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1. China Today

2. Where is China? Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam Slightly smaller than the United States. Capital is Beijing.
3. China’s Climate Climate is very diverse, arctic cold in the north to almost tropical in the south. All About China Website
4. China’s Climate Continued The same variety of climates found in India are also found in China. A country as large as China has nearly every type of climate. High mountain ranges to the south cut China off from India and the moisture that might come from the Indian Ocean. (i.e. monsoons) The Gobi and Taklimakan desert regions in the center of the country are harsh and dry. Mongolia to the north is semi-arid, and the areas to the east and south are humid and even tropical.
5. Watch China: From Past to Present Before Movie After the Movie Complete the Post test and video quiz Review the answer and see how you do (this is for a grade so you should pay attention!!!) Complete the Pre-Test on the next slide!
6. Pre-Test Directions: Answer each of the following either True or False: 1. India is the only country in the modern world that has more people than China. _______ 2. Confucianism played a major role in shaping the civilization of China. _______ 3. Buddhism began in China. _______ 4. The concepts of yin and yang have always played an important role in Chinese thinking. _______ 5. The People's Republic of China is the largest democracy in Asia. _______
7. Does Geography affect Population Density?
8. China’s Geographic Features Two great deserts are located in northern China: the Gobi and the Taklimakan. Few people live in these regions, and many of those that do live as nomads or animal herders. Yangtze River: - China’s largest river. - Flows almost 4,000 miles from the northwestern part of the country to the East China Sea. - Passes through 185 towns where almost 400 million people live. - Consist of the Three Gorges Dam
9. The massive Three Gorges Dam was built along the Yangtze River in central China to provide hydroelectric power to millions of Chinese who have not had electricity. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by mankind. The Chinese government finally gave its approval to launch the project in 1992, some seventy years after Sun Yat-sen first proposed the idea. It was to be completed in 2009. It will provide China with tremendous power generation and flood control.
10. Where do most people in China live? Most of China’s one billion people live in the areas of the country that have the milder climates. It is also where one finds the great river valleys and most of China’s fertile farmland. The northeast, along the route of the Yellow River, is China’s most heavily populated region. Beijing is located here.
11. What type of work do people in China do? While agriculture is common, the northeast region of the country is also China’s industrial center. Farming is the most common occupation of the Chinese who live in the southeastern part of the country. For Chinese workers, rapid industrialization has meant many have left their rural homes and found work in overcrowded cities.
12. What type of work do people in China do? - Agriculture: 34.8% - Services: 35.7% - Unemployed: 6.5% - Industry: 29.5%
13. China’s Population It has the largest population in the WORLD! Over 1.3 BILLION people. - 1,349,585,838 (July 2013 est.) Infant Mortality Rate:21.16 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy:73.18 years (total population) Literacy Rate: - Total population: 95.1% - Male: 97.5% - Female: 92.7% 21.5 million live below the poverty line $90.00 a year-35.5 million have a “low income” of $125.00 a year!!!! WOW!

14. China’s One Child Policy

    1979 law Restricts family size Urges late marriage Requires spacing of children
15. Rationale for the Policy Feeding 25% of world’s population on 7% of the arable land Population containment essential to economic reform & living standards Flooding & famine can send them into starvation
16. Why boys? Social safety net Financial dependence on offspring essential for 70% of elderly Sons care for parents Daughters tend parents-in-law
17. 60 exceptions to Rule Rule applies to few Mainly urbanites & gov’t employees
18. Exceptions Farmers Ethnic minorities Families with disabled first child Multiple births Parents who work in high risk occupation Parents who are single children themselves Etc,etc,etc.
19. Penalties vary according to region Economic incentives for compliance Fees levied for non compliance Loss of job security Confiscation of belongings
20. Is it working? Fertility rate declined from 2.9 in 1979 Presently 1.7 children per woman Before OCP, fertility rate dropped by half: “late, long, few” 1970-1979
21. Major downsides Gender ratio 100 girls to 115 boys 1980-2001 Sex selective abortion—illegal Non-registration of females Abandonment of females Lack of eligible brides Mental health problems for men Socially disruptive behavior in men Kidnapping
22. Billboard promoting girls "There's no difference between having a girl or a boy — girls can also continue the family line."
23. Downside: ratio of old age dependence More old people; fewer young 4:2:1 phenomenon; couple responsible for 1 child & 4 parents
24. Future of the Policy Balance basic human right of reproduction with pop growth Pop still increasing 10 million per year Equal to pop of Belgium
25. “How to practice good hygiene”
26. Relaxed policy IF… Baby boom can be averted 5 yrs between babies is achieved It would reduce gender imbalance
27. Family planning poster
28. New policies in 2002 Client centered family planning services Permission not needed for first child
29. China’s Environmental Issues Flooding is also a major problem in China. Water pollution is a major issue in China due to over population and dumping of waste by factories and plants. 320 million people do not have clean drinking water. The Yangtze is heavily polluted due to industrial dumping . Air pollution is both an indoor and outdoor problem. Indoor pollution is caused by cooking and heating fuels and kills more than a million people a year in Asia. Links between waste dumping and cancer in rural areas has been made.
30. Chinese Culture Culture: A group of people with similar customs relating to people's religion, language, clothes, technology, foods, sports, markets, housing, entertainment and the many other cultural traits. Today in China the largest ethnic group is the Han Chinese. Chinese or Mandarin is spoken along with many other dialects. Music, art, dance, literature, theatre, fashion and food are well known.
31. One Stop Chinese Culture China is the location of one of the world’s oldest civilization. The Chinese culture involves many art forms such as literature/fables, customs & traditions, games & festivals, painting, paper works and so much more. Martial arts, feng shui, dragons, food, music and inventions are also major accomplishments of the Chinese! 2009 is the year of the Ox and 2010 is the year of the TIGER! Magnetic, passionate and grand! When the Tiger does anything, it’s noticed! Indecisiveness and stubbornness can mar the sparkle of the Tiger personality. On the one hand generous, on the other hand a little mean, it’s sometimes hard to know where one stands with the Tiger. Flexible, honest and truly entertaining, one has a friend for life with a Tiger.
32. Religions in China Officially China is an atheist country and many people do not practice any religion. 77% of the population that are religious are Buddhists. 3% are Muslim/Islamic 3% practice Taoism