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The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2023 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2023 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
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The line graph shows the percentage of
the
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apply
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people
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 who live in urban areas in
Indonesia
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,
Malaysia
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,
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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,
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Thailand
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and Thailand
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 between 1970 and 2020, and the predictions for the years 2030 and 2040.
Overall
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, the percentage of urban citizens in four South East Asian countries has increased.
Although
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 the cities of
Malaysia
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 and
Indonesia
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 grow continuously in terms of
the
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population
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 , the cities of
Thailand
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 and
Indonesia
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 are up and down. As can be seen in the graph, the
amount
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number
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 of
people
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 who lived and worked in central cities in
Thailand
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 and
Indonesia
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were
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was
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 under 20
percent
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per cent
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.
Otherwise
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, the figure
of
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apply
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population
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the population
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 in
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 and
Malaysia
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were
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was
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 higher than the other two countries around 10
percent
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per cent
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. In the period half a century from 1970 to 2010,
population
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 density in
Indonesia
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 was equal to the
people
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 in
Thailand
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 (around 35
percent
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per cent
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) and
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 (40%) in 2000 and 2010 .
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Thailand
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 got the second rank , less than the top was
Malaysia
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 25% in 2020. Despite outperforming
Malaysia
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 in 1990 by almost 50%, the urban
population
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 of the
Philippines
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 under the family planning law showed a decline from 1990 to 2010 and reached 40% by 2020. Some
people
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 think that there won't be a change in rank in the future.
Malaysia
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 will still dominate with 80% in 2040.
On the other hand
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,
Thailand
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 and
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 will tend to go up by 40% and 50% respectively.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, indonesia, malaysia, philippines, thailand, population with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • graph
  • percentage
  • population
  • cities
  • Asian countries
  • 1970
  • 2020
  • predictions
  • 2030
  • 2040
  • estimations
  • urban
  • increasing
  • steadily
  • Japan
  • China
  • rise
  • urbanization
  • South Korea
  • India
  • upward trend
  • slow pace
  • surpass
  • resided
  • projected
  • moderate increase
  • significant surge
  • exceed
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