week 6

Question 1

most populous province of china

Answer 1

Guangdong

Question 2

what is chinas population density

Answer 2

149km^2

Question 3

Policy shifts

Answer 3

every person is a mouth to feed - every stomach has two hands attached

Question 4

one child policy

Answer 4

launched in 1981 when the population reached 1 billion
initial goal : stabilize chinas population ta 1.2 billion
revised goal : keep chinas population under 1.4 billion until 2020

Question 5

family planning in urban areas

Answer 5

small sized apartments
improving ones stats and level of consumption
easier control from the government

Question 6

family planning in rural area

Answer 6

families want more children to work family lots and sustain parents when they get old
want sons who will continue the family line and provide ritual sacrifices to their ancestors after they die

Question 7

fluctuations of fertility

Answer 7

reached a low in 1984 increased again in the mid 1980s to the early 1990s
- in 1986 2 children per couple were allowed in rural areas
in 1995 the restriction was lifted for Urbana areas

Question 8

imbalance of sex ratio

Answer 8

male children are more valued
120 boys for 100 girls in the national avg
missing female population as girls are not declared