Case Study: China 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyPopulation changeGCSEOCR Created by: benjaminfinchCreated on: 12-12-15 12:15 Population of China (2013) 1.357 billion 1 of 13 1949 population 540 million 2 of 13 Reason for growth from 1949 Govt. encouraged having children to produce more food and build stronger army 3 of 13 1970 population of china 830 million 4 of 13 Policy introduced in 1970 to cope with population LATE, LONG, FEW (encouraged children to be born later with longer gaps and have fewer kids in total) 5 of 13 Effects of Late Long Few Fertility rate (1979) fell from 5.7 to 2.9 6 of 13 1979 New Policy: One Child Policy 7 of 13 Incentives delivered by One child policy Longer maternity, better housing, and free education 8 of 13 How many births has One Child policy supposedly prevented 400 million births 9 of 13 2009 fertility rate 1.8 (from 2.9 in 1979) 10 of 13 Some people believe that Late Long Few was more effective :) 11 of 13 Modifications to One Child Policy Some rural areas are allowed second child if first is girl to help with farming. If both parents are only children they are allowed a second. 12 of 13 Predicted year of china population peak and beginning to fall 2030 13 of 13
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