The maps below show a plan of a city in 1950 and at the present. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps show a plan of a

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in 1950 and the present. In 1950, the population was 20,000, and now it is 200,000. Many changes happened during

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time.

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, the

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is much bigger than before, with more houses and buildings. The population increased a lot, and the

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became more modern and developed. In 1950, there was a business district in the middle, a government building, and some roads. There was

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a river with no bridges and an airport in the southeast. There were not many places for people to live. Now, the

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has more buildings and roads. The residential areas are bigger and cover most of the

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. There are now two bridges across the river and two lakes inside the

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. More government buildings were built, and the airport is still in the same place.

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, the major road goes across the

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now.