The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Sample answer
The given pie charts represent the consumption of water in major parts of the world across three sectors: industrial, agriculture, and domestic.
To begin with, water required for agriculture is found dominant in four regions. More than 80% of water in Africa and Asia is consumed for this purpose followed by South America with 71%, but it is only 39% and 32% in North America and Europe respectively.
In contrast, Europe and North America use most of their water for a different purpose with approximately half of their water resources consumed by industrial sector. The proportion is far higher than the numbers found in the other four areas where they range from 5% to 12%.
Domestic use becomes the least dominant compared to the other purposes with its highest figure of only 15% found in Europe. In the other regions, the figures are lower especially in Asia and Africa (below 10%).
Overall, most of areas in the world use water mainly for agriculture, especially in Asia, Africa, and South America while in North America and Europe the focus is towards industrial sector.
- The question is from Cambridge IELTS 11 Test 1
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