6. Shortage of services - education and taxes are collected locally. Push or Pull?
Push
Pull
7. Lower wages and higher poverty is a push factor. In 2004, how many people in rural areas were in poverty?
25.2 million
26.1 million
26.3 million
24.2 million
23.3 million
8. Better services such as education and healthcare attracted people to urban areas (pull factor). In 2002, how many children could not go to school due to the lack of funding in rural areas?
1.1 million
2.5 million
4.8 million
3.2 million
0.2 million
9. Having more workers, and increased demand for services benefits the economy. Identify which of the below the statement is.
A positive impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on rural areas
10. 130 million people who left send money home to their families, increasing their income and avoiding poverty. Which?
A negative impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on urban areas
11. It's usually the young people that migrate leaving an ageing population behind. Half of all Chinese people over 60 now lives without younger relative to look after them. You know the drill...
A positive impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on urban areas
12. The increasing population causes more pollution and environmental damage. Over 270 cities in China have no water treatment plants so sewage is dumped straight into local rivers. That's right...
A negative impact of urbanisation on rural areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A negative impact of urbanisation on urban areas
A positive impact of urbanisation on rural areas
13. Urbanisation is being managed in China. In what year did China change its water supply system so it could cope with the increased sewage and pollution in urban areas, improving water quality and supply?
2002
2005
2001
2003
2004
14. In what year was a pilot pension scheme introduced to give retired farmers a pension every month, raising income and reducing poverty in rural areas?