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.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of urban citizens in various Asian
countries
including;
Philippines
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, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia,
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1970 to 2020 and the forecast
population
of 2023 and 2040.
Overall
, the percentage of
population
has an upward trend for all the
countries
, starting from the lowest peak in 1970 and projected to reach
the
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new high in 2040. Malaysia and Indonesia first saw a slight increase between 1970 and 1990 from 30 to 45 and 12 to 23, respectively. After that, the
population
of both
countries
had a significant rise until 2020 and
expected
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to continue the climb for the next 20 years.
On the other hand
, the Philippines had a rapid increase by approximately 20% from 1970 to 1990
,
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but encountered a severe drop until 2010. Thailand, which slightly rose by 10% until 1990, remained relatively stable until 2020.
However
, it is projected that both
countries
will pick up after 2020 and have an increase in
population
until 2040.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words countries, population with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" 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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