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Description
Mind Map by Chloe Smith, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chloe Smith
over 11 years ago
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Level of
Development: China
- Background
- nearly
40X the
size of
the UK
- Diverse physical
environment
- Varied agriculture
and food supply
- Large amount of
energy resources
- Still a long way off the level of
economic development to be an MEDC
- mineral
reserves
- nearly
40X the
size of
the UK
- Rapid growth
- Modern state of China came into
being in 1949 as a result of a
communist insurrection
- Gone through variations of communist rule
- State remains in control od the economy and people
- Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and
of communist rule in Easter Europe, China
seems set on remaining a communist state
- Becoming an economic superpower
- 3rd largest
economt
- growing
10% a year
- Growth driven by the secondary sector = 48% of GDP
- Major role in international trade
- 2nd largest exporter and 3rd largest importer
- Service sector accounts for 40% of GDP, but is likely to rise
- Some cities have become 'world cities'
- Modern state of China came into
being in 1949 as a result of a
communist insurrection
- Problems
- Domestic production can no longer keep pace
with demand and some reserves are running out
- Becoming a global 'wheeler dealer'
- Extracting vital supplies from weak and much poorer
countries in exchange for 'aid' and military equiptment
- Rapidly aging population
- An increasingly
rural-urban income gap
- Gaining access to foreign sources of supply
- Keeping wages down
so that its labour force
remains cheap and
competitive in the world
market place
- Domestic production can no longer keep pace
with demand and some reserves are running out
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