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The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Agriculture is the largest global water-use sector across the displayed period, rising to about 3,000 km³ by 2000.
Industrial and domestic use both increase over time, but remain below agricultural use; industry ends at roughly 1,400 km³ and domestic use at about 500 km³.
In 2000, Brazil exceeds the Democratic Republic of Congo in population, irrigated land and per-person water consumption; the per-person figures are 359 m³ and 8 m³ respectively.

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Introduce the line graph and table, including their subject and time point.
Give an overview of the dominant global sector and the main country contrast.
Describe the global trend, comparing agriculture, industry and domestic use from the start to the end of the period.
Summarise the table by comparing population, irrigated land and per-person consumption.

Useful vocabulary & examples

per-person consumption: The amount used by each individual on average.
Per-person water consumption was 359 m³ in Brazil.
irrigated land: Land supplied with water artificially to support crop growth.
Brazil had 26,500 km² of irrigated land.
rose from … to …: A concise way to describe an increase between two figures.
Agricultural water use rose from about 500 km³ to approximately 3,000 km³.
remained the smallest category: Continued to be the lowest of the compared groups.
Domestic use remained the smallest category in the graph.

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The provided graph and table illustrate the water usage worldwide and consumption in two different countries. Overall, the global water usage has increased significantly in all sectors over a span of 100 years. Furthermore, Brazil is higher in terms of population,irrigated land, and water consumption per person compared to Congo. At the start of the period, agriculture was already the largest user, at about 500 km³, …

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The given charts elucidate disparities in the usage of fresh-water worldwide for three main sectors, along with the total consumption of water in two specific geographical territories, namely Brazil and Congo, in the year of 2000. A broad examination of data reveals that the amount of water used for family units, industrial zones, and cultivation had grown substantially over the century. Agriculture was consistently …

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The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is clear that global water needs rose significantly over the period show and agriculture accounted for the largest proportion of the water used. We can also see that agriculture remained by far the biggest user throughout, while domestic use was the smalles…

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