Question

Data courtesy of the UN According to the chart above, what is happening to the world’s urban and rural populations? Explain what the chart helps us to understand. Your response should use at least two to three sentences.

Answer 1

Answer:

This chart shows that the world’s urban population recently passed its rural population. This process is called urbanization. On the left side of the chart, we can see that in 1950 almost 75% of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Only 50 years later, this completely changed. We can see that between 2000 and 2010, the urban and rural numbers matched. In the future, more people will live in urban areas.

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Answer 2

Answer:

This chart shows how this world’s urban population recently passed its rural population. This process is called urbanization. On the left side of the chart, we can see that in 1950 almost 75% of the world’s population lived in rural areas. Only 50 years later, this completely changed. We can see that between 2000 and 2010, the urban and rural numbers matched. In the future, more people will live in urban areas.

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