Population Quiz China & India Flashcards
Name the three things China did to slow birth rate
- The “One Child Policy”
- Sterilization
- Abortions
Discribe
- The “One Child Policy”
- Famlies with only one child recive incentives, rewards
1. It gives pople $, better access to h.c, jobs, food, education, & land - 2 children= no rewards and no punishment
- 3 or more children= punishment
1. More expensive food, less access to edu., helth care, jobs
Discribe
Sterilization
A medical precedure, usally for men, so they can no longer repruduce
** VERY CONTREVERSAL **
Abortions
-A medical precedure for women who are pregnet to revove the fedus
This was soemthing that women were encoureged to get in China
Name the two ways India used for slowing birth rate
- Family Planning Program
- Sterilization
Family Planning Prpgram
-A program to educate people abount planning ahead for children, the implications of having children (money & costs), birth control, and adoption for unwanted pregnancies
Sterilization (regarding India)
-Gov’t give incentives to encourage this (radios & other gifts)
- Locate doctor’s offices in high populated areas to atracct people & make it esasier for them to access the doctors-thus locations included clinics build in train stations