The World's population Flashcards

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un démographe

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A demographer

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un recensement

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a census

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effectuer un recensement

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to take a census

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4
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les estimations/prévisions

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the forecast

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5
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la croissance démographique mondiale

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world population growth

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l’explosion démographique

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the population explosion

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la surpopulation

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the overpopulation

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une pyramide des ages

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an age pyramid

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une tranche d’age

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an age group

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10
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le taux de natalité

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the birth rate

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le contrôle des naissances

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the birth control

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12
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le taux de mortalité

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the death rate / mortality

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l’esperance de vie

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life expectancy

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une région fortement peuplée

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a densely populated area

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une région faiblementpeuplée

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a sparsely populated area

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augmenter de 5%

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to rise by 5%

17
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une augmentation de la pop mondiale

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an increase in world population

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augmenter de façon spéctaculaire

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to rise dramatically

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augmenter en flèche

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to skyrocket / to soar

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doubler

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to double

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tripler

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to triple

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cuminer à ..

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to peak at ..

23
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la tendance actuelle

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the current trend

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un renversement

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the reversal of a trend

25
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les enfants du baby boom

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the baby boomer