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47 Cards in this Set
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Similarities I’m spatial distribution to Australia |
-both majorities of urban population are on the east coast -central areas considered rural, with dry desert biomes |
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Differences in spatial distribution to Australia |
Cities in china are much larger than Australia Shanghai’s population is more than the whole population of Australia |
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Amount of mega cities |
17 for China 0 in Australia |
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Population density of China vs Australia |
China is 152 per square kilometre Australia is 3 per square kilometre |
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Internal Migration patterns |
People move from central (rural) areas to eastern coastal (urban) regions |
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Why do they live on the coast ? |
Better access to water, making the biomes around the coast more habitable |
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What is the estimated amount of migrant moving from rural to urban |
250 million since 1970s |
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What was internal migration driven by |
Rapid growth in manufacturing and construction sectors, offering higher wages |
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Percentage of labour migration |
75% |
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What is the system in China |
Hukou: rural and urban residents receive different benefits, and it is hard to change to another |
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Rural hukou |
Aren’t entitled to social benefits public service or access to jobs instead working in the informal sector |
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Rural hukou |
Aren’t entitled to social benefits public service or access to jobs instead working in the informal sector |
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In the later 1970s |
Chinas international trading brought influx of money, allowing China to expand factories and create more jobs |
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Shenzhen is called |
The next Silicon Valley, bc huge production of tech gear |
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Shenzhen is called |
The next Silicon Valley, bc huge production of tech gear |
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Shenzhen became |
One of the four special economic zones after international trade (sez) |
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sez have |
More flexible economic policies and offer tax incentives |
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Floating population |
Population of migrant workers that have no local residency rights Live on urban fringe face discrimination arrest and are blamed for crime rates |
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Shenzhen is called |
The next Silicon Valley, bc huge production of tech gear |
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Shenzhen became |
One of the four special economic zones after international trade (sez) |
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sez have |
More flexible economic policies and offer tax incentives |
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Lewis turning point |
Demand for labour is greater than availability of workers |
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Floating population |
Population of migrant workers that have no local residency rights Live on urban fringe face discrimination arrest and are blamed for crime rates |
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In first 20 years of China economic revolution |
150 mil plus appartments 37 million employees in manufacturing and construction |
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Shenzhen is called |
The next Silicon Valley, bc huge production of tech gear |
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Shenzhen became |
One of the four special economic zones after international trade (sez) |
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sez have |
More flexible economic policies and offer tax incentives |
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Lewis turning point |
Demand for labour is greater than availability of workers |
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Floating population |
Population of migrant workers that have no local residency rights Live on urban fringe face discrimination arrest and are blamed for crime rates |
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In first 20 years of China economic revolution |
150 mil plus appartments 37 million employees in manufacturing and construction |
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16/20 cities |
With worst air pollution are in China |
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Beijing Aqi ( air quality index) |
Highest ever recorded 900 |
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Shenzhen is called |
The next Silicon Valley, bc huge production of tech gear |
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Shenzhen became |
One of the four special economic zones after international trade (sez) |
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sez have |
More flexible economic policies and offer tax incentives |
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Lewis turning point |
Demand for labour is greater than availability of workers |
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Floating population |
Population of migrant workers that have no local residency rights Live on urban fringe face discrimination arrest and are blamed for crime rates |
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In first 20 years of China economic revolution |
150 mil plus appartments 37 million employees in manufacturing and construction |
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16/20 cities |
With worst air pollution are in China |
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Beijing Aqi ( air quality index) |
Highest ever recorded 900 |
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70% of population |
Live in 30% of the land |
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In February 2010, the ministry issued |
The National urban system plan and designated five major cities as national central cities |
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Urban residents spend nearly |
4 times the rural residents |
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20 million habitants |
Must be absorbed every year by china’s cities |
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20 million habitants |
Must be absorbed every year by china’s cities |
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2020 |
Is the year which 10 million rural residents will be moved into cities as per the chongqing plan |
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What is the goal for chongqing |
To balance out the cities excessive industrial output not met by the weak domestic consumption |
