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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The given line graph illustrates the rate of urban residents in
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, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia from 1970 to 2040.
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the population living in cities witnessed an upward trend from all over the period. The figure for Malaysia makes it the highest proportion of urban citizens in the whole time frame. In 1970, the rate of Malaysians living in cities rose rapidly from 30% to around 70% in 2020.
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, the figure for Thailand and Indonesia jumped from 19% and 15% to around 28% and 49% respectively, which were 42% and 21% lower than the leading data in order. Meanwhile, the proportion of urban
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rose from 31% and reached
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49% in 1990,
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it decreased slightly to 44% in 2020. For the remainder of the period, the percentage of
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the population
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in Malaysia’s cities is predicted to reach 80%
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of the period, followed by the figure for Indonesia and
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the Philippines
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which will stand at approximately 60% and 53% respectively. Meanwhile, the data of Thailand will edge up to around 46% in 2040.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" 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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