Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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UsingStatistics

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Figure1. WorldMarketedEnergy.

Consumption,1970-2025

Figure2. WorldMarketedEnergy

ConsumptionbyRegion,1970-2025

WorldEnergyConsumption!

Accordingto(1) , worldenergyconsumptionhasbeen

steadily(2). Currently,thenationsoftheworlduse

between(3) and(4) quadrillionBtu

(Britishthermalunits)annually.Bytheyear2025,consumptionisprojectedto

increaseto(5) Btu,anincreaseof(6) _

percentfromtheyear(7). Thelargestconsumersarethe

(8) countries,andthenationswhoconsumetheleast

energybelongtotheEElFSU(EasternEurope/FormerSovietUnion)group.

Developingnationsconsumedapproximatelythesameamountofenergyas

(9) until(10) , whenthe

energyuseofdevelopingnationsbeganto(11) .By

(12) , itisprojectedthattheirusewillnearlyequalthat

of(13) ("International"10).

'''InternationalEnergyOutlook2004:Highlights."Graphs.EnergyInformationAdministration. 21 Oct.

2004 <http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/highlights.html>.(Bothgraphsappearedonpage10.)