Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Europeans ruled the world with advantages of Guns, Germs, and Steel. Jared Diamond has researched for many years how humans have become so so different like what seperates "have" and "have nots". Guns, germs and steel Shaped the History of the world, but how? Paupa New guinea is were Jared starts his expodition to find this out. He is a professor by UCLA. He is a biologist and specializes in human physeoligist and loves birds and studies them so that i the reason he goes to New Guinea. He is also intrested how New Guinea and how they live. Most culturally diverse and most adaptible. Diamond questioned how are they much poorer? "Why do you white men have so much cargo and us New Guineans have so little?" Cargo means material goods. Cargo was treated like religion but, New Guineans believed that they were genetically inferior then white men. In this enviroment they are the only people to ever live in those conditions and the only way some other people who visit are the only way they live. "So How did our worlds ever become so diffrent?" All nations that progrssed faster have had technological advantages. And also had big populations and well organized work force. He had to think back befor other populations back 13 thousand yeras ago. The Middle East no has people and are living the same way as others. He goes to New Guinea to see how they hunt just like the way they did back in the Middle East back 13 thousand years ago. We stopped the Movie at Jared Diamond messing up a bow and arrow shot
Monday, September 28, 2009
“On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this graded academic work. I am a person of integrity and I do not cheat.” Agree to this statement by typing your name here: Peter Wenger
Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political and cultural change. Those who are pro-globalization believe that wealth will “trickle down” from rich countries to poor countries. They also believe it will spread the benefits of new ideas and new technologies to all nations. One organization that loans money to nations so they can invest in business is the International Monetary Fund. On the other hand, those who are anti-globalization say it is not fair, because the richest 20% of the world’s people consume 86% of the world’s resources, resulting in inequities between “haves” and “have nots.”
Use the CIA Factbook to answer the following questions: In Luxembourg the life expectancy is 79.33 years, the infant mortality rate is 4.56 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 100%, and the TFR is 1.78 children born/woman. In Libya the life expectancy is 77.26 years, the infant mortality rate is 21.05 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 82.6%, and the TFR is 3.08 children born/woman.
We often categorize nations as being “developed” or “developing” nations. Vietnam and Mexico would be considered developing nations; Japan and Canada are developed nations.
The current world population is over 6.6 billion people. The number that measures how many children the average woman in a nation will bear is known as the total fertility rate , which is abbreviated as TFR. When this number is exactly 2.0 , then the population stays the same; if it’s higher, the population goes up, and if it’s lower, the population decreases. The population is growing fastest in developing nations.
A population pyramid that is shaped just like a pyramid -- wide on the bottom and narrow at the top -- shows a country whose population is growing. If it is shaped more like a vase or a soda bottle, that nation’s population is decreasing. weight:bold;">Youngest people are found at the bottom of the pyramid, and males are found on the left hand side.
When discussing migration, people who are entering a country are known as immigrants, and people who are leaving a country are known as emigrants.
People leave their country for many reasons. An example of a push force is War or famine, and an example of a pull force is Job opportunities. If a nation’s net migration rate is a negative number, it means more people are leaving the country than are arriving.
STEP THREE: In a short, well-written essay, answer ONE of the following questions:
OR 3) The demographic transition graph describes the changes in birthrates and death rates that a country experiences over time. Describe the changes that the United States has gone through by using the demographic transition diagram.
back in the early 1800's America was in stage one with lots of births and lots of deaths but still a low population. second was when deaths begin to decrease as the births are still high so the population grows. Soon the births begin to go down because they find out the fortunes of a smaller family and the population begins to grow still. Then America is now in stage 4 were there are low deaths and low births but the population is peaking at a certain point. No countries have made it to stage 5 yet so it is hard to tell what will happen next to those countries.
STEP FOUR: First, go to the following website and read the news story you will find there:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/world/americas/24mexico.html
Then, in a short yet brilliant essay, summarize that story by relating it to our studies of immigration in class. Try to use terms from the text and from our class discussions.
