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It is important for all towns and cities to have large public spaces such as parks and squares, Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

#towns #cities #spaces #parks #squares
The given bar chart contains information about the percentage of people born in and outside Australia residing in different areas in 1995 and 2010.
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, the main shifts happened in the
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 of people living in smaller settlements. In 1995, around half of the Australians preferred megapolises,
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 approximately 30% lived in the countryside, and
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 – in small urban communities. The situation outside the country was fairly similar: 60% of the world population was located in metropolises, two fifths – in rustic regions, and only about 10% in towns. In 2010, some drastic changes can be noted. The percentage of people living in big cities climbed to about
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 in Australia, and to 80% in other countries. At the same time, the population of smaller communities dropped. Only about 35% of Australians lived outside megapolises. For the population outside
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 the number was even lower – only 20% of town and village residents combined. Taking everything mentioned into consideration, there was a clear tendency of moving from little urban and rustic communities to metropolises all over the world.
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