Population Case Studies Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
When was China’s One Child Policy?
A
1979-2015 (officially stopped in 2016)
2
Q
How much of China is desert and mountain?
A
25%
3
Q
How much of China can be used for arable?
A
10%
4
Q
1950-2014, how much did crude birth rate fall by?
A
43.8/1000 to 12/1000
5
Q
How many births did the one child policy prevent?
A
300 million
6
Q
In the 1960s how many died in a famine?
A
20 million
7
Q
Boy:girl ratio
A
119:100 (usually 106:100)
8
Q
When was the policy relaxed? How many children allowed?
A
Announced 2015, implemented 2016. 2 children.
9
Q
Extreme poverty in 1990 vs 2013
A
66% vs 2%