In this article it is talking about immigration and even though our country is going through tough economic times and there are "high unemployment in the United States and strict border enforcement" some Mexicans said they would still come to the US. 57 percent of immigrants that settle in the US say they enjoyed it while only 14 percent said it is worse then home country. Still Mexicans want to keep coming to the US even though we are having a hard time right now. More then half thinks it will get better over the years. So our nation will still be growing for a good long while.
Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political and cultural change. Those who are pro-globalization believe that wealth will “trickle down” from rich countries to poor countries. They also believe it will spread the benefits of new ideas and new technologies to all nations. One organization that loans money to nations so they can invest in business is the International Monetary Fund. On the other hand, those who are anti-globalization say it is not fair, because the richest 20% of the world’s people consume 86% of the world’s resources, resulting in inequities between “haves” and “have nots.”
Use the CIA Factbook to answer the following questions: In Luxembourg the life expectancy is 79.33 years, the infant mortality rate is 4.56 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 100%, and the TFR is 1.78 children born/woman. In Libya the life expectancy is 77.26 years, the infant mortality rate is 21.05 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 82.6%, and the TFR is 3.08 children born/woman.
We often categorize nations as being “developed” or “developing” nations. Vietnam and Mexico would be considered developing nations; Japan and Canada are developed nations.
The current world population is over 6.6 billion people. The number that measures how many children the average woman in a nation will bear is known as the total fertility rate , which is abbreviated as TFR. When this number is exactly 2.0 , then the population stays the same; if it’s higher, the population goes up, and if it’s lower, the population decreases. The population is growing fastest in developing nations.
A population pyramid that is shaped just like a pyramid -- wide on the bottom and narrow at the top -- shows a country whose population is growing. If it is shaped more like a vase or a soda bottle, that nation’s population is decreasing. weight:bold;">Youngest people are found at the bottom of the pyramid, and males are found on the left hand side.
When discussing migration, people who are entering a country are known as immigrants, and people who are leaving a country are known as emigrants.
People leave their country for many reasons. An example of a push force is War or famine, and an example of a pull force is Job opportunities. If a nation’s net migration rate is a negative number, it means more people are leaving the country than are arriving.
STEP THREE: In a short, well-written essay, answer ONE of the following questions:
OR 3) The demographic transition graph describes the changes in birthrates and death rates that a country experiences over time. Describe the changes that the United States has gone through by using the demographic transition diagram.
back in the early 1800's America was in stage one with lots of births and lots of deaths but still a low population. second was when deaths begin to decrease as the births are still high so the population grows. Soon the births begin to go down because they find out the fortunes of a smaller family and the population begins to grow still. Then America is now in stage 4 were there are low deaths and low births but the population is peaking at a certain point. No countries have made it to stage 5 yet so it is hard to tell what will happen next to those countries.
STEP FOUR: First, go to the following website and read the news story you will find there:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/world/americas/24mexico.html
Then, in a short yet brilliant essay, summarize that story by relating it to our studies of immigration in class. Try to use terms from the text and from our class discussions.
In this article it is talking about immigration and even though our country is going through tough economic times and there are "high unemployment in the United States and strict border enforcement" some Mexicans said they would still come to the US. 57 percent of immigrants that settle in the US say they enjoyed it while only 14 percent said it is worse then home country. Still Mexicans want to keep coming to the US even though we are having a hard time right now. More then half thinks it will get better over the years. So our nation will still be growing for a good long while.
CIA Websites
The United States is the fourth largest nation on earth, with a population of 307, 212,123. The total fertility rate is 2.05, and the net migration rate is 4.31, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.975%, which means their population is rising slightly. The infant mortality rate is 6.26 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 78.11 years (75.65 for men, 80.69 for women), which means they probably have a good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is English, spoken by 82.1% of its people, and the secondary language is Spanish, spoken by 10.7% of its people. 82% of the population lives in cities.
