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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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These days it is noticeable that a number of people around the globe are moving to urban
areas
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 from villages looking for a better life.
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 leads to
reduction
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of
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 the population in rural
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.
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 essay believes that massive migration to
cities
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 will bring a negative effect.
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, there is a shortage of skilled
labor
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 in rural
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;
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, moving to urban
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 leads to overcrowding. In urban
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, young people have many opportunities to obtain higher and professional education, from childhood to adulthood,
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 opportunities are insufficient. If every graduate student works abroad or in major
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,
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 leads to a huge problem, primarily with rural demographics and
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 of educated personnel.
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, in my
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 it’s even difficult to find a person who knows how to repair a personal computer. It is not a secret that, the process of urbanization
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started with our ancestors, now it is happening and it will continue in future. If too many people start moving from rural
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 to urban
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,
cities
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 will begin to experience overcrowding. It
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 puts pressure on
housing
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the housing
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 supply, leading to high rents that make urban living unaffordable for many.
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, a big proportion of
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Europe
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Europe's
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 population lived in overcrowded households in 2021. In conclusion, I believe that many of the problems associated with urbanization can be avoided, but dealing with overpopulation in large
cities
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 becomes a challenging task. If government representatives work on
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 problem and provide answers to
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 questions, it could affect the future of the country.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • 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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