Development - China (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
China's economic development policy approach
China's economic development policy approach
Grow first, clean up later
Avg temp rise in China (past century)
Avg temp rise in China (past century)
1.1°C
Predicted temp increase in China (21st century)
Predicted temp increase in China (21st century)
Up to 3.5°C
Northern China temp rise since 1960
Northern China temp rise since 1960
0.7°C
Himalayas temp rise rate
Himalayas temp rise rate
0.3°C every ten years
Chinese coastal cities threatened by sea level rise
Chinese coastal cities threatened by sea level rise
Shanghai and Hong Kong
Main causes of air pollution in China
Main causes of air pollution in China
Vehicle exhaust fumes and burning coal
Desertification definition
Desertification definition
Process where productive land becomes desert
Health impact of water pollution in China
Health impact of water pollution in China
Higher cancer rates
Causes of ecosystem loss in China
Causes of ecosystem loss in China
Dam construction, farming, rapid urbanisation