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Band 7+: Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

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The size of cities has significantly increased during recent years. This is because many people are migrating from rural to urban areas in search of good jobs, education, better facilities, and technological advancements. So the migration of people for better living conditions has increased the size of the cities.

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The size of cities has significantly increased during the recent years. This is because Many peoples are migrating from rural to urban areas in search of good jobs education, better facilities, uh, and, uh, for good technological advancements. So the migration of people for a better living conditions has increased the size of the cities.

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