France is the 22 largest nation on earth, with a population of 64,057,792. The total fertility rate is 1.98, and the net migration rate is 1.48, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.549%, which means their population is growing slowly. The infant mortality rate is 3.33 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 80.98 years years (3.66 for men, 2.99 for women), which means they probably have a really good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is French, spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is n/a, spoken by n/a of its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
Japan is the 11 largest nation on earth, with a population of 127,078,679. The total fertility rate is 1.21, and the net migration rate is n/a, resulting in a population growth rate of n/a, which means their population is decreasing. The infant mortality rate is 2.79 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 82.12 years (78.8 years for men, 85.62 years for women), which means they probably have a pretty good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is Japanese, spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is n/a, spoken by n/a of its people. 66% of the population lives in cities.
Niger is the 64 largest nation on earth, with a population of 15,306,252. The total fertility rate is 7.75, and the net migration rate is -0.57, resulting in a population growth rate of 3.677%, which means their population is growing. The infant mortality rate is 116.66 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 52.6 years years (51.39 for men, 53.85 for women), which means they probably have a bad health care system. The literacy rate is 28.7%, which means they have an horrible educational system. The main language is French (official), spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is Hausa, spoken by very little of its people. 16% of the population lives in cities.
Iran is the 22 largest nation on earth, with a population of 66,429,284. The total fertility rate is 1.71, and the net migration rate is -2.62, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.883%, which means their population is decreasing. The infant mortality rate is 35.78 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 71.14 years (69.65 years for men, 72.72 for women), which means they probably have a okay health care system. The literacy rate is 77%, which means they have an a good educational system. The main language is Persian, spoken by 58% of its people, and the secondary language is Turkic, spoken by 26% of its people. 68% of the population lives in cities.
Mexico is the 12 largest nation on earth, with a population of 111,211,789. The total fertility rate is 2.34, and the net migration rate is -3.61, resulting in a population growth rate of 1.13%, which means their population is slightly rising. The infant mortality rate is 18.42 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 76.06 years (73.25 years for men, 79 years for women), which means they probably have an okay health care system. The literacy rate is 91%, which means they have an pretty good educational system. The main language is Spanish, spoken by 92.7% of its people, and the secondary language is indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages, spoken by of 5.7% its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
United kingdom is the 23 largest nation on earth, with a population of 61,113,205. The total fertility rate is 1.66, and the net migration rate is 2.16, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.279%, which means their population is Growing slowly. The infant mortality rate is 4.85 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 79.01 years (76.52 years for men, 81.63 years for women), which means they probably have a good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is English, spoken by 99% of its people, and the secondary language is Welsh, spoken by n/a of its people. 90% of the population lives in cities.
France is the 22 largest nation on earth, with a population of 64,057,792. The total fertility rate is 1.98, and the net migration rate is 1.48, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.549%, which means their population is growing slowly. The infant mortality rate is 3.33 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 80.98 years years (3.66 for men, 2.99 for women), which means they probably have a really good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is French, spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is n/a, spoken by n/a of its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
Japan is the 11 largest nation on earth, with a population of 127,078,679. The total fertility rate is 1.21, and the net migration rate is n/a, resulting in a population growth rate of n/a, which means their population is decreasing. The infant mortality rate is 2.79 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 82.12 years (78.8 years for men, 85.62 years for women), which means they probably have a pretty good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is Japanese, spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is n/a, spoken by n/a of its people. 66% of the population lives in cities.
Niger is the 64 largest nation on earth, with a population of 15,306,252. The total fertility rate is 7.75, and the net migration rate is -0.57, resulting in a population growth rate of 3.677%, which means their population is growing. The infant mortality rate is 116.66 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 52.6 years years (51.39 for men, 53.85 for women), which means they probably have a bad health care system. The literacy rate is 28.7%, which means they have an horrible educational system. The main language is French (official), spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is Hausa, spoken by very little of its people. 16% of the population lives in cities.
Iran is the 22 largest nation on earth, with a population of 66,429,284. The total fertility rate is 1.71, and the net migration rate is -2.62, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.883%, which means their population is decreasing. The infant mortality rate is 35.78 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 71.14 years (69.65 years for men, 72.72 for women), which means they probably have a okay health care system. The literacy rate is 77%, which means they have an a good educational system. The main language is Persian, spoken by 58% of its people, and the secondary language is Turkic, spoken by 26% of its people. 68% of the population lives in cities.
