China, The world's most populous country Chapter 30
What year did the Three Gorges Dam project begin
1993
The year of the first economic zones were created
1979
how did china's economy work under Mao Zedong
It failed to work and was disasterous
What challenges does china face in supplying energy to its population
They face the challenges of flooding and water decrease to the lower land
what was the great leap forward?
This was a plan to help China become a modern industrial country
cost of the SEZS
Wide income gap between rich and poor and wealth not spread evenly
what is zero population growth?
a condition in which the population of a country does not grow but remains stable
what is famine?
a severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger
Costs of the three gorges dam
archeologists sites are lost and it sits on a fault line so more chance of earthquakes
how were the special economic zones intended to help China's economy
by opening china to the rest of the world
What was the result of the great leap forward
famine
How is the three gorges dam intended to help china address those challenges
hopes it will decrease the number of floods
benefits of SEZs
many cities have seen population growth and millions of new jobs created
benefits of the three gorges dam
more electricity and less toxic chemicals burned off to make electricity
how does the one child policy try to address the challenges created by China's large and growing population
more were dying per year than being born per year
what is the one child policy?
a program that limited each married couple to just one child
benefits of the one-child policy
population in china decreased and those who followed the policy were rewarded
what is the rate of natural increase?
the annual rate of population growth
what is doubling time?
the length of time it takes for a population to double
when did the one child policy begin?
the one child policy began in 1979
costs of the one child policy
traditional lifestyles were changed and lass of a child was frequent
