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Paragraph 1

Why the population of China is unevenly distributed

The effects of the population policy in China

UNEVEN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Write down 1 reason for the uneven population distribution in China by using figure 1.

Paragraph 2

the role of Hong Kong in the development of the Pearl River Delta

where industry is concentrated in China

what sort of products are made in China

Booming coastal region

1. Pearl River Delta:

+ Hong Kong and Shenzhen

+ the ‘factory’ of China

Booming coastal region

2. Yangtze River Delta: 

+ Shanghai

+ the ‘office’ of China many jobs in the 3rd sector world’s biggest port

International divison of labour

Different types of countries focus on different parts of production, this is called the international division of labour.

- LEDC's: focus on raw materials; most people work in agriculture.

- NIC's: manufacture products often assemblage. They also have a large sale market.

- MEDC's: headquarters of TNC's and R&D

Paragraph 3

-Why there is mass migration from the countryside to the towns and cities.

-Why there is a floating population

-How the appearance of towns and cities has changed

Wealth gap in China

Causes: 
Push factors:
    1. Mechanization in agriculture
    2. Lower wages
    3. Undeveloped area's

Pull factors:

    1. Many jobs
    2. Higher wages
    3. Modern western lifestyle

Paragraph 4

-Why there is pollution in the cities

-Why there are water shortages in the north

-What solutions there are for the water shortages

WATERSHORTAGES-Causes

Causes of the watershortages:

  1. Prosperity growth

  2. Rapid urban population growth

  3. Evaporation due dams an irrigation

The water is also very polluted

Watershortages- Effects 

• Surface water is running out
• Groundwater/aquifer is
  running out
• Subsidence

Smog is a problem in many Chinese cities.

Causes and measures:

1 more and more cars make ‘cleaner’ cars compulsory
2 factories and coal-fired power stations filters or make chimneys taller

3 coal-fired heating in homes connect to gas

Task

-Finish 

-Extracts

Bingo

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