One Child Policy, The Cultural Revolution, Megacities

Last time we looked at the following megacities

• Shanghai

• Tokyo

• Bangkok

• Manila

• Dhaka

The Cultural Revolution ended in

• 1966

• 1968

• 1978

• 1976

The UN defines a SLUM as a household lacking (2 answers)

• Durable housing

• Windows

• Sufficient living area

• Registration

• Access to food

In 1975 there were only 3 megacities, while today there are 53

• True

• False

In 1966 Mao Zedong issued a document in which

• he warned the population that the European aristocracy had infiltrated the Communist Party

• he urged the masses to clear away from China any sign of European religious activities

• he warned the population that some people inside of the Party were plotting to start a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie

• he urged the masses to start a dictatorship of the proletariat

The Cultural Revolution

• was a communist revolution after which the People's Republic of China was created

• happened after the Civil War between the Communist and the Nationalist Party

• ended with the death of Sun Yat-sen

• ended with the destruction of the Nationalist Party

With One Child Policy a married couple could still have two children IF (2 answers)

• the first child was unable to work because of an illness

• the first child was a girl

• the grandparents were sick and needed to be taken care of

• they belonged to an ethnic minority and had moved to a city

If a child is born from an unmarried couple in China (2 answers)

• the government decides on his/her legal status

• local authorities decide on his/her legal status

• he/she might be denied a birth certificate

• he/she will for sure not have access to public services

The reason for Bangladesh's flooding is climate change

• True

• False

By 2050 (answers: 2)

• 2/3 of the Tibetan plateau's glaciers will disappear

• flooding in Bangladesh will increase by 20%

• sea levels will cover 17% of Bangladesh's land

• 50 million people now living in Bangladesh will be displaced