The line chart provided represents how the percentage of land in four countries that was covered by forest from 1600 to 2000.
In general, the percentage of land in the United States that was covered by forest went down between 1600 and 1900, while the percentage of land in Scotland that was covered by forest incresed from 1600 to 1900. But while the US had a high figure of 40%, Scotland had a low figure of 10%. One of the most striking features was that the percentage of land in France that was covered by forest experienced an upward trend between 1850 and 2000.
Now, turning to the details, the percentage of land in the United States that was covered by forest dropped gradually from 48% to 35% between 1600 and 2000. Next, the percentage of land in France that was covered by forest went down sharply from 28% to 13% between 1600 and 1850, which was followed sharply by a recovery from 1850 to 2000.
In contrast, the percentage of land in England that was covered by forest almost remained at a figure of 10% from 1600 to 2000. Finally, the percentage of land in Scotland that was covered by forest went up gradually from 5% to 18% between 1600 and 2000.