Mexico is the 12 largest nation on earth, with a population of 111,211,789. The total fertility rate is 2.34, and the net migration rate is -3.61, resulting in a population growth rate of 1.13%, which means their population is slightly rising. The infant mortality rate is 18.42 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 76.06 years (73.25 years for men, 79 years for women), which means they probably have an okay health care system. The literacy rate is 91%, which means they have an pretty good educational system. The main language is Spanish, spoken by 92.7% of its people, and the secondary language is indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages, spoken by of 5.7% its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
United kingdom is the 23 largest nation on earth, with a population of 61,113,205. The total fertility rate is 1.66, and the net migration rate is 2.16, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.279%, which means their population is Growing slowly. The infant mortality rate is 4.85 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 79.01 years (76.52 years for men, 81.63 years for women), which means they probably have a good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is English, spoken by 99% of its people, and the secondary language is Welsh, spoken by n/a of its people. 90% of the population lives in cities.
Friday, September 25, 2009
World will need 70 percent more food in 2050: FAO
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/ts_afp/farmfaofood_20090923172218 http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ban-Ki-moon/photo//090923/photos_ts_wl_afp/97540fa72198cf510fb636c097c77547//s:/afp/20090923/ts_afp/farmfaofood_20090923172218
1) Experts say by 2050 our population will be up to 9.1 billion people and we must increase food by 70 percent.
2)Today we have an estimated 6.8 billion and will gro to 9.1 billion in 2050, "FAO is cautiously optimistic about the world's potential to feed itself by 2050," said FAO Assistant Director-General Hafez Ghanem.
3)Everyone must increase production to feed the population by 2050.
4) FACT:Cereal production will have to increase by almost a billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and meat production will have to grow by more than 200 million tonnes to reach a total of 470 million tonnes in 2050.:FACT
Over 30s are most fertile, as birth rates increase
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/clinical-subjects/midwifery/over-30s-are-most-fertile-as-birth-rates-increase/5006691.article
1)The Office for National Statistics conducted a research in England and Whales are counting the number of live births per head with age groups.
2)In 2007 there were 690,013 babies being born but, it has now increased to 708,708 this year. FACT: The highest since 1973 which was 1.95 :FACT
3)every 1,000 women age 15 to 44, there are 63.5 live births.
4)every 1,000 women age 30 to 34, there are 112.3 live births.
5) age of women having kids have increased to 29.3 since 2007 and fertility rate has also raised.
Getting Out the Anti-Globalization Message
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/getting-out-the-anti-globalization-message/?hp
1) People are having a anti-Globalization protests in Pittsburgh
2) Borack Obama is the host
3) many people participatng many preparing and seems like many are going to be there.
*Couldnt get video* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwSjDxcyg-I&feature=player_embedded
4)"In Pittsburgh, the American Civil Liberties Union has also been keeping a running report of complaints from protest groups about police harassment, illegal seizures and preemptive arrests. In the same vein, protest groups have interviewed people from the scene where organizers claim to have been harassed, and have set up their own legal help hotline."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090923/ts_afp/farmfaofood_20090923172218 http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Ban-Ki-moon/photo//090923/photos_ts_wl_afp/97540fa72198cf510fb636c097c77547//s:/afp/20090923/ts_afp/farmfaofood_20090923172218
1) Experts say by 2050 our population will be up to 9.1 billion people and we must increase food by 70 percent.
2)Today we have an estimated 6.8 billion and will gro to 9.1 billion in 2050, "FAO is cautiously optimistic about the world's potential to feed itself by 2050," said FAO Assistant Director-General Hafez Ghanem.
3)Everyone must increase production to feed the population by 2050.
