China Flashcards
What policy is being implemented to prevent the population from growing in China?
China’s One Child Policy
Name 10 different superpowers that China has?
Military power economy Exports Nuclear capacity Influence population technology influence wealth health and Resources
What is the Population of China?
1.4billion.
What incentives did they give to people to encourage them not to have a second child?
More pay, better housing, better health care, and priority in school enrolment.
Between which years did population in China increase the most?
1950 to 1980
Why did the population growth slow down from 1980 onwards?
Because that was when they enforced the one-child-policy.
What is globalisation?
When a country trades their products and influences other countries with their products. E.g.(music,movies,food,cultures)
What is the Three Gorges dam?
A large scaled project designed to produce HEP (Hydro-electric-power) and reduce flood risk.
The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Dam spans the Yangtze River and is the largest dam in the world. It is also the most controversial dam in the world because it has been plagued by corruption, human rights violations, technological difficulties and has caused dramatic environmental changes.
Where was the Three Gorges dam built?
Hubei Province, China
What were the disadvantages of the three Gorges Dam?
Lives were disrupted, people were forced out of their homes and relocated, left living in poverty.
They had to submerge any buildings and cities and waste dumps which will be likely to include toxic chemicals.
All the chemicals and pollution will end up in the water.
What were the advantages of the Three Gorges Dam?
It offered a renewable energy source and controls flooding. It also reduces the need to transport coal and oil which is less harmful to the environment.
How much has the carbon dioxide emissions decreased because of the three gorges dam?
10 million tons
What is Dongtan?
A greener city project that encourages people to walk or cycle. it will be a city that is better for the environment.
Is Dongtan sustainable?
They have enforced new rules, like recycling, preventing heat loss and keeping the city clean and pollution-free. This has been better for the environment and the economy.
What is a superpower?
A superpower is a nation with the ability to project its influence anywhere in the world and be a dominant global force.
Where are most of the cities located and the most fertile farm land in China?
The East of the country which has low relief.
How does the west of China look?
The land is very high with a steep relief. This part of China is landlocked and is difficult to grow crops on. Hence very few people live here.
What are China’s three main rivers?
- Yangtze
- The Yellow river
- The Pearl river
Which president introduced the “Great Leap Forwards”, in 1958, and what was it?
Mao Zedong. He wanted to industrialise China and modernise the economy in the shortest amount of time.
What year did Deng Xiaoping become the Chinese leader? and What did he do for China?
- He was known as “the architect of Modern China’. He contributed to China becoming the world’s largest economy in terms of its purchasing power in 2014.
What year was the one child policy introduced?
1979
What does the acronym SEZ stand for?
Special Economic Zones
When was OCP scrapped?
2016
Explain how China’s economy changed between 1978 and 2017?
Since the beginning of Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, China has been one of the world’s fastest growing economies where the GDP has risen tenfold.
- Rise in agricultural production
- Growth in rural industry
- Rise in foreign trade
- Large foreign exchange reserves
- Open door policy on foreign capital investment and technology
