Where in the world are we? It is located in Southeast Asia. It has the Worlds fourth largest land mass in the world It is located in Southeast Asia It is located in Southeast Asia It’s capital is over 5,000 miles from your school They hosted the Olympics in 2008 Its coastline runs along the Pacific Ocean They celebrated their new year last week! It has over 18,000 km of coastline Paper, the compass and printing were all invented here. It has the worlds largest population.

China

One child policy: 1979 – Present China How many people are in your family? Do you have any brothers, sisters or cousins? One child policy: 1979 – Present Chinas best-known population policy introduced to limit population growth. The majority of people were only allowed to have one child or face heavy fines or lose their jobs.

Key Question Objectives What have been the impacts of Chinas one child policy in 2014? Objectives Know facts about Chinas one child policy. Consider the impacts the policy has had on China. Understand the positive and negatives the policy has had on a local and national level.

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4 - 2 -1 effect Grandparents born before policy Parents born during policy Child born during policy

10 Point Summary 1 POINT What continent is China on? 5 POINTS Explain why there is a high pressure for single children to perform well at school 3 POINTS Explain why there is a gender imbalance in China 2 POINTS What date was the policy introduced 4 POINTS Give two negative impacts of the policy and explain one Explain what you think the future holds for the future generations of China Give two benefits of the policy and briefly explain one Name a situation where you could be exempt from the policy in China Who was the ruler of China before the policy was introduced