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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
 who live in urban areas in
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
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the Philippines
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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
, the percentage of urban citizens in four South East Asian countries has increased.
Although
 the cities of
Malaysia
 and
Indonesia
 grow continuously in terms of
the
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population
 , the cities of
Thailand
 and
Indonesia
 are up and down. As can be seen in the graph, the
amount
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number
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 of
people
 who lived and worked in central cities in
Thailand
 and
Indonesia
were
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was
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 under 20
percent
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per cent
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.
Otherwise
, the figure
of
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apply
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population
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the population
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 in
Philippines
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the Philippines
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 and
Malaysia
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
 density in
Indonesia
 was equal to the
people
 in
Thailand
 (around 35
percent
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per cent
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) and
Philippines
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the Philippines
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 (40%) in 2000 and 2010 .
Finally
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,Finally
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Thailand
 got the second rank , less than the top was
Malaysia
 25% in 2020. Despite outperforming
Malaysia
 in 1990 by almost 50%, the urban
population
 of the
Philippines
 under the family planning law showed a decline from 1990 to 2010 and reached 40% by 2020. Some
people
 think that there won't be a change in rank in the future.
Malaysia
 will still dominate with 80% in 2040.
On the other hand
,
Thailand
 and
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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