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POPULATION PYRAMID [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Population Movements
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- broad-based pattern
1, record 1, English, broad%2Dbased%20pattern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In general, the population pyramid reflects a broad-base pattern, characteristic of Tuvalu with about half of its population being young. 2, record 1, English, - broad%2Dbased%20pattern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mouvements de population
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schéma à large assise
1, record 1, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20%C3%A0%20large%20assise
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ecological law
1, record 2, English, ecological%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A glance at the entry, ecological community, will reflect the ecological pyramid, made up of trophic levels. The ecological law involved in such a pyramid is that the higher one goes the lower are the number of individuals in the population, and the larger their specimen size. 1, record 2, English, - ecological%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi naturelle
1, record 2, French, loi%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- loi de la nature 1, record 2, French, loi%20de%20la%20nature
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre cette notion avec celle de loi portant sur l'environnement, loi promulguée par une autorité afin de lutter contre la pollution de l'environnement. Il s'agit plutôt ici des lois qu'on observe dans la nature non touchée par la pollution. 1, record 2, French, - loi%20naturelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de la naturaleza
1, record 2, Spanish, ley%20de%20la%20naturaleza
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Demography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Population Study
1, record 3, English, Population%20Study
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Public Health Agency of Canada. The Population Study focuses on the very base of the reporting pyramid-the community. It provides key information on the magnitude and burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in the general population. 1, record 3, English, - Population%20Study
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Démographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Étude sur la population
1, record 3, French, %C3%89tude%20sur%20la%20population
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agence de santé publique du Canada. L'Étude sur la population examine la base de la pyramide de notification - la communauté. Elle fournit de l'information clé sur l'ampleur et le fardeau des maladies gastro-intestinales aiguës dans l'ensemble de la population. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%89tude%20sur%20la%20population
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
- Census
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- age pyramid
1, record 4, English, age%20pyramid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- age-sex pyramid 2, record 4, English, age%2Dsex%20pyramid
correct
- population pyramid 3, record 4, English, population%20pyramid
correct
- age-and-sex triangle 4, record 4, English, age%2Dand%2Dsex%20triangle
correct, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Demography is... concerned with describing and interpreting population distributions, the simplest of which are distributions by sex and age. A graphic representation of such a distribution is known as an age pyramid [in which] ages are plotted on the vertical axis and the total numbers of males and females in each age category on the two horizontal semi-axes; the progressive narrowing of the pyramid as ages increase is due to the effects of mortality... 5, record 4, English, - age%20pyramid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
- Recensement
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pyramide des âges
1, record 4, French, pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est habituel de rendre compte visuellement de cette répartition [d'une population] en construisant la pyramide des âges : en abscisse sont repérés les effectifs de population et en ordonnée les âges, en sorte qu'à chaque groupe d'âges d'un sexe [...] correspond un rectangle [...]. La forme générale d'une pyramide est celle d'un triangle, cela en raison de l'intervention de la mortalité [...] 2, record 4, French, - pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
construire une pyramide des âges 2, record 4, French, - pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Demografía
- Censo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- pirámide de edades
1, record 4, Spanish, pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En demografía, representación gráfica de la población, estratificada por edades, con los hombres a un lado de la ordenada y las mujeres al otro, sirviendo el eje de la abscisa para representar los efectivos de cada intervalo, y el de ordenadas para expresar los intervalos según la edad en años (0-10/10-20,etc.) La representación adopta el perfil triangular que recuerda la sección de una pirámide. 2, record 4, Spanish, - pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pirámide de edades: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización del LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 4, Spanish, - pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
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