"Thus, whereas in 1950, 30 per cent of the world population lived in urban areas, by 2000 the proportion of urban dwellers had risen to 47 per cent and is expected to reach 60 per cent by 2030." (lines 33-37). The only sequence that offers suitable translations into Portuguese of the words in boldface in the sentence above is
"Thus, whereas in 1950, 30 per cent of the world population lived in urban areas...
Questão de Inglês da banca CESGRANRIO aplicada no concurso IBGE (2010). Confira a resolução completa abaixo: