In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

People
who live in rural
areas
are moving to urban
areas
, and
as a result
, the number of
people
living in rural
areas
is declining in many countries. In my opinion, I believe that it is a negative development, as urban
areas
have the same importance as rural
areas
, which will be discussed in
this
essay. On
one
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hand,
people
who are living in the countryside believe that moving to the big cities will upgrade their standard of living,
however
,
this
is not always the case. Not only living in a bigger
city
means higher income, but
also
means higher expenses.
For example
: in small towns, the means of transportation are limited yet affordable, but, in
cities
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they are more expensive. The cost of living in some cities is triple the cost of living in a rural area. Which for sure may reflect on the standard of living of the family who moved to the
city
.The effect of these migrations will reflect on us too.
On the other hand
,
people
who moved to an urban area from a rural area
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didn’t affect themselves only they affected the whole community. The case is, most of the rural
areas
have special industries that they are popular with. In Egypt, some villages specialise in handmade carpets,
while
others specialise in embroidery and another one specialises in Bamboo products.
Moreover
, if those who are living in these villages migrate to the
city
, these industries will become extinct over time.
To sum up
, Moving from the countryside to the
city
is not an unusual event, but it happens usually, and it has a great effect on man and society as a whole. The government should invest in the countryside as well to provide a good standard of living, good education and better healthcare, to help the
people
stay home and to avoid the consequences of these migrations to the
city
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • rural-to-urban migration
  • population shift
  • positive impact
  • negative impact
  • urbanization
  • job opportunities
  • access to education
  • access to healthcare
  • urban infrastructure
  • rural traditions
  • cultural heritage
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