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= __**Development**__ =

__**HDI Rank**__- 81st--.777

__**GDP**__ - $5,300


 * __Primary Sector Jobs__-** Farming, Fishing, Mining, Forestry

Electronics, Steel production
 * __Secondary Sector Jobs__-** Aerospace manufacturing, Automobile manufacturing, Clothing industry


 * __Tertiary Sector Jobs__-** Engineer,  Teaching, utility management, government jobs, retail salesmen

__**Raw Materials**__- coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential

__**Consumer Goods**__- footwear, toys, electronics, cars, suitcases, handbags, microwaves, bikes, clothes, mobile phones

__**Education**__- The literacy rate in China is fairly high and this is due to good primary, secondary, and post secondary education. There is a 99 percent attendance rate for primary school and an 80 percent rate for both primary and middle schools, which is continuing to get better.

__**Literacy**__- total population: 90.9% male: 95.1% female: 86.5%

male: 71.13 years female: 74.82 years
 * __Life Expectancy__-** total population: 72.88 years

male: 20.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.47 deaths/1,000 live births
 * __Infant Mortality Rate__-** total: 22.12 deaths/1,000 live births


 * __Natural Increase Rate__-** 0.606%

__**Crude Birth Rate**__ - 13.45 births/1,000 population

__**GDI Rank**__-  0.765 —Women in China are treated fairly well, but there is room for improvement. Also, the literacy rate is decent but, there is room for improvement

= __**Idustry**__ =
 * __Types of Industry__**- Paper-making, metal products, household appliances, computer, telecommunication


 * __Site Factors__-**                One site factor is that industries need to locate near ports because most of the products that are made are weight gaining. Another site factor would be having people who live near industries in rural areas could work for lower wages. Having an industry near raw materials and natural resources is an important factor. People in rural areas are in need for more money.     
 * __Situation Factors__-** Industries should locate near the Yellow Sea, South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the East China Sea to have access to ports. Being near more populated cities would mean having easier access. People and products have an easier route to and from the industry.

= __**Resources**__ = __**Types of Energy Use**__- China is currently the world's third largest energy producer and the second largest energy consumer. China is the world's largest coal producer accounting for 28% of world coal production and 26% of world coal consumption. China is the third largest consumer of oil and is estimated to have the world's sixth largest proven reserves of oil.

__**Problems associated with energy in the country **__-   Intensive industries create greater dependence on imported oil and dirty coal and environmental problems get worse and more expensive to fix they longer they are unresolved. Also, heavy industry and urbanization that requires lots or inputs of energy, which comes almost all from coal, the most readily available, and the dirtiest source. **__Pollution issues __**     <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">      - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> China’s coal-fired power plants causes acid rain on Seoul, South Korea, & Tokyo. Also, pollution over Los Angeles originates in China. Another issue is that<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> only 1 percent of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe air considered safe by the European union. Also, pollution has made cancer China’s leading cause of death. Yet another pollution issue is <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> about 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water

__** What your country is doing to stave off po **__ __**llution**__- The Chinese government is setting up environmental cleaning agencies in major industrial and power plants. This is affordable and will also let the Chinese to use energy more efficiently.

=Comparisons=

similarities and differences.
 * __Ethiopia__**: China and Ethiopia are similar in several ways. One such way is the types of primary jobs in the country. Both countries have fishing, farming, mining, and forestry as main primary jobs. Another similarity is type of industry such as textile, metal, and shoes. A final similarity is their excessive air and water pollution. Ethiopia and China also have many differences. One difference is the GDP. China’s GDP is five times greater than Ethiopia’s. Another difference is literacy. Literacy is China is about 90%, while in Ethiopia it is about 43%. A final difference is the natural increase rate. In China the rate is about .6 while in Ethiopia it is 2.5%. Overall, China and Ethiopia have many


 * __United Kingdom__**: A similarity between China and the United Kingdom is that the life expectancy is fairly close. In China it is 73 and in United Kingdom it is 78. Another similarity is the crude birth rate. Both counties have similar birth rates, with China at 13 and the UK at 11. A third similarity is the types of industry in both countries. Both countries also have many differences. One difference is the GDP. In the UK the GDP is seven times greater than China’s. Another difference is the infant mortality rate. In the UK it is only 5, while in China it is 22. A final difference is HDI rank. The UK is 16th, while China is 81st.


 * __Brazil__**: One similarity between Brazil and China is the primary jobs such as mining, farming and fishing. Another similarity is the types of consumer goods like footwear, toys, electronics, and clothing. A final similarity is literacy. In China it is 90% and in Brazil it is 88%. Even though both countries have similarities they do have differences. One difference is the HDI rank, which is 70 in Brazil and 81 in China. Another difference is the GDP with it being two times greater in Brazil. A final difference is that Brazil has 14% of the world's renewable fresh water and China’s water is extremely polluted.

Currently, China is just an average country that could be better than it currently is. The HDI is fairly low as well as the GDP. Also, China has a terrible pollution problem that is not getting any better. However, on the bright side, China has fairly high literacy at 90% and they also treat women fairly well. Overall, China is currently a country that is just average and can do a lot better.

China, in 50 years, could be in very bad shape. This is due strictly to their pollution problem. China is currently not doing much to control pollution and it is now at the point where it is becoming too much to control. In 50 years if China does not do something then the water could become undrinkable, and air pollution would threaten the lives of people. In summary, in 50 years China may be a country that has a serious problem with pollution.