Abbreviation 1
imp
Important
e.g.
for example (exampleli gratia)
BR
DT
Birth rate
Death rate
&
and
– (minus)
minus, without
intro
Introduction
w/
w/o
with
without
I (country)
Italy
x
incorrect/no/not
2K
2000
dev
development
etc.
and so on (et cetĕra)
pop
population
✓
yes, correct
1)↓ 2)↑
1)decrease, fall, shrinkage
2)increase, rise, growth
gov
government
vs.
against
c.
approximately, roughly, about (abbreviation for the Latin ‘circa’)
<
is less than, is smaller than
≈
is approximately equal to, is similar to
approx
approximately
i.e.
in other words (usually used when adding more detail or an explanation) (id est)
cf.
compared to, by comparison with
/
per – for example, £50/day instead of ‘fifty pounds per day’
Read it and get 1000 points.
UK pop c60m ≈ I. BUT I. ↓ due BR < DR – cf. UK ↑ slow ie 0.09% 95 – 2K
"The United Kingdom’s population, at around sixty million, is similar to that of Italy, but Italy’s population is now shrinking because its birth rate has fallen below its death rate. The UK’s population is still growing, albeit very slowly – at a rate of 0.09% between 1995 and 2000."