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

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Nowadays,
people
 in many countries tend to move from
countryside
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the countryside
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 to the
cities
.
That's
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 cause the population in rural
area
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areas
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decrease
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to decrease
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. I believe that
this
 would be a negative development.
This
 essay intends to examine the cause of
this
 issue and propose
potential
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 solution. As is seen, the inhabitant of rural
area
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areas
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 like to move to the town to study and to work. The
cities
 usually have
the
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abundant infrastructure and good
condition
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conditions
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 for
people
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people's
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 lives.
For instance
, the students could find not only a good school to get higher education
,
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apply
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 but
also
 a good place to work in the
cities
 after graduation.
This
 phenomenon leads to
overpopulated
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 in the town, making the city ‘s infrastructure overloaded.
As a result
, when the
cities
 suffer these situations, social problems
such
 as
criminal
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, traffic jams,
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and increase
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increase
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increases
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of
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in
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 house
price
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prices
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would be occurred.
On the other hand
,
lack
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a lack
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 of
working
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a working
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 force in the
countryside
 could lead to reducing agriculture production.
Thus
, the nations would have to import more farming products replacing the inadequate volumes that can itself
produced
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.
Furthermore
, the old
people
 who live in the
countryside
 may suffer isolated life since young
people
 have already moved to the town. To address these challenges, the government should support the farmers to hold the land for farming purposes. Another important solution involves making
the
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policy to encourage
people
stay
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to stay
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 in the rural area
such
 as
give
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giving
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 the farmers capital to invest
to
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in
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farming
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the farming
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 process in order to get more
benefit
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benefits
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.
Besides
, making better infrastructure for
countryside
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the countryside
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 to make
the
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apply
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life in
rustic
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a rustic
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 place
getting
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get
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 better.
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  • 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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