Cult. Anthropology Reading: Down on the Farm, by the golf course and Subdivisions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The article is set in... | Beijing |
| The subject of the article is named in the article but throughout is referred to as? | Mr. Xi |
| What is he? | Night Watchmen? |
| What does he watch? | Corn |
| He sleeps outside on a palate of.... | cracked mud |
| he keeps warm with a crude.... | Brick oven |
| He uses a ______ to sweep corn along the side of a dusty farm road | hand-made rake |
| How old is Mr. Xi? | 40 |
| He has trouble sleeping because of all the.... | noise |
| He says he could do without the... | SUV's |
| By what time is it quiet? | 2 am |
| Beijing is a city of _____-_____ million people depending on who is counting | 15-17 |
| The farmland on the outskirts of the city is quickly being converted into..... | suburbs |
| The two "Chinas" refer to what? | the urban and rural |
| the urban China is moving into what century? | 21st |
| The rural China seems stuck in the _____ century? | 18th |
| Which "China" is winning? | Urban |
| According to government statistics, how many farmers have lost their land to the demands of modernization and development? | 40 million |
| For some farmers this change is a chance at? | A better life |
| For some farmers this means the.... | end of the only life they have known |
| The second man mentioned in the article's name is... | Mr. Lei |
| How old is the second man? | 54 |
| How far from the golf course did he work? | 100 yards |
| What did he use to cut the corn stalks? A crude... | bamboo scythe |
| The farmers in Bei Dian make extra money by | renting out rooms |
| Who do the farmers rent rooms to? | migrant workers |
| Why are the migrant workers moving to that area? | Construction jobs in Beijing |
| What will the officials and rich Chinese do to a poor Chinese person that goes onto the golf course? | Beat them |
| Beijing actually incorporates more than _______ sq. miles beyond the city itself. Including the farmlands being swallowed by the suburban expansion. | 6000 |
| Through the eyes of any demographer, it is a ________, _________ shift, even if it is a brutal one for those who know nothing but the farm. | rational, necessary |
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