Internal Migration in China

Question 1

Province

Answer 1

an area within a country or state

Question 2

Intra-province

Answer 2

people moving within their province

Question 3

Inter-province

Answer 3

people moving from one province to another

Question 4

Hukou System

Answer 4

a record of household registration (highly regulated)

Question 5

Temporary Resident

Answer 5

A person temporarily moving to an urban place.

Question 6

Reason for internal migration in China- lack of employment in rural areas

Answer 6

In rural areas it is difficult to maintain a constant income due to variables such as drought and other natural disasters. They therefore seek more stable and higher incomes in urban places.

Question 7

Reason for internal migration in China- income gain

Answer 7

People are moving to urban areas to find employment which will pay a higher wage. An urban worker gets an average net income of $2570 more than rural workers.

Question 8

Reason for internal migration in China- access to services

Answer 8

Important factor - especially parents with children (education)

Question 9

Where is internal migration happening in China?

Answer 9

Along the coast - the Guangdong province is most popular.

Question 10

Wilbur Zelinksy’s theory

Answer 10

Areas undergoing urbanisation experience high levels of rural-urban migration - rural populations declining. Eventually this may be replaced by inter-urban migrations.

Question 11

ECONOMIC effects of internal migration in China

Answer 11

• With people moving from one location to another, a number of economic transactions take place that create a flow of goods and services - sales of houses etc.
• With decreased services in rural areas its hard to attract new families: creates economic stress

Question 12

ENVIRONMENTAL effects of internal migration in China

Answer 12

• Rapid population growth raises environmental concerns: deforestation to build houses, degradation of water and air, loss of biodiversity (plant and animal species).
• Government in response to this has established nature reserves and forested parks to preserve biodiversity

Question 13

SOCIAL effects of internal migration in China

Answer 13

• Most people who migrate are of younger age groups (18-40)
• The large numbers of people moving away puts pressure on businesses and services - hard to fill employment positions in smaller towns.