ENV Homework 1
By: Carly Middleton
1a. Describe China’s one-child policy
In the late 1970’s, China’s population was approaching 1 billion people. If 1 billion people were going to inhabit the 3,601,011 square miles of China, then each person would have .0036 square miles for themselves. For comparison, each American can occupy 78.629 square miles of land. Chinese government officials knew there would be population issues if its population growth would stay the same or increase. Therefore, officials took action and created a one child policy. This policy mandates Chinese families to only have one child of their own. There are exceptions to the rules though. If a family lives in a rural town, has a disabled first child, experiences the death …show more content…
Since 1979, the government has prevented 250 to 400 million births. The goal of the Chinese government was to keep the population at 1.2 billion. Today, China has 1.273 billion people. China has done well at keeping their population stable.
1c. What are some benefits of the policy?
If the one-child policy was never a law, the 250 to 400 million additional children may have joined the millions of Chinese who live on $1.25 US dollars a day. Without the policy, there would have been environmental degradation and a food shortage. With the policy in place, Chinese officials took steps to educate the poor parts of the country. These poor people have no contraception or education about family planning. Chinese officials educated these people about how to plan a family, and how to achieve a good quality of life. Most importantly, the policy curbed the population that was increasing rapidly.
1d. What are current and future problems associated with the …show more content…
The first stage of demographic transition is the pre-industrial stage. In the 1600’s, women were having 5-10 children to support their farms and families. Birth rates were high, yet death rates were just as high. The transitional stage occurred from the 1700’s to the 1800’s. The agricultural revolution took place, so there was enough food for everyone. During this time, medicine was also getting better with the creation of medical schools. This made death rates decrease, but birthrates remained the same. The industrial stage occurred during the industrial revolution of 1820-1840. More jobs, factories, and opportunities were created for both men and women. Women stopped having as many babies because they had to go to work. This made the birth rates decrease exponentially. From the industrial revolution to present day, the US is in the post-industrial stage. Birth rates and death rates are low to support our current lifestyle. This makes our population remain
By: Carly Middleton
1a. Describe China’s one-child policy
In the late 1970’s, China’s population was approaching 1 billion people. If 1 billion people were going to inhabit the 3,601,011 square miles of China, then each person would have .0036 square miles for themselves. For comparison, each American can occupy 78.629 square miles of land. Chinese government officials knew there would be population issues if its population growth would stay the same or increase. Therefore, officials took action and created a one child policy. This policy mandates Chinese families to only have one child of their own. There are exceptions to the rules though. If a family lives in a rural town, has a disabled first child, experiences the death …show more content…
Since 1979, the government has prevented 250 to 400 million births. The goal of the Chinese government was to keep the population at 1.2 billion. Today, China has 1.273 billion people. China has done well at keeping their population stable.
1c. What are some benefits of the policy?
If the one-child policy was never a law, the 250 to 400 million additional children may have joined the millions of Chinese who live on $1.25 US dollars a day. Without the policy, there would have been environmental degradation and a food shortage. With the policy in place, Chinese officials took steps to educate the poor parts of the country. These poor people have no contraception or education about family planning. Chinese officials educated these people about how to plan a family, and how to achieve a good quality of life. Most importantly, the policy curbed the population that was increasing rapidly.
1d. What are current and future problems associated with the …show more content…
The first stage of demographic transition is the pre-industrial stage. In the 1600’s, women were having 5-10 children to support their farms and families. Birth rates were high, yet death rates were just as high. The transitional stage occurred from the 1700’s to the 1800’s. The agricultural revolution took place, so there was enough food for everyone. During this time, medicine was also getting better with the creation of medical schools. This made death rates decrease, but birthrates remained the same. The industrial stage occurred during the industrial revolution of 1820-1840. More jobs, factories, and opportunities were created for both men and women. Women stopped having as many babies because they had to go to work. This made the birth rates decrease exponentially. From the industrial revolution to present day, the US is in the post-industrial stage. Birth rates and death rates are low to support our current lifestyle. This makes our population remain