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Question 4:
Four Cities’ Populations
 
Population in Millions of People
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Mexico
City
15.1
19
24.7
28
32.2
Tokyo
10.9
13.2
19
21.8
21.8
Shanghai
13
14.7
17.6
22.3
27
New
York
7
8.5
10
12.4
18
 

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Sample Answer:
The table illustrates the population, measured in millions of people, of Mexico City,
Shanghai, Tokyo and New York in five different years: 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 201
Overall, Mexico City consistently had the highest population and New York had the smallest
population of the four cities shown.
Of the four cities depicted in the table, all cities grew continuously in population numbers
over the forty-year period, with no decreases recorded. Mexico City had the highest
population in all five years, showing a population of 15.1 million people in 1970 and 32.2
million people in 2010, the highest number in the table. Shanghai was the second most
populated city in the table in four of the five years, with Tokyo the third most populated in
1970, 1980, 2000 and 2010. In 1990, however, Tokyo was more populous (with 19 million
people) than Shanghai, which had a population of 17.6 million in 1990. It is worth noting
that Tokyo’s population remained stable between 2000 and 2010. According to the table,
New York had the smallest population in all five years shown; its population was 7 million
in 1970 and grew to 18 million in 2010.
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