Band 5+: Task 1 The table below gives information about the percentage of land covered by forest in various countries in 1990 and 2005 with estimated figures for 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Country Percentage of Forest 1990 Percentage of Land Covered by Land Covered by Forest 2005 Percentage of Land Covered by Forest 2015 Australia 21.9 21.3 20.0 New Zealand 28.8 31.0 32.3 Brazil 62.2 57.2 53.5 Chile 20.4 21.5 22.0

The tabular chart illustrate the proportion of land occupied by forest in four different countries from 1990 to 2015.

To begin with,the highest percentage of area covered by forest in Brazil with 62% in 1990.This figure slightly decreased to 57.2% in 2005.After 10 years,the percentage was dropped at 53.5%. In the case of New Zealand,the second highest proportion of land occupied. In the initial year,nearly 29% of land was covered by forest. It was observed that in the following years,the percentage was increased to 32.3% in 2015.

Analysing further,Australia and Chile had the lowest proportion of forest land.In 1990, 20% of land was covered the forest in Chile,whereas the percentage of forest land occupied in Australia was 21%.In Chile, the figure was rose to 22% in 2015, whereas,the proportion of land covered by forest in Australia was significantly decreased to 20% in 2015.

Overall,it can be inferred that the highest percentage of land occupied by Barazil,whereas,the lowest forest area covered by Australia and chile.