Class notes for final exam.doc

Urbanization- concentration of territory?s population in towns and cities South Korea- unbalanced urban system China- balanced urban system The Great Leap Forward- 1957-1960 Hukou- household registration system Confucianism Tenets Living a correct life Importance of authority Moral order Education through achievement Modern role Education is important Duties to parents It is in the language Buddhism India 6th century Aim is Nirvana Escape endless cycle of rebirth Shinto Japan Taoism China Christianity Islam Secularism Confucianism Marxism China North Korea Toy export to China Liberalization of trade laws Partition- Pakistan and Bangladesh Bangladesh- melting glaciers East Asia- Cold War (Still going on) China Hong Kong Tibet Xinjiang Taiwan North Korea South Korea Japan China Manchu (Ching) Dynasty late 1700s Ming Dynasty- Great Wall of China Beijing wants to reclaim Taiwan Taiwan wants to remain independent TOYS Recalled to China in 2007 Lead based paint Long supply chains Bribing inspectors/ fake reports Design problems Pressures Low prices Safety Growing industry Why CHINA? Joined World Trade Organization in 2001 2002-2003 Mexico $1.28 Billion ( $646 Million 2002-2006 China $14.8 Billion ( $22.2 Billion Special Economic Zone (SEZ) created in 1979 Free trade zone 4 Asian Tigers South Korea Taiwan Hong Kong Malaysia Narmada Project Support Provide potable water Hydroelectric power Jobs Increase agricultural production Boost the economy Oppose Funding Environmental degradation Erosion Population displacement International laws Livelihood Short term jobs Government management (or lack of) Priorities Historical preservation Insufficient system Benefits

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