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Many countries today are experiencing high levels of migration from rural areas to cities. What are the causes of this trend, and what effects does it have on the existing city dwellers?

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Nowadays, in many parts of the
world
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world,
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 the population of
cities
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 is increasing
in
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as
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the
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a
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 result of leaving the
villages
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 toward them.
This
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 trend has main causes, and
also
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the
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considerable damaging effects on urbanization. The first reason that people prefer to live in
cities
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 than rural areas is the lack
educational
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of educational
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 centers in
countryside
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the countryside
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.
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, some Iranian students who live in
villages
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 must commute to
cities
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 to study in various grades from elementary to university in different
climate
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due to
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 the shortage of suitable facilities.
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, income in
outback
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 is limited to special jobs relevant to
villages
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 which often are inadequate, and those jobs are not permanent,
such
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 as agriculture which is a seasonal job.
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, they do not have great chances as same as city residents in terms of earning money.
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,
live
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 in a multicultural environment of
cities
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 appeals to bucolics because it provides opportunities to face with other side of life, and learn new lifestyles from others.
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, the city dwellers will be faced with various problems by the extensive migration
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 as a drastic rise in noise and air pollution.
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, the competition
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for
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 job vacancies
is
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 increased enormously because the people who live in
country sides
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the countryside
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 attempt harder
for
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to
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improvement
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 their economic status.
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, the overcrowding of
cities
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effects
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affects
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on
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accommodation rents.
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, if the requests
of
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for
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 housing go up, the landlords will prefer to hire houses out
in
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at
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upper
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higher
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 prices rather than
the
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 past. In conclusion,
due to
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 the fact that
,
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 the countryside is becoming empty
by
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of
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 migration, the governments should promote the privileges of rural life through media, and allocate some budgets for developing the quality of life in
villages
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.

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task achievement
The essay responds well to the task by addressing both the causes and effects of migration from rural areas to cities. However, expanding a bit more on the explanations and providing more variety in examples could strengthen the task achievement.
task achievement
To improve clarity and comprehensiveness, ensure varied sentence structures and link ideas more effectively. Some points were repetitive, and others needed elaboration.
coherence cohesion
Use more transitional words and phrases to connect ideas smoothly. Varied sentence structures will help maintain reader interest and improve the essay's flow.
coherence cohesion
Provide a clearer structure by equally weight the causes and effects in your paragraphs. Also, ensure each paragraph begins with a clear topic sentence that encapsulates the main idea.
task achievement
The essay covers the two main parts of the prompt thoroughly: causes of rural-to-urban migration and its effects on city dwellers.
task achievement
Examples provided are relevant and support the main points. This adds value to the arguments presented.
coherence cohesion
The essay has a clear introduction and conclusion, which helps in providing a complete and rounded argument.
coherence cohesion
The structure of the essay is logical and each paragraph transitions well into the next, making it easy to follow the writer's line of thought.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • urbanization
  • rural depopulation
  • economic opportunities
  • infrastructure
  • livelihoods
  • overpopulation
  • cultural integration
  • affordability
  • public services
  • housing prices
  • workforce
  • economic growth
  • cultural diversity
  • climate change
  • natural disasters
  • basic services
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