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Development HDI Rank 81, .777 GDP $5,300 Primary Sector Jobs 43%- mining, farming, fishing, oil drilling, Secondary Sector Jobs 25%-textile making, toy assembly, steel production, automotive assembly, electronics assembly, paper manufacturing Tertiary Sector Jobs 32%- government worker, lawyer, teachers, tour guides, Raw Materials Coal, iron ore, crude oil, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, timber Consumer Goods footwear, toys, telephones, televisions, clothing Education Schools. Preschool--for ages 2 to 6. Primary--5 years beginning at age 6. Secondary--5 years; junior 3 years; senior 2 years. Higher--3 to 6 years. Ministry of Education administers higher education; regional and provincial governments are responsible for primary and secondary education. About 170 institutions of higher education. Participation is common. In some rural areas, parents choose not to have their daughters taught- it is seen as a waste. Literacy total population: 90.9% male: 95.1% female: 86.5% Life Expectancy total population: 72.88 years male: 71.13 years female: 74.82 years Infant Mortality Rate 22.12 deaths/1,000 live births Natural Increase Rate (0.606) Crude Birth Rate (13.45 births/1,000 population) GDI Rank .765. Women have high literacy rates, but not as high as men, with the majority of illiterate people being female. There is a also relatively equal employment in factories, as well as equal government provisions and voting rights. Domestic violence is common, and within a household men are typically dominant.

Industry Types of industry found in the country mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites Site factors for industry cheap labor is available, especially in rural areas. investing in areas with less industrialization could produce more profit (and there's a LOT of rural land) Situational factors for industry South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Bay of Bengal, all provide ports for transportation

Resources Types of energy used by the country the main type of energy used in China is oil, which is piped throughout the country. Natural gas is largely unused. China is trying to tap into solar power and hydroelectric power. Coal is used to power various factories. Pollution the most major issue is pollution from factories, which has caused acid rain as far as in Japan, as well as the waste which is poured into rivers and causes many species of fish to die. this leads to food shortages for wildlife as well as people who rely on fishing to make a living or feed themselves. What the Country is doing about pollution - closing illegal coal mines. develope cleaner energy sources.

COMPARISONS

China vs. Israel. There are several similarities and differences between China and Israel. One similarity is that bot have similar primary sector jobs, such as mining and farming. Another similarity is that both have coal and timber as a natural resource. A final similarity is that both have some air pollution problems caused by caol usage. As for differences, one is that the literacy rate is somewhat lower in China than in Israel. A second difference is that Israel is far more developed than China, as is shown by the diffence in HDI ranks. A third and final difference between China and Israel is that the infant mortality rate is higher in China than in Israel.

China vs. Mexico The largest similarity between China and Mexico is the incredible extent of the air pollution in both nations. Another striking similarity is that both have a unfortunately high infant mortality rate. Less depressing is the fonal siilarity between the two- a solid steel industry. As far as differences go, surpirisingly, Mexico has a slightly higher lieracy rate than China- although the difference is VERY minute. Another shocking difference is that Mexico does, in fact, have a higher life expectancy, beating China by about three years!