Task 1 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.

Task 1

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.
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The graph depicts the data about the proportion of the
population
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in Asia including
Philippines
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the Philippines
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, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia lived between 1970 and 2020 with forecasts for
following
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the following
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2 decades. It is interesting to note
the
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apply
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that the number
people
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of people
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who are living in rural areas will rise in all included countries by 2040.
Firstly
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, in 1970 the people
lived
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who lived
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in rural parts of Malaysia consisted
30
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of 30
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% of
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population
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the population
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but after 5 decades it has increased
over
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to over
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70%, which will grow in the following years too.
Similarly
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, people from Indonesia living in cities will grow rapidly starting from its lowest point (10%)
showed
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6 fold increase (60%) in 2020 and
positive
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a positive
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trend will continue in 2030 and 2040.
Secondly
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,
Philippines
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the Philippines
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underwent several fluctuations throughout 50 years until 2020. After 2020 the percentage of city residents will be doubled up to 50%. The
population
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in Thailand living in cities remained stable with minimal increases before 2020. In 2020 the
number of
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apply
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population
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in monopolies
expected
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is expected
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to grow by almost reaching half of the whole
population
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • graph
  • percentage
  • population
  • Asian countries
  • living in cities
  • 1970
  • 2020
  • predictions
  • 2030
  • 2040
  • introduction
  • overview
  • trend
  • body paragraph
  • compare
  • predicted percentages
  • summarize
  • closing statement
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