The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in different parts of the world.

Look at the bar chart on the page 1. Complete the information of the summary with the correct
phrases and statistics.
_____________________ the growth in the percentage of the population living in urban areas in __________different regions of the world.

__________________, between 1950 and 2007 the percentage of the population living in cities in Latin America and the Caribbean _____________, from 42% to 76%, __________ in Europe it only _____________ by 21%. However, in Europe over _______ the people already lived in cities in 1950.

When we __________ the projected increases in Asia and Europe by 2050 we see that in Asia the _______________ will continue to _______________________, with a ________ increase of 25%, whereas in Europe the change will be even ____________ before, increasing by only 12%. By 2050, the___________ (around 90%) of people in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America will live in cities. Even in Africa, ______________ half the population (62%) will live in urban areas by then.