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The movement of people from agricultural areas to cities to work can cause serious problems in both places. What are the serious problems and what measures can be taken to solve this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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It is true that humans moving from agricultural
places
 to metropolises for
working
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 has bad effects on both two
places
, but
governments
 and individuals could certainly take steps to address these issues. As we can see, both rural areas and cities have
got
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some serious problems. On one hand, from the city’s perspective, having a
big quantity
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 population can cause traffic congestion and a competitive work environment.
People
 who live downtown can have a threat of air pollution caused by the usage of many cars, which is not good for
people
's health. At the same time,
people
 are facing a more competitive job environment given more
people
 are looking for jobs.
On the other hand
, remote areas are losing their local
people
, which means the prospect of local development is bad.
This
 can be a vicious circle in the future.
However
,
governments
 and individuals can take steps to address these problems which are happening in these two
places
.
Firstly
,
governments
 can put more investments in public transport systems,
therefore
 more
people
 prefer to take public transport rather than
driving
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 to work.
Secondly
, individuals can share their private cars together. Most cars just have one person to drive,
this
 is wasting road space and causing more air pollution.
For example
, in China, more and more workers are having a shared car during their commute time.
Thirdly
,
governments
 can provide training courses to
people
 who do not have sufficient qualifications. So they can get new skills and
this
 can increase their competitiveness.
Finally
, in agricultural areas,
governments
 can build more train stations to increase employment,
this
 can provide local
people
 with more job opportunities.
Furthermore
, trains can have more close connections with metropolises and
places
 nearby, which is helpful for development. In conclusion,
governments
 can take some measures to solve the problems mentioned above and I believe these issues will be addressed
finally
.
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