Population Change- China One Child

Question 1

How big is China’s population?

Answer 1

Over 1.3 billion people

Question 2

When was the one child policy introduced to China?

Answer 2

It started in 1979

Question 3

Why did China have the one child policy?

Answer 3

• they were scarred they were going to have a shortage on food and water leading to hardship
• the big families created financial hardship
• they used to have 4 child on average per family
• they have the largest population in the world

Question 4

How did the one child policy work?

Answer 4

• couples who only had one child were given benefits: longer maternity, better housing, free education
• if people didn’t follow this they faced serious punishments such as fines

Question 5

What was the acceptance to the one child policy?

Answer 5

• ethnic families were permitted several children to work and help the family on farms

Question 6

What were the impacts of the one child policy?

Answer 6

• prevented up to 400 million Births
• China’s children would grow up spoiled and self centred
• growing gender imbalance(prefer boys)
• helped towards development