The global shift to China - GLOBALISATION Flashcards
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Infrastructure - benefits
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- developed worlds largest highway network
- rail system reached 100,000 km in length
- 82 airports built since 2000
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Poverty - benefits
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- 300 million now in middle class
- reduced living in poverty by 680 million
3
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Urban incomes - benefits
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- incomes have risen by 10% a year since 2005.
4
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Education and training - benefits
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- education is free and compulsory between ages 6-15
- in 2014, 7.2 million graduated from Uni
- created skilled workforce
5
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What are four main benefits for The global shift of China?
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- Infrastructure improvement
- Poverty reduction
- Urban incomes increases
- Education and training
6
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What are six main costs for the global shifts of China
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- Loss of farmland
- Informal housing/ increase in unplanned settlements
- Pollution and health
- Land degradation
- Resource exploitation
- Loss of biodiversity
7
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Loss of farmland- costs
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- over 3 million hectares of arable farmland ( size of Belgium) has been polluted with heavy metals
- 12 million tonnes of grain polluted in 2014.
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Informal housing- costs
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- rapid industrialisation created urgent need for more urban housing which increased informal housing
- expanding of housing in villas on edge of cities, and extra storeys to houes to rent to migrant workers
9
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Pollution and health - Costs
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- caused by coal fired power station
- 70% of rivers and lakes are now polluted
- 100 cities suffer form extreme water shortages
- 360 million do not have access to safe drinking water
10
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Land degradation
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- 40% of land suffering form degradation
- land clearance lead to deforestation
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Resource exploitation
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- resources cannot keep up with demand
12
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Loss of biodiversity
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- Chinas terrestrial vertebrates have died 50% since 1970
