an overview and key features of the chart, with relevant comparisons between regions. The main trends are identified, such as Oceania's high over-grazing and Europe's high deforestation. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'caused by over-cultivation in Oceania were not exist' and 'quitely less') that slightly affect clarity. To improve, ensure grammatical accuracy and use more precise language. Additionally, consider mentioning the 'Other' category more explicitly in the overview and providing a more balanced comparison across all regions.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is logically organized with a clear introduction, an overall summary, and a body that discusses the regions. However, the flow could be improved by more clearly linking the paragraphs and ensuring that the overall summary is more concise and directly addresses the main trends. The use of cohesive devices is adequate but sometimes abrupt, and the paragraphing could be more skillfully managed to separate the discussion of each region more distinctly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the task, with some good attempts at paraphrasing (e.g., 'becomes less productive' and 'worldwide land degradation'). However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings, such as 'quitely less' and 'caused by over-cultivation in Oceania were not exist.' A wider range of precise vocabulary and more natural collocations would enhance the report. For example, use 'significantly lower' instead of 'quitely less' and 'was not a cause' instead of 'were not exist.' Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a reasonable range of grammatical structures, but there are several errors that affect clarity. For instance, 'caused by over-cultivation in Oceania were not exist' is grammatically incorrect and should be 'over-cultivation was not a cause in Oceania.' Also, 'quitely' is a misspelling of 'quite.' The use of punctuation is mostly correct, but the sentence structures could be more varied and controlled. Improving accuracy and expanding the range of complex structures would raise the score.

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