1.9 Achievement

Poverty Eradication

Situation

BBC article: China's Xi declares victory in ending extreme poverty (
(This article give a some figures on the extent of poverty eradication.)

Overall explanation of poverty eradication

CGTN: How did China lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty?
(This Youtube video is comprehensive about China's situation, measures and difficulties, etc..)

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Solution

BBC article: China relocates villagers living in 800m-high cliffs in anti-poverty drive (14-May-2020)

Past Papers

2122 L.S. Year 11 Q1 - Pover Alleviation in China (TV）

Questions (From Stage Test 1.9)

To answer the word 'importance' of something A to someone B is the same as identifying the reasons why B needs A. For example, the importance of food to a beggar is that a beggar desperately needs to eat to stay alive.

1. Explain the importance of transport development to the development of the regional economy. (3 marks)

Flow of people (人流) - This brings tourism to the remote region in China.
Flow of goods (物流) - Products produced in remote regions can now be shipped and sold elsewhere. This enables the development of processing factories, which facilitates industrial upgrading from primary to secondary industries, e.g. factories that process milk into yoghurt can be built.
Flow of goods (物流) - Goods can be brought into the region to improve the living conditions of the people.

2. How important are infrastructural projects in China to poverty alleviation? (8 marks)

Define the key terms:

Infrastructure: high speed rail, motorway, internet coverage
People in poverty:
a. people living in western China such as Huizhou (貴州) province
b. people living in towns and villages outside of cities
c. Ethnic minorities living in the Xinjiang and Tibet provinces