Alice and Finn talk about a population explosion in the world - and how engineers suggest it can be dealt with
Alice and Finn talk about a population explosion in the world - and how engineers suggest it can be dealt with.
This week's question:
How many zeros are there after the 1 in a billion?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 6
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Population explosion
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Grammar
- population
the total number of people living in a particular country or region
- billion
a thousand million (in some parts of the world a million million)
- it's estimated
experts have made approximate calculations of how much something is likely to be or cost
- projection
an expected outcome
- explosion
here, a large, sudden increase
- defining challenge
a difficult or demanding task that will shape or characterise related events
- technological solution
the use of technology to solve a problem or find an answer
- refrigeration
keeping something at a constant, cold temperature
- transportation
moving things or people from one place to another
- optimised
to have made something become as best as it can be
- consumption
here, eating or drinking something
