The graph below gives information about the percentage of population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with prediction for 2030 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparison where relevan

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report is to describe the statistics of four Asian

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' populations which live in

cities

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. The whole graph illustrates the upward tendency of the

percentage

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of

people

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living in

cities

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. During the first two years shown in the

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it can be seen that the

number

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of

citizens

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was increasing. Malaysians were the ones who really actively moved to

cities

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. In 1970 the

number

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of

people

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reached only 30%,

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during the next decade the

proportion

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of

citizens

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soared even 10%. The

number

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of

people

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living in the

Philippines

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and

Indonesia

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went up only by approximately 2%.

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,

people

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from

Thailand

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were the ones who did not dramatically change their place of living. The

percentage

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of

people

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living in the

city

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almost remained stable over a

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period

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. The more vivid fluctuation can be observed during the next decade. Far more

Indonisians

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Indonesians

started living in the

cities

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. Compared to 1970, in 2000 the

number

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of

citizens

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rocketed by almost

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half. the

percentage

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of

people

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living in the

cities

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in

Thailand

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remained unchanged over the

period

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from 1990 to 2000.

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, the

proportion

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of

people

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living in the

cities

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of

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Philippines

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dramatically plummeted. it went down by nearly

one fifth

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compared to 1970.

Malaysia

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was the only country which experienced a vivid increase in the

number

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of

citizens

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. The third decade of the given graph depicts a great upward trend in

Indonesia

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and

Malaysia

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. The

percentage

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of

people

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living in the

cities

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of both

countries

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went up by almost 20%.

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,

Thailand

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differs from these

countries

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because the

proportion

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of

population

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the population

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living in towns rocketed only by ¼ compared to

previous

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the previous

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year. The

number

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of

citizens

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in

Thailand

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during the

period

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of 2010 and 2020 remained stable. Over the next

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period

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it is predicted that the

number

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of

people

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living in the

cities

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will markedly soar. It is thought that the most active increase will be in

Thailand

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and the

Philippines

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. In

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Thailand

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Thailand,

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the

proportion

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of

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city

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the city

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population will reach 50% and in the

Philippines

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10% more. The less dramatic growth of

citizens

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is predicted for

Indonesia

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and

Malaysia

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. The form for the

city

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population will climb only by 5% in both

countries

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. In conclusion, the

number

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of

people

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living in the towns in the

countries

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of the

Philippines

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and

Thailand

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were

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extremely fluctuating.

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, the

proportion

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of

city

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populations in

Malaysia

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and

Indonesia

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never went down.