Topic:The graphs below show the amount of rainfall and the average monthly maximum and minimum temperatures for two Australian cities in the year 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line graph delineates the average rainfall in mm in Melbourne and Cairns, while the bar chart reflects the quarterly temperatures in degree Celsius in these cities in the year 2018.

A glance at the line graph reveals that Cairns received heavy rainfall in the initial 4 months and the last two months of the year, while temperatures were the highest during Dec to Feb and Sep to Nov, with the lowest recorded in Sep-Nov. Rainfall in Melbourn was negligible while the hottest months were Dec to Feb and the coldest, Jan-Aug.

Considering January 2018, Cairns received 500 mm rainfall which spiked to 1000 mm, the highest in March 2018, only to plummet to a near zero precipitation in April. Considering the 3 months from Dec-Feb, temperatures in this city touched the highest of 31.8 °C and a minimum of 23.7 °C. In contrast, minimal or no rainfall was recorded in Cairns during April-October, while temperatures from March to November reflected highs between 28.8 to 31.3 °C and lows from 16.9 to 22.8 °C. Rainfall touched a maximum of 1000 mm in November-December in Cairns.

Contrary to the above, precipitation in Melbourn fluctuated between 0 to 1 mm throughout the year with light rain in January, May, August, November and December. Highest temperatures of 27.4 °C were recorded during Dec-Feb and lowest of 5.4 °C between Jun-Aug. Maximum temperatures in the other months ranged between 14.2 to 24.3 °C and minimum between 8.5 to 14.7 °C. (247 words)

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Topic:The graphs below show the global robotics market in 2000 and predictions for 2025 based on sectors. Size of the global robotics market 2000-2025 (billions of dollars). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar graph represents the value (in billions of dollars) of the worldwide robotics market in 2000 and forecasted figures for 2025. The tabulated data reflects the sector wise distribution of the usage of robotics from 2000 to 2020 and the expected size in 2025.

Overall, we can observe from the bar graph that the global robotics market has been on the rise since 2000 and is expected to grow exponentially by 2025. The table enables us to conclude that the use of robotics was mainly preferred in the industrial sector, and this trend will continue till 2025, while the personal use of robotics was the lowest and have been predicted to remain low.

Firstly, we can see from the bar graph that robotics was around a $10 billion market in 2000 and 2005. It increased marginally to $15 billion in 2010, almost doubled to around $30 billion in 2015, but jumped significantly to $42 billion in 2020. The market has been predicted to escalate even further in 2025 to nearly $75 billion.

If we consider the table, reflecting a sector-wise breakup, we can see that the robotics market was less than $5 billion in all 4 sectors, from the year 2000, up to 2010. The market for personal use increased slightly to $4 and $7 billion respectively in the years 2015 and 2020, and the revenue from this segment has been predicted to touch $9 billion in 2025. Robotics witnessed a similar growth in the commercial and military sector in 2015 at $10 billion and the forecasts in these sectors are $16 and $15 billion respectively in 2025. Lastly, the use in the industrial sector was $11 billion in 2015, which touched $16 billion in 2020 and is expected to rise exponentially to $26 billion in 2025. (299 words).

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Topic:The bar chart shows the average Australian water consumption in selected cities for last year while the pie chart shows the distribution of Australian water consumption for last year. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar graph depicts the mean values in kilolitres per property (kpp) of water usage in a few main cities of Australia, last year, while the pie chart reflects a percentagewise breakup of the water consumption by different sectors.

Overall, it is evident from the bar chart that on an average, Perth consumed the highest volume of water in the previous year while Canberra the lowest. The pie chart reflects that the agriculture sector consumed the highest percentage of water and mining the lowest.

In 2005, around 11% of students were learning to play the piano and 10% the guitar. This percentage doubled to nearly 20% in the case of piano and 18% for guitar in 2010. Further, in 2015, the percentage rose/increased significantly to nearly 40% Guitar and 38% piano, making them the most popular instruments to learn to play by children.

In comparison, in 2005, only 5% students were learning to play the drums. This percentage remained the same in 2010 also, but it rose slightly in 2015 to 10%. In 2005, 10% children were learning to play the violin. This reduced marginally to 9% in 2010 and went further down to 5% in 2015. (191 words).

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Topic:The graphs indicate the source of complaints about the Bank of America and the amount of time it takes to have the complaints resolved. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting on the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given pie chart reflects a percentagewise breakup of the various sources of complaints received by Bank of America, while the bar graph delineates the resolution time of the complaints.

