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HUGE POPULATION 1 g China's population is about 1.4 billion Very densly populated on east coast Natural resources map on left
Age Groups 2 e 0-14 17% 15-24 16% 25-54 47% 55-64 11% 65+ 9%
Population Growth 3 g 1960 667 million 2010 1.4 billion
Problems 4 e Highest world population Almost 1.4 billion (1,400,000,000) people Diminishing amount of land/resources Pollution Air Water Inferior living conditions Less food supply
Resources 5 g Due to cities like Beijing being so overcrowded, they frequently have water and electricity shortages.
Causes 6 e Improvements of sanitation and medical facilities led to populaton growth "Of all things in the world, people are the most precious Mao wanted more people for the Red Army
Why Stop? 7 g Great Leap Forward killed 30 million people "Late long few Growth cut in half (1970-1976) then leveld off need stronger measure to control population growth
Threat to the people 8 e Many families favor boys. In some families, if a girl is born, she will be abandoned and the family will try again. This leads to an unequal ratio of boys and girls. For every 119 male births, there are 100 female births.
Control Stategies 9 g Special benefits for people who agree to policy Punished if more than one child Forced abortion if government authorization for pregnancy not given Target goals Officials punished if goal surpassed
One Child Policy 10 e One child per family Special benefits for people who agree If more than one child, parents punished with heavy taxes or with loss of job Two children allowed in rural areas if the first is a girl Policy affected two generations
Consequences 11 g Underreporting Births Underreport of 27% in 1992 Retaliaion from citizens Sons prefered Confucian ideas being ignored
Benefits of One Child Policy 12 e Better living standards Growth rates lower Medical coverage Better life expectancy Lower infant mortality Better Policies Education Urbanization
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