HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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A disproportionately large number of young women in the population
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A strict one child policy for all families
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An overall reduction in the country’s population
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A rapidly aging population
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Detailed explanation-1: -There have been many consequences to China’s one-child policy. The country’s fertility rate and birth rate both decreased after 1980; the Chinese government estimated that some 400 million births had been prevented.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fertility rate decreased after 1980. The birth rate decreased after 1980. The overall rate of natural increase (the difference between the birth rate and the death rate) declined. The Chinese government estimated that some 400 million births were prevented by the policy, although some analysts dispute this finding.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why this is happening. The population decline is partially a result of China’s one-child policy, which for more than 35 years limited couples to only having one child. Women caught going against the policy were often subject to forced abortions, heavy fines, and eviction.