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.

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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information on the percentage of people living in the
Philippines
,
Malaysia
, Thailand and Indonesia from 1970 to 2020 with predictions for 2030 and 2040.
Overall
, it is shown that
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all four cities followed the same trend, but
Malaysia
was the most populated city with the highest percentage of predictions for 2030 and 2040. In the first 20
years
, the
Philippines
recorded the highest percentage of population of about 45% in 1990 which was followed by a decrease for the next 20
years
to reach approximately 40% in 2010. The numbers rose to reach about 43% in 2020.
Although
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the population in the
Philippines
was greater than
Malaysia
in the first 20
years
, the number of people living in
Malaysia
rose to reach a peak of about 75% in 2020.
At the end
of the prediction
years
,
Malaysia
and
Philippines
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recorded about 80%,
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and 50
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% respectively. Thailand and Indonesia followed
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trend in the first
20years
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20 years
. The population in Indonesia rose significantly to reach a point of approximately 60% in 2040
while
the number of residents in Thailand increased gradually in the following
years
to reach about 45% in the prediction year 2040.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words philippines, malaysia, years with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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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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