China's Economic Growth and the Environment

Today, the students analyzed and discussed this graph. When I asked them to tell me what accounts for China's increase in GDP, many of the students said, "education"!
We have been discussing GDP per capita and the sectors that are contributing to China's economic growth. Next,  we will discuss environmental and social issues in China and how they are connected to the economy.

There will be a major assessment on Thursday covering key physical features, vocabulary and the issues mentioned above.