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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 the
city
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population
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 in
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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,
Malaysia
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, Thailand, and
Indonesia
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 from 1970 to 2020, and projections for 2030 and 2040.
Overall
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,
Malaysia
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 holds the largest share of
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population
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the population
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 for most of the time during the period. Meanwhile, the
city
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population
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 percentages in all countries are predicted to showcase an upward trend after 2020. In 1970, there were approximately 33% of people in
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 living in cities, followed by
Malaysia
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 at 30%. Citizens in Thailand only accounted for 19% of
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population
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the population
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, slightly surpassing those in
Indonesia
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 at 12%. Before 2020, the
city
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population
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 in
Malaysia
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 underwent a dramatic growth to almost 80%, and
Indonesia
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also
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 represented a similar trend from 15% in 1980 to 50%.
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, the portions of
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 fluctuated between 30% and 50%,
whereas
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Tailand
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Thailand
 stably grew to 30%. After 2020, the
city
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population
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 in
Malaysia
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 will witness a steady growth to almost 90%, which accounted for
th
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the
 majority, and that in Thailand will remain the least below 50% by 2024. The figures for
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Philippines
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the Philippines
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 and
Indonesia
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 are all expected to follow
similar
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a similar
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 trend, rising from approximately
to
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50% to over 52% and 60% respectively.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words city, population, philippines, malaysia, indonesia with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" 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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