Key learning points

1. More than a quarter of the products manufactured globally are made in China.
2. China manufactures a wide range of products such as electronics, clothing, toys and machinery.
3. Cheaper labour, good infrastructure and a large population are some of the reasons why so many things are made in China.
4. Manufacturing in China impacts people and the environment in different ways.

Keywords

• Manufactured - made by humans, not nature, usually in large quantities for selling

• Raw materials - things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods

• Economy - the way money in a particular area is made and spent

• Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there

• Greenhouse gas - gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat

Common misconception