Geography Case Study GCSE "China’s one child policy" – Flashcards

This policy was made because the population of china was going up too quickly and this meant that the population was too high for the land mass and resources used. The policy was put in pace because the population was estimated to be at 0.6 million in 1950 when the population was unstable, then by 1975 the population was 0.9 billion, as this growth would have lead to famine and mass starvation.

1981's

1. People could only have one child per married couple unless they wanted to have a fines which would bankrupt the wealthier families. 2. Only people which come from both single parents would be able to have 2 children and be in the laws boundaries, as this is unusual as most couples had a single child. 3.Farmers could only have one child, the same went to all farmers.

Asia

1. Increased infanticide rates 2. Girls manly placed in orphanages were they are starved and they eventually die. 3. More men to women based on the census. 4. Those which are a single child have to look after 2 parents, 2 grandparents, and so on.

1. This reduced the population by 500 million births. 2. Reduced the risk of famine and starvation. 3. Higher quality of life for those who have one child. 4. The population growth became stable when controlled.

1. Reduced population growth, leads to natural population decrease and this means population may fall to quickly, as for every one child there is only 2 deaths: 2 parents = 1 Child. 2. Reduced levels of skills because of less people and less natural skill range.

1. More resources per person means increased standard of living.

1. Since major incidents such as earthquakes and this has caused deaths of children, and some couples only could have one child, so for this reason couples with lost children could have more children. 2. Couples which the participants are from 1 single child family, and one sibling families would be allowed two children so that the population isn't as stressed when it comes to look after the relatives. 3. Richer families can afford more children and for this reason they can afford the fine which is placed, as well as the health care and schooling fees. 4. Farming families which live and need a man to inherit the farm, means that if you have a child and you had a daughter it would be a bad omen so that you would be able to have another child which reduces the infant mortality rates.

Very, however the later effects will be seen when the population needs to even out, and such there will be men which cannot have children because there is less women there.