4) FACT:Cereal production will have to increase by almost a billion tonnes from 2.1 billion today and meat production will have to grow by more than 200 million tonnes to reach a total of 470 million tonnes in 2050.:FACT
Over 30s are most fertile, as birth rates increase
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/clinical-subjects/midwifery/over-30s-are-most-fertile-as-birth-rates-increase/5006691.article
1)The Office for National Statistics conducted a research in England and Whales are counting the number of live births per head with age groups.
2)In 2007 there were 690,013 babies being born but, it has now increased to 708,708 this year. FACT: The highest since 1973 which was 1.95 :FACT
3)every 1,000 women age 15 to 44, there are 63.5 live births.
4)every 1,000 women age 30 to 34, there are 112.3 live births.
5) age of women having kids have increased to 29.3 since 2007 and fertility rate has also raised.
Getting Out the Anti-Globalization Message
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/getting-out-the-anti-globalization-message/?hp
1) People are having a anti-Globalization protests in Pittsburgh
2) Borack Obama is the host
3) many people participatng many preparing and seems like many are going to be there.
*Couldnt get video* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwSjDxcyg-I&feature=player_embedded
4)"In Pittsburgh, the American Civil Liberties Union has also been keeping a running report of complaints from protest groups about police harassment, illegal seizures and preemptive arrests. In the same vein, protest groups have interviewed people from the scene where organizers claim to have been harassed, and have set up their own legal help hotline."
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
IMPORTANT "Never befor in human history are so many people on the move. Today over 190 million people live outside the country of their birth, thus are officially designed as migrants by international agencies." Today there are more migrants then ever. EVER! a third of the 190 million people who migrated and live in 7 industrial country's: Japan, Germany, France, Canada, the United states Italy, and the United Kingdom. Most end up in city. Some migrate for certain reasons like War, prosecution, famine, and environmental destruction. refugee- Aperson who flees his/or her country because a well founded fear of persucution based on race or ethnicity, religion, ideology. Push forces is when things happen in which they are compelled to leave. pull forces is when someone is pulled becuase of economic reasons, better health care and better economics. another force is informational networks. informational networks are families, friends, and sometimes labor contractors who provide information on the mechanics of migration, transportation details. immigration is people coming in and emmigration is people leaving the country. People who are from the United States most likely have ancestors from other countries, for example my father's side is 100% Ukrainian and i am 50% Ukrainain. My mother's sid eof the family is mainly Mexican mixed with German and Eniglish. The net miration rate
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Today in class
We talked about we talked about demographic Transition.This model shows th 4 stages countries go through. We looked up a graph online and read from page 22. We talked about how many countries who are developing are in Stage 1 while developed nations like us are at stage 4. Stage 1 is when there is no health measurements so there is high death rates and low death rates so the population is low. when in stage 2 health measurements get better so there is less deaths but, more people are still being born to keep population up. So the Rate of natural increase rises. Stage 3 people notice the benefits in small families and begin to have less kids. health measurements are high so less death and the population begins to peak. Stage 4 is an example of developed countries like the USA and Japan. they have good food resources, great health, and good family plans. For example marriages will come later with children born when older unlike Stage 1 countries were most younger women have babies sooner.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Pg 22 and In CLass
In the chart on page 22 when bot the birth rate and Death rate are up the total population will be low because even though there are more and more kids being born there are more dying. Thats is called Stage 1: Preindustrial. Stage 2:Transitional is when death rates fall dramatically and the birth rates stay high. this causes the RNI to rise rapidly. The reason death rates may go down is because the health and modern medicine is improving. Next for a country is Stage 3:Transitional is when death rates fall it takes time for people to slow down in birth rates so it begins to drop but, all those births made the population grow. Stage 4:Industrial it is a very low RNI from results of low birthrates and very low death rates. As a result, there is very little natural population increase. Many professionals use this to predict other countries and their growth rates.
