4MA0 Foundation January 2015 Paper 1R Q2
2 The bar chart shows the percentage of the total land area of five countries that is forest.
(a)
(i) Write down the percentage of the total land area in Laos that is forest.
(ii) Change your answer to part (i) to a fraction.
Give your fraction in its simplest form.
(3)Give your fraction in its simplest form.
(b) Write down the name of the country whose forest area is 29% of its total land area. (1)
55% of Colombia’s total land area is forest.
(c)
(i) Draw a bar on the bar chart to show this information.
(ii) What percentage of Colombia’s total land area is not forest?
(2)| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| (i) 70 | B1 |
| (ii) \(\dfrac{70}{100}\) | M1 |
| \(\dfrac{7}{10}\) | A1 |
| (3) |
Notes
M1: or any fraction equivalent to \(\dfrac{70}{100}\) ft from (i)
A1: ft from (i) providing that fraction arising can be simplified
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: accept mis-spellings
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| (i) bar to 55% | B1 |
| (ii) 45% | B1 |
| (2) | |
| (6 marks) |
Notes
B1: for 50 < bar < 60