i. #Globalization | #ForeignTrade - Countries are becoming more and more similar because people are able to buy the same products anywhere in the world. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? (IELTS 10, AC)

The line graph depicts the changes that had taken place in the
number
of births in
China
and the United States from 1920 to 2000. Overall,
although
both the countries had experienced a fall in the
birth
rates, the
number
of
birth
had decreased drastically in
China
in comparison to the
USA
. Except for the two years, more children have taken
birth
in the
USA
than in
China
. In 1920, the
USA
stood 1% higher than
China
in terms of
birth
rate
(with 11% and 10% respectively). The percentage remained the same at the end of 1930, before rising in the year 1935 when
China
's
birth
rate
increased by 2% in comparison to the
USA
. After that, a steep decline was experienced in the
birth
rate
of Chinese children before it plateaued for 5 years, while in the United States the data recorded with least
number
of births by the end of the year 1945. In 1950, even though both the countries reached their peaks, the
number
of children born in
China
was 6% more than in the
USA
.
Further
, despite the fact that both
China
and the
USA
had experienced a fall in the percentage of
birth
rate
(at 2% and 6% respectively) ,
however
,
China
noticed a dramatic decrease in the
birth
rate
.
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