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The graph below shows the population change between 1940 and 2000 in three different counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.

The graph below shows the population change between 1940 and 2000 in three different counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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The graph shows the
increase
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 in the
population
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 of three counties, Columbia, Yamhill and Washington in the U.S. state of Oregon, between 1940 and 2000. In 1940, Columbia had the lowest
population
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 of the three counties, at around 25,000.
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 is compared with about 30,000 in Yamhill and approximately 75,000 in Washington. By 1970, Columbia’s
population
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 had risen to just under 36,000.
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this
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 appears on the graph to be a gentle
increase
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, it is in fact an
increase
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 of approximately 50%. Yamhill’s
population
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also
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 rose by nearly 50% between 1940 and 1970: from 30,000 to just under 45,000.
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, the greatest real
increase
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 was in Washington, where the
population
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 in 1970 had increased by approximately 75,000, to 125,000. The years 1970 to 2000 saw the populations of Columbia and Yamhill
increase
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 by approximately the same amounts that they had increased by the thirty years before. In 2000, Columbia’s
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 – at approximately 76,000 – was triple what it had been in 1940.
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, Yamhill’s
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, at around 90,000, was almost triple what it was in 1940.
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 Washington’s
increase
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 in
population
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 between 1940 and 1970 was large, its
increase
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 in the following thirty years was even sharper, rising from about 125,000 in 1970 to more than 240,000 in 2000.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "although".
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 67%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words increase, population with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 9 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just under" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • population change
  • significant increase/decrease
  • growth rates
  • economic opportunities
  • migration patterns
  • environmental conditions
  • rapid growth/decline
  • industrial development
  • natural disasters
  • governmental policies
  • historical data
  • economic conditions
  • environmental sustainability
  • technological advancements
  • social implications
  • economic implications
  • environmental implications
  • infrastructure demands
  • natural resources
  • community life
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