6.3.1 Urbanization and Population Growth

• What is urbanization in the context of China?

  Migration from rural areas
• Match the contributing and limiting factors of population growth in China:

  Economic development ↔️ Better living standards

  Urbanization ↔️ Migration to cities

  Declining birth rate ↔️ Family planning policies

  Aging population ↔️ Increasing life expectancy
• What is the primary driver of urbanization in China?

  Economic development
• What is a significant social consequence of urbanization in China?

  Increased inequality
• Urbanization leads to changes in social structures, cultural norms, and lifestyles
• Rapid urban growth drives up housing prices, making it difficult for lower-income residents.
• Order the economic consequences of urbanization in China from immediate to long-term effects.

  1️⃣ Employment opportunities

  2️⃣ Infrastructure development

  3️⃣ Increased consumption

  4️⃣ Environmental degradation
• Match the positive and negative consequences of urbanization.

  Employment opportunities ↔️ Increased inequality

  Infrastructure development ↔️ Housing affordability issues
• Order the urbanization management policies implemented by the Chinese government.

  1️⃣ Hukou system reform

  2️⃣ Coordinated regional development

  3️⃣ Urban planning and infrastructure
• Match the policy area with its key measures.

  Urbanization Management ↔️ Hukou system reform

  Population Control ↔️ Family planning policies
• Rapid urbanization in China has led to a growing urban population
• Why is understanding population growth trends crucial for China?

  Addressing societal challenges
• People migrate from rural areas to urban centers in search of better opportunities
• Match the positive and negative consequences of urbanization:

  Employment opportunities ↔️ Increased inequality

  Infrastructure development ↔️ Housing affordability issues

  Access to education ↔️ Environmental degradation
• Urbanization in China has only negative social and economic consequences.

  False
• Cultural integration in urban areas always leads to social harmony.

  False
• What does higher urban income lead to in local economies?

  Increased consumption
• Access to education and healthcare is a negative consequence of urbanization.

  False
• The Chinese government shifted from the one-child policy to a two-child policy.
• China's birth rate has declined due to factors like the one-child policy.


  True
• Order the associated factors of urbanization:

  1️⃣ Economic development

  2️⃣ Infrastructure expansion

  3️⃣ Social transformation
• Urban expansion in China often results in environmental degradation.


  True
• What does infrastructure expansion in urbanization involve?

  Building roads and housing
• What is one social consequence of urbanization mentioned in the text?

  Increased inequality
• What are urban areas able to provide better access to?

  Education and healthcare
• Urban expansion often results in environmental degradation
• What can cultural integration in urban areas enrich?

  Urban environment
• What financial and social benefits are provided to encourage later marriage and childbirth?

  Incentives for later family formation