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8th Southwest Asia
Vocabulary Portion
Term | Definition |
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doubling time | the time it takes for a country to double in population |
famine | a severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger |
rate of natural increase | the annual rate of population growth. This percentage is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate It does not include people moving into or out of a country |
zero population growth | a condition in which the population of a country does not grow but remains stable |
reason for population in southest | The area is more densely populated in this area because the rivers flowing across this lowland region provide fish for food and water for irrigation. |
what is the great leap foward | The plan was to help China become a modern industrial company. |
What challenges did the Great Leap Forward create for China | The Great Leap cause many people to go hungry and for the country to start losing a lot of money. |
How did the one-child policy try to address the challenges created by China’s large and growing population | The rapid growth of China was becoming so out of control till the leaders of China made a law. The one child policy tried to limit the amount of money being used but the act also caused a lot of money to be loss. Married couples were limited to one child. |
Benefits of the one-child policy | Slowed the growing population/cheaper for parents/ More food and water/People who followed the law gained from it |
Costs of the one-child policy | Had to give away children/people wanted boys fines/punished people in densely populated areas |