ChinaPopulation (2011):
62,000,000Capital: LondonFlag:
National Dish: Fish and Chips
Government: LibDem/Conservative (Democracy)
Olympics: 2012
U.K.Population (2011):
1,326,000,000 Capital: BeijingFlag:
National Dish: Rice, noodles and stir fry.
Government: Communist
Olympics: 2008
China’s population control policy
Where? What? When? How? Why? Who?
L.O.To find out why China needs to control its population
To describe some of the policies used to control population in China.
To explain how these policies can affect how people live in China.
Who is right?
• CHAIRMAN MAO (1949)• It is a very good thing
that China has a big population. Even if China’s population multiplies many times, she is capable of finding a solution; the solution is production.
• SHAO LI-TZU, a deputy to the First People’s Congress (1954)
• It is a good thing to have a large population, but in an environment beset with difficulties, it appears that there should be a set limit
China’s One Child Policy
Why does China have an anti-natalist policy?
Reading, analysing and highlighting
Your new pen friend
• Watch a short video clip to see what kind of life your pen friend leads.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/chinastories/
• During the video, note down the key points – at the back of your book.
Homework – It’s poster time!!• Create a poster to
summarise the one child policy.
• Include:– Basic facts about it.– What it hopes to achieve and
why it was implemented.– Incentives used.– What problems it has created