Rural to Urban migration - China
how many people have migrated to urban areas in China since the 1980s - correct answer ✔✔240
million people
why have people migrated - correct answer ✔✔due to the dramatic economic growth in China which as
resulted in global shift and ports to be located on major cities on the coast
what jobs are migrants doing - correct answer ✔✔- 44 % of migrant workers are employed in the
manufacturing industry
- 28% work in construction
Push factors from rural areas - correct answer ✔✔- Lack of jobs
- Mainly agricultural jobs
- Lower pay
- Poor housing
- Lack of farmland
- 140million people do not have jobs
Pull factors to urban areas - correct answer ✔✔- Jobs to earn money and send it home
- Higher wages
- More opportunities
- Freedom from family
- Better working conditions
- Training for specialised jobs
what is the hukou system - correct answer ✔✔- Introduced in 1958 under the strict communist
government at that time.
how many people have migrated to urban areas in China since the 1980s - correct answer ✔✔240
million people
why have people migrated - correct answer ✔✔due to the dramatic economic growth in China which as
resulted in global shift and ports to be located on major cities on the coast
what jobs are migrants doing - correct answer ✔✔- 44 % of migrant workers are employed in the
manufacturing industry
- 28% work in construction
Push factors from rural areas - correct answer ✔✔- Lack of jobs
- Mainly agricultural jobs
- Lower pay
- Poor housing
- Lack of farmland
- 140million people do not have jobs
Pull factors to urban areas - correct answer ✔✔- Jobs to earn money and send it home
- Higher wages
- More opportunities
- Freedom from family
- Better working conditions
- Training for specialised jobs
what is the hukou system - correct answer ✔✔- Introduced in 1958 under the strict communist
government at that time.
