IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Questions: Population

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart illustrates population trends globally by percentage from 1950 to 2040.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph shows children by age group as a percentage of the young population in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 2001.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Children As Percentage of Population UK.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question: The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

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Bar Chart Task 1

The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the world and in different continents.

Bar chart for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Population Living in Urban Areas.

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Map Task 1

Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village.

Map for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Graph87 Population Increase in Chorleywood.

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Pie Chart Task 1

The two pie charts below show changes in world population by region between 1910 and 2010.

Pie chart 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sample193 World Population 1910.

Pie chart 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Sample193 World Population 2010.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the figures for population distribution in the Northwest Region for 1900-2050.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Population Distribution Northwest Region.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The charts below show the growth in the population in some of the world’s largest cities as well as the population distribution in urban and rural areas.

Chart 1 of 3 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Population in Five Cities.

Chart 2 of 3 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Cities with Highest Population.

Chart 3 of 3 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Population in Rural Urban Area.

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Line Graph Task 1

The graph below shows the fertility rate of women in different Gulf Countries from 1990 to 2000.

Graph for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Woman Fertility Rate Gulf Countries.

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Mixed Charts Task 1

The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two different countries.

Graph 1 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Water Use Worldwide.

Table 2 of 2 for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Generated Water Use Worldwide and Water Consumption in Two Countries.

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