The graph gives information about the percentage of the population if 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 if four different Asian countries living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with additional predictions for 2030 and 2040.
The given line graph gives information about
proportion
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the proportion
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of people who
lives
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live
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in towns in 4 different Asian cities over the period 50 years from 1970 to 2020 with projection through 2040.
Overall
, as can be
seen
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seen,
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every city has
different
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a different
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tend
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trend
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.
While
Malaysia and Indonesia experienced an increase,
in contrast
, there was a decline in
figure
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the figure
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of
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Thailand. The percentage of the population living in Malaysia and
Philippines
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the Philippines
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started
nearly
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at nearly
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(29% and 30% respectively) in 1970, followed by
slightly
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fluctuations in both figures until 1990.
The
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next 30 years the proportion
on
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of
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Malaysia’s
and
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urban citizens saw a rise to 75% and
that is
expected to have increased to nearly 85% by 2040. In terms of Thailand and Indonesia percentage of urban population in 1970 began at 18% and 15% respectively. The figure
of
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Indonesia increased slowly from 15% in 1970 to 50% in 2020 prediction shows
that is
there will
be grow
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to 60% in 2040,
while
it is projected that the proportion of people living in Thailand will be 45% in 2040.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "that is, while".
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" 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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