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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 21st September
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon from 2008 to 2017 and the pie chart shows the causes for deforestation in the Brazilian amazon for the same years.
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The line graph illustrates Brazilian Amazon deforestation rates for the years 2008 to 2017 and the pie chart illustrates the causes for this deforestation during the same period.
There was a general trend showing a reduction in the amount of square kilometres cleared of forest for the period in question. From 2008 to 2012, the amount of forest cleared halved from around 34,000 square kilometres to around 17,000 square kilometres. In 2013, there was a sharp rise to 30,000 square kilometres, but this was an exception to the trend and after that, the amount of forest cleared dropped dramatically to just under 5,000 square kilometres in 2016. 2017 saw a slight rise to just over 5,000 square kilometres.
The reasons for this deforestation fall into 5 areas. Forest clearance for small-holder agricultural purposes was proportionally the most significant reason with 35 per cent of forest cleared for this. This was followed by clearance for cattle pasture at 25 per cent and then for large-scale agricultural purposes at 20 per cent. Forest clearance for logging was at 15 per cent and lastly, there were 5 per cent of other reasons that are not specified in the pie chart.
Proportionally, over three quarters of the reasons for Brazilian deforestation from 2008 to 2017 were for some type of agriculture.
