Geography Revision- China Case Study

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Location of China

* The third largest country in the world, China is dissected by the tropic of cancer and spans almost to the Arctic Circle. It is bordered an array of countries: Mongolia, India , Russia, Nepal, Kazakhstan and Vietnam to name a few. Sitting on the South China Sea- part of the Pacific Ocean, China has key real estate in Asian diplomacy, and it emerges as a global superpower with increased assertiveness its geography will play a key role in its future.

Change in last 40 years

* 1981 almost 90% of China lived in extreme poverty
* Agriculture based economy
* CHANGED- GDP grew 24 times in 40 years

Nature of Chinese internal migration

* Largest internal migration of people in history
* Left hometowns moved to cities on the east coast- Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou

China population

1\.4 billion people

Share of population that is urbanized

65%

Where population is located

East coast

Who is migrating in China?

* 160 million rural-urban migrants in China
* 12% of the total population

Push factors in Chinese migration

* Fewer labourers needed as China industrialised- no jobs
* Agricultural production became less profitable
* China’s central planners encouraged local leaders to encourage migration

Pull factors in Chinese migration

* Economic reasons- Urban jobs 5x the income of a person in rural China
* Social factors- Desire for modern lifestyle, boredom with village life, freedom from parents

China Floating Population Definition