Thompson 6th Period Geo

 China Demographic Data Birth Rate-11.6 Death Rate-8.2 Infant Mortality Rate-11.4 Life Expectancy Rate-76.1 Literacy Rate-96.8% GDP per Capita -$18,200 China Quality of life China has a high quality of life because its birth rate and infant mortality rate are lower than the world average. These birth and infant mortality rates are low meaning its a good thing because there won't be as much child labor and there is healthcare for the mother and medicine for the young children to be healthy. The life Expectancy, literacy, and GDP per capita are higher than the world average. Because these rates are higher than the world average this is good because this means more access to healthcare, more education, and more work is available which is a good thing. The China quality of life is high because the birth and infant mortality rates are low and this is good, and also the life expectancy, literacy, and GDP per capita are high, this data leads to the conclusion of china being a good quality...

   Backgrou nd of  China's way of Living The Chinese live in small villages made of mud tiles(rural area) because of working in farms for low income this has for some people changed because now improvements like tile/roof has been made the people can now afford this because they went from working in farms to working in city factories(higher pay). Grain are the most popular food and tea is the most popular drink. People of religious/ethnic groups wear special costumes and headgear(religion is very important), and the most popular religions are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. China's most popular sports are soccer, basketball, and table tennis. Going to school is important to China because it shows as a sign of reaching their goals. The Communist government made a change that woman are equal to men because it used to be men are more important. Coronavirus China's way of living The coronavirus has affected the holidays because there is now strict lockdowns due to major s...

Government Background The Communist Party s the biggest group of the governme nt, but it only takes up 6 percent of the population in their country .  The Communist Party's constitution states that the National Party Congress and the Central Committee are the most important bodies, but they have little real power.   China has 33 major political divisions-22 provinces, 5  autonomous  regions, 4 nationally governed municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions.  The National people's Congress is the highest government authority.  The highest court in China is the Supreme People's Court.  The armed forces hold enormous political power in the People's Republic of China . This means China is a communist country. Government Response to Covid-19 China government is lying by saying  coronavirus spread in their country is not increasing, and they are stockpiling medical supplies.  China has access to a wide array of raw materials necessary in e...

  Economic Background Most jobs in China are service industries. Service industries create about half of China's GPD. The service jobs include banking, finance, communication, education, health care, insurance, recreation, trade, and transportation. Agriculture is the top service job in China with about a quarter of it's nations workers. The national government has the most control over China's economy.   Manufacturing and mining make up most of China's GPD meaning they are the leading financial center/parts of the country.  Coronavirus Impact on economy China is encouraging online hiring for people that have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. China is also saying they will maintain a stable economy by helping small companies and make sure everyone has a stabilized job to rely on. They said about 8.74 million people were looking to find jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus. Citations Edmonds, Richard Louis. "China."  World Book Student , World Book, 2020, w...

  Religious Background The largest religious group in China is Buddhism and there are many different teachings of this. Buddhism was introduced/spread to China from India in early days before A.D. 100. Chinese also believe in Confucianism and Taoism as two other major religions taught throughout China's history. The other smaller religions that make up China's religion is Muslim, Uyghurs., and Christianity. And also China's communist destroyed many religious builds/statues after they took Christian missionaries job when these missionaries tried to destroy their main religion. Buddhism and Covid-19 Monasteries in China have remained closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so it's believers can't practice/meditate their religion. Even though monasteries kept have closed the Barkhor is now open and people are being checked for temperatures in the entry and have to follow the restrictions to keep it open/safe. People who have tried to enter or refuse to leave the monasteri...

  "The world factbook China". Central Intelligence Agency. October 21,2020     https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html