Population Dynamics Of China A New Global Power - 1037 Words

Christopher R. Klaysmat Mark Rouleau Global Issues UN1025 17 Feb 2016 Population Dynamics of China A New Global Power Introduction For the purpose of this essay the two countries that I have chosen to study would be China and the United States. I will be looking at the differences in population growth, migration, urbanization, as well as how globalization caused the population dynamics of these two countries to differ from one another. Population Size According to the population pyramid for 2016 the overall population of the world is roughly 7.4 billion people, of that about 1.4 billion people are currently living in China versus the United States at 3.2 hundred million. To put that into perspective China makes†¦show more content†¦Mechanical and Technological innovation theory, the basis of this theory explores the connection between agriculture and population dynamics from the changing pattern of technology during the ‘‘pre-mechanization’’ and ‘‘post-mechanization’’ periods (4). According to this theory, there is a considerable population growth on farms during the pre-mechanization period in these two countries, was due to a booming agricultural industry (farming industry) that was prompted by technological innovations. This booming farming industry due to farm mechanization increases the demand for labor, which led to a population growth on farms. Du ring the post-mechanization period, mechanization and technological innovations again played a role in shaping population distribution. During this period, however, new technological innovations resulted in less demand for farm labor, which eventually caused farm population to decrease (4). Migration Its staggering now days at the ease at which people are able to move about these days compared to that of 50 years ago. Countries around the world have almost completely opened their doors to migration in the hopes of increasing their own economy. People who are stuck in poverty ridden areas like china look to migration for the key to a successful life, the feel that if the are able to move to a more developed and urbanized area then they too will be able to thrive. In Figure 1. it’s clear to see that