Humanities 6; Chapter 30: China, The world's most populous country

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

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

The year of the first economic zones were created

1979

What year did the Three Gorges Dam project begin

1993

how did china's economy work under Mao Zedong

It failed to work and was disasterous

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 the one child policy?

a program that limited each married couple to just one child

what is famine?

a severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger

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