The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the world and in different continents. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The bar chart provides key information about the

percentage

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of people living in urban locations worldwide and on different continents. The unit is measured in per cent.

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, it is clear from the chart that there is an increasing trend worldwide for moving to urban areas.

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, Latin

America

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shows a higher growth in

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between the years 1950 and 2030. In the

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1950, Africa represented the lowest rate at 15%,

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the population

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of Asia was slightly higher by a 2 per cent difference.

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, in the

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2007, both countries display an increase of 49% and 37%, respectively. Europe, Latin

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, and North

America

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were between 40% and 65% in the

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1950,

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in the

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2007, the rate of these countries rose to around 70% and 80%. In the

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2030, Africa's and Asia's

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of population will be around 50%,

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Europe will jump to 78 per cent. Latin

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and North

America

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will exhibit an increase compared to the previous years.