The graph gives information about the percentage of the population of four different Asian countries living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with additional predictions for 2030 and 2040.

The graph gives information about the percentage of the population of four different Asian countries living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with additional predictions for 2030 and 2040.
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The line chart illustrates the proportion of residents living in cities in four different countries with eight years with ten-year intervals between 1970 and 2040.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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the population in Malaysian cities is almost the highest compared to others.
Moreover
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, Indonesia stays in
last
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place in the first half of the record and the rest belongs to Thailand.
To begin
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with, The fraction of Malaysia started at exactly 30 and surged to 45 in 1990 before rocketing up to reach its peak and ending at a gigantic 85% in 2040.
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, the Phillippines which was well over 30 in 1970 dramatically fluctuated to nearly 50% and noticeably swang again to 45% in 2020. A gradual rise is predicted after 2020 and will arrive at a massive 55% in 2040. What is interesting to note is the closest gap between Malaysia and the Phillippines was seen in 1990 by approximately 5%.
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, the trend of both Indonesia and Thailand was the same, they began at a minuscule 18% and 13%
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and increased to a meagre 30% and 25% in 1990.
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, Indonesia was predicted to soar to an enormous 60% in the
last
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year whilst Thailand will shoot up to 58% in 2040. What is surprising to see is both of them had the same percentage in 2000.
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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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