The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries licing in the 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 licing in the 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 illustrates residents who have been living in
cities
since 1970, and estimations for the coming 2 decades in percentages in
Philippines
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, Malaysia, Thailand and, Indonesia.
Overall
, people living in
cities
in all four countries have surged in the years between 1970 to 2020, and they are assumed to continue increasing for 20 years from now on. In regards to Malaysia and Indonesia, both nations’ populations in the
cities
rose more than others. People who moved to
cities
in Malaysia experienced an increase from %30 to almost %75, and it is estimated that
this
population
will be more than %80 in 2040. In Indonesia, the
percentage
of citizens living in
cities
was about %14,
this
percentage
grew 3 times over 50 years and is predicted to reach %60 in 2040. In the Philippines and Thailand, just above %30 and just under %20 of their residents were living in the
cities
, respectively. In the Philippines, the
percentage
of the city
population
decreased from 1990 to 2010.
However
, it has been increasing since 2010
,
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and is expected to increase gradually. The
population
living in Thailand was the third in terms of
percentage
, and among the 4 countries,
this
population
is the least
in
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today with the prediction of remaining stable.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" 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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