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The pie charts below give information about world population in 1900 and 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Model Answer

A glance at the two pie charts provided reveals some striking similarities in terms of the number of global citizens between 1900 and 2000.

Looking at the charts, it is definitely obvious that the world population increased dramatically during 100 years and Asia registered the largest figures from 1900 to 2000.

In 1900, the number of Asians accounted for a significant proportion in total population all over the world and it decreased considerably to 45% in 2000. There was a similar trend which was witnessed in Europe, with 25% in 1900 and a minority in 2000. And the population in others category and North America remained stable in both of two years.

By contrast, while there was just a very small number of Africans in 1900, it plunged suddenly in 2000, with 10%. The percentage of citizens in Latin America also followed an upward trend between the two years, rose from 3% to 8%. The most specific point was that in 2000, the population in Middle East and North Africa appeared and it stood at 6% in total.