Beijing's Urbanization & Wealth Gap

What is urbanization?

• an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings

• the process of making an area more urban

• a residential district located on the outskirts of a city.

• to move citizens to live in an area with less developed infrastructure

Which two choices are examples that leads to the increase of employment opportunities in Beijing?

• Service sector growth

• Conducive environment for entrepreneurs and startups

• Increase of green coverage ratio

• Lack of education opportunities in rural areas

Migrant workers often received low wages due to their low social status and the identity of being an outsider, which consistently led to situations where they couldn't even fulfill their own basic demands.​

• True

• False

What is something caused by urbanization in Beijing?

• Income equality

• Decreasing wealth gap

• Increasing wealth gap

• Economic crisis

The inflation rate has an overall rising tendency between...

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• 1900 and 1950

• 1978 and 1989

• 1999 and 2011

• 2019 and 2020

• The minimum monthly wage of Beijing increases at approximately 200 RMB each year, certainly not enough to support an individual's daily expenses in Beijing​. This year, the minimum monthly wage is...

• 3,000 RMB

• 1,500 RMB

• 2,550 RMB

• 2,320 RMB

Which three choices are the main area of expenses?

• Transportation

• Rental housing price

• Sports and leisure

• Markets

By the end of 2017, there are ___ of Beijing's entire population still living in rural areas

• 2.3%

• 13.5%

• 38.2%

• 48.8%

National income inequality in China rose significantly from 1988 to 2007 and thereafter fell slightly. 

• True

• False

How did urbanization in Beijing from 1980 onwards affect gaps in wealth?​

• Widened the income gap

• Increase of inflation rate

• Decrease of population

• It has no effect