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Study Figure 4a, which shows the projected proportion of urban and rural populations for three world regions between 1960 and 2060.

Three stacked area charts showing the proportion of urban and rural populations (%) from 1960 to 2060. Chart 1: Africa starts at 20% urban and 80% rural in 1960, changing to 40% urban and 60% rural in 2010, and projected to reach 65% urban and 35% rural by 2060. Chart 2: Latin America & the Caribbean starts at 49% urban and 51% rural in 1960, changing to 79% urban and 21% rural in 2010, and projected to reach 86% urban and 14% rural by 2060. Chart 3: Northern America starts at 70% urban and 30% rural in 1960, changing to 82% urban and 18% rural in 2010, and projected to reach 89% urban and 11% rural by 2060.

Analyse the possible factors leading to the regional population variations shown in Figure 4a.

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