In Class we looked at others homework and compared the countries they did. *When a chart is big at the bottom and narrows and makes a good pyramid it usually means they are a developing country. Countries were it is affordable most families don't have that many children but countries were people can not afford to feed families well they have many children. We have homework to read pg 22 and summerize what you read
In Class we looked at others homework and compared the countries they did. *When a chart is big at the bottom and narrows and makes a good pyramid it usually means they are a developing country. Countries were it is affordable most families don't have that many children but countries were people can not afford to feed families well they have many children. We have homework to read pg 22 and summerize what you read
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The total fertility rate of France is 2.0
There are more old people in France the Young People.
The total fertility rate of Brazil is 2.2
There are more young people then old people in Brazil
The rate of natural increase for Brazil will slowly grow because its fertility rate is at 2.2. On the other hand France has a 2.0 fertility rate which means in has a zero growth and the population will soon deminish. Although France is a developed country if the growth is 2.0 or lower the population will never grow. And because Brazil has a Fertility Rate of 2.2 the population will slowly grow.
Friday, September 18, 2009
In class today we.....
Today in class we talked about population pyramids. How most pyramids that have a large bottom will soon grow and get bigger with each generation. we also learned about TFR which means total fertility rate. If a TFR in a country are 2.0 or lower that means there is zero growth or decreasing growth. A country with a 2.1 rate or higher means that the country's population will grow. other important things for a country is migration, crude birth rate, crude and death rate which all affect a country's population. Most important thing about a pyramid is professionals use this to predict country's development.Tonight for homework we have to post pyramids and talk about them in our blog.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Today in class wee...
We watched "Did You Know 2.0" and found out many facts like 32 babies are born in 8 seconds. Mr. Wojo of course knows the guys who created this video and that is why he is the most interesting person in the world. We mainly talked about how times change so quick within minutes, hours, days, years. We also talked about how things will improve and change the next 5, 10, 15, 20 years and we probably laughed about that ever happening, but it is a possibility it could happen. We also talked about how the world is growing keeping track of how many people there are in the world. So what will happen in the next 20 years...? We will see, hopefully.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Class Notes
1. Population Pyramids
• Graphically represent the age gender distribution of certain population
• Can be represented by region or by country
• Help human geographers determine what is happening to individual populations across the globe.
2. Elements of population pyramid
Age: Young at bottom old on top
Gender: male on left female on right
Young and old populations: % of populations under age15: global average is 30 percent, low is 17 percent(Europe): high of 42 percent (Africa): High number indicates great potential for future growth; Percentage of population over age 65; identifies need for health care and other social services
Life expectancy: average numbers of years a person is expected to live; affected by many factor.
3. Using the pyramid
What's it good for
• Which country has an overall higher life expectancy
B
• Which country has a larger % of young population
A
• If both countries currently have the same population, which countries population will be twenty years from now? Why?
B because it stays basically even form bottom to top. When A has a very short life expectancy
• Graphically represent the age gender distribution of certain population
• Can be represented by region or by country
• Help human geographers determine what is happening to individual populations across the globe.
2. Elements of population pyramid
Age: Young at bottom old on top
Gender: male on left female on right
Young and old populations: % of populations under age15: global average is 30 percent, low is 17 percent(Europe): high of 42 percent (Africa): High number indicates great potential for future growth; Percentage of population over age 65; identifies need for health care and other social services
Life expectancy: average numbers of years a person is expected to live; affected by many factor.
3. Using the pyramid
What's it good for
• Which country has an overall higher life expectancy
B
• Which country has a larger % of young population
A
• If both countries currently have the same population, which countries population will be twenty years from now? Why?
B because it stays basically even form bottom to top. When A has a very short life expectancy
Monday, September 14, 2009
Today we...
Today we took our very first test. It seemed simple and I think i passed. Then after everyone finished the test we talked about how Mr.Wojo is the most interesting man in the world. for example Mr.Schick went to a cool, different weird concert thing. Then wojo did a cool guitar playing thing with spoons then he threw them in the air and the crowd went crazy. Next he pulled out a Massachusets license plate and rubbed it across the guitar along with golf balls and more. We also tried to see if emails would make it to Mr.Schick and see if we got e-mails if we got a comment. Then we finally saw Mr.Schick get an email from Nate and Nate was "proud