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 2030 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 2030 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line chart illustrates the
population
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percentage who live in cities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 - 2020 with
future
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forecasts for 2030-2040.
Overall
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, It can be seen that the
population
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living in cities has fluctuated in the first five decades,
while
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in the
future
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it can be noticed
population
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increase throughout the final two decades. The
population
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of Malaysia in 1970 at 30%, and in 1990 there was a drop in
this
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proportion,
however
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, from 2000 to 2020 the proportion dramatically increased and reached over 75%, which will
further
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increase and peak at approximately 80% in the
future
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forecast of 2030-2040.
On the other hand
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, in Indonesia, the proportion of people living in towns significantly increased during a given time period which started at 11% in 1970, and in
future
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predictions,
this
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will go up to just over half in 2040. Despite
this
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, In Thailand and the Philippines community percentages who lived in cities had similar movements
whereas
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the
population
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of Thailand was below 20% and close to 31% respectively in 1970, which fell for the next 30 years, and from 2010
population
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rose up to 2020, it will
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go up next 20 years.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "further".
Vocabulary: Replace the words population, future with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "go up" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 times.
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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