China - Birth control policy 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPopulation changeCase StudyGCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 17-04-16 17:07 What is the population of China? 1.3 billion people 1 of 13 When was the one child policy introduced? Introduced in 1979 2 of 13 Give 3 benefits given to families with only 1 child Longer maternity leave / Better housing / Free eduction for the child 3 of 13 What penalties are given to families that break the policy? Fined part of their income / Previously forced abortions (now illegal) 4 of 13 What exceptions are there for families in rural areas? Allowed a 2nd child if first is a girl or has a physical disability - needed to work on farms 5 of 13 What 2 general exception are there and why? If one of the parents has a disability / If both parents are an only child - so there are enough people to look after the parents 6 of 13 Up to how many births has the policy prevented? Policy has prevented up to 400 million births 7 of 13 How has the fertility rate changed? Fertility rate dropped from 5.7 in 1970 to 1.8 today 8 of 13 When did it become illegal to have a forced abortion? Forced abortions made illegal in 2002 9 of 13 What 2 problems do the fines now have? Large fines can devastate poorer families / Families now able to afford the fine 10 of 13 What 3 problem does the policy create to do with gender? Boys more desirable so imbalance created / more girl foetus abortions or girl abandonments / More men without females leads to increase crime rate 11 of 13 What is the ratio of males to females? 120 males : 100 females 12 of 13 What is the new attitude towards gender preference? Girls no longer undesirable because families are able to demand more from a husband 13 of 13
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