The graph below compares changes in the birth rates of China and the USA between 1920 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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graph depicts changes in the

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rates

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China and the USA by 80

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.

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, a glimpse of the figure provides some striking similarities between these 2 countries’

birth

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rates. There is no doubt that

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of both countries fluctuated significantly, with lows in the 1940s and highs during the 1950s. From 1935 to 1940, the USA witnessed a negligible decline,

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more sharply in the next 5

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to hit its lowest point, at 5% in 1945. After that, in 5

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, the

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rate

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showed a quick climb from 5% to the peak,

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10%. The fertility

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underwent a gradual decrease to 6%

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of the observed period. The

birth

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rate

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in China fluctuated rapidly,

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before

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%

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a high of 20% in 1950. The figure

declinded

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declined

sharply to 8% after 5

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. From 1955 to 2000, the fertility

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saw a

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decrease from 8% to 2%.