Overall, we can observe from the pie chart that the highest percentage of grievances were from the general public while the lowest were by others. The bar graph enables us to conclude that the longest time taken for complaint resolution was in the year 2001 while the fastest resolution time were in the latter years under consideration.

63% of the total complaints against the bank were from the general public making them the highest. This was followed by 11% and 10% from government agencies and from out of the state. In comparison, 8% grievances were from Insurance Companies, and 3% each from Bank employees and media. The least percentage of complaints were from others.

As per the bar graph, it took almost 6 months to investigate complaints and provide a resolution in 2001, making it the longest time taken. The year 200 was next with a turn-around-time of 5 months. The time reduced to 4 months in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. (193 words).

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Topic: In June 1996, an experimental influenza vaccine was tested in a large provincial town only on females. The result of this survey is shown in the following figure. Summarize the information and make comparisons where possible.

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Topic: The two figures below show the rate of criminal convictions among men and women of different ages in the UK and the proportion of male and female prison inmates in the British prison system. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given line graph delineates the percentage of all convictions based on the age of the offender, while the pie chart reflects a percentagewise breakup of the gender of the prisoners in the UK.

Overall, it is evident that the proportion of male inmates were far higher than the females while the line graph reflects that the 20-year-olds from both genders were arrested the most for different crime.

Considering the pie chart, there were 96% male and 4% female prisoners in UK jails, of which around 22% of the arrests were men in their 20’s and only 5% of the 20-year-old women were found guilty of a crime. In both cases, criminals in their 20’s were convicted the most while the least was recorded among the 10-year-olds with NIL for girls and around 2% for boys.

The percentage of the guilty offenders rose exponentially for the men from 2% to 22% between the ages of 10 to 20, then the ratios started declining to touch 15% for men in their 30s, 10% for the 40-year-olds, 5% in the case of the 55-year-olds and finally only 2% for the 60-year-olds. Same was the case for the women, with the percentages declining steadily to touch lows of 1% among the 45-55-year-olds, and finally NIL for the 60-year-olds. (215 words)

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Topic: The graphs below show the unemployment rate of citizens in the US with a further classification displaying average salary per week in 2005. Summarise the data by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given tabulated data reflets the average weekly earnings in dollars of US citizens in different professions in 2005, while the horizontal bar graph delineates the percentagewise breakup of citizens without jobs, based on their qualifications.

Overall, it is evident from the table that the professionals holding a doctoral degree earned the most, while the ones that didn’t even have a high school diploma got the least pay. The converse is reflected in the bar graph as the unemployment rate was the highest among those that hadn’t cleared high school while it was the least for people who were PhDs or had a professional degree.

The US citizens with PhDs earned an average of $1740 in 2005, making them the highest paid professionals, this was followed by $1800 for those with professional degrees, the lowest jobless rates were recorded in the above two categories at only 1.5% each. On the contrary, US citizens that didn’t clear high school earned a weekly average of $538, while their unemployment rates were high at 8.1%.

Compared to the above, professionals possessing a Master’s degree earned a weekly average of $1560, while those with a Bachelor’s degree got a mean weekly salary of $1246, while the unemployment rates in these two categories were around 2.5% and 2.9% respectively. Considering those that possessed some college or no degree, they earned approximately $840 a week while around 4.2% of them were jobless and those that had high school diplomas got an average weekly salary of $701, while 5.8% of them were jobless. (256 words)

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Topic: The pie chart below represents the main reasons why agricultural land becomes less productive. The bar chart shows how these causes affected three regions of the world in the 1990s. Summarise the data by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given pie chart records the percentagewise breakup of the reasons for global land degradation, while the stacked bar graph delineates the effects of land degradation on three regions.

Overall, it is evident from the pie chart that over-grazing was the primary reason for ruining cultivable land, globally, while the stacked bar graph reflects that the largest effect of this was recorded in Oceania, and deforestation affected Europe the most.

34% of cultivable land worldwide was destroyed due to excessive cattle grazing, with Oceania noting the highest effect of it at 10.8%, while only 5.6% and 1.5% of European and North American lands were respectively destroyed due to this. Deforestation was the next reason for ruining 30% of the land, worldwide, and the aftereffects of this were recorded the most in Europe at 8.4%, followed by 3% in North America and only 1.8% in Oceania.

Unconstrained growing of crops led to 28% of land degradation across the world, with the highest effects seen in Europe at 7.7%. North America followed at 3.3% while only 1% of Oceania’s land was ruined due to over-cultivation. Lastly, the presence of excessive salt in the soil rendered 8% of land uncultivable globally. (198 words)