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We would like to investigate how the land in Malta is used.

Land Usage Area (from 316km2) Degrees (from _ _ _o)

Agriculture 155km2

Urban 73km2

Natural Vegetation 69km2

Remaining 19km2

Ex: What is the fraction of agricultural land in Malta?

• Working:

To be able to draw a pie chart we need to change the fraction

into degrees.

• A whole rotation is _____________o

• Therefore, for agricultural land:

Working:

What do we need to do to get the percentage of agricultural

land in Malta?

• Working:

Land Usage Area (from 316km2)

Degrees (from _ _ _o) Percentages

Agriculture 154.84km2

Urban 72.68km2

Natural Vegetation

69.52km2

Remaining 18.96km2

Land Usage: (label the degrees)

Agricultural LandUrbanNatural vegetationRemaining

Questions: • How is the land in Malta used mostly?____________________________

• One of the types of land takes almost half the whole area, which is it?

_____________________________

• Which types of land take up almost the same amount of land in Malta?

__________________________ and ______________________

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Litres of Water Used

Litres of water

Cleaning5% Kitchen and

Drinking10%

Laundry20%

Showers and Baths35%

Toilet Flushing30%

Litres of Water Used