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Final Exame Preperation

Final Exame Preperation

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This set of flashcards helps learners of English at the university level. It focuses on vocabulary and expressions related to architecture, global development, and social issues, with key terms like "bamboo," "population growth," and "economic feasibility." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between languages for comprehensive practice. Ideal for students and professionals, it aids in expanding vocabulary and understanding complex topics, supporting intermediate to advanced learners in their language journey.
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Created / Updated
09.06.2017 / 15.06.2017
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Hans Rosling2 - What is the size of the world population today?

7.4 billion

Hans Rosling2 - How many people live in the emerging economies?

4 billion
Hans Rosling2 - What is their family size? And what do they aspire to?

2-3 Children, bicycles and cars

Hans Rosling2 - What will happen in the future?

They will catch up

Hans Rosling2 - What's the difference in population growth between the poorest 2 billion and the others?

They are the only ones who still grow

Hans Rosling2 - How can population growth be stopped?

Get them out of poverty, higher child survival?
Hans Rosling2 - What leads to higher child survival?

Better education and medical services, economic developement

Hans Rosling2 - What is Rosling's hope for the future?

Stop population growth through child survival, create sustainable world population

Hans Rosling2 - Rosling is neither an optimist or an pessimist. What is he? And based on what is this?

Possibilist based on analytical data from world organization

Hans Rosling2 - What is the role of the 'old west' in the new world?

Foundation
School - Who are the architects of the project?

Anna Heringer, Eike Roswage

School - What is the school known as?

Handmade School

School - What does it combine?

Traditional Materials and western know-how

School - What was the local attitude to traditional buildings?

Bad Image
School - What was the challenge?

Light and airy building only using local materials

School - Why bamboo and mud?

Grows fast, recyclble, cheap, economical

School - What are the problems with traditional meterials?

Cavities for rats

School - How did the designers overcome the problems in traditional materials?

Straw added as strechter bond
School - What was important to maximise?

Air flow

School - How are the ceiling and first floor made?

Bamboo

School - What are the advantages of this material?

Strong, tnesile, flexible, recyclable

School - What were the bamboo supoorts vulnerble to and how was this solved?

Insect attacks, spray treatment
School - What does the headmaster say about the building?

Kids love it

School - What are the architects hoping to prootefrom this project?

Residental houses in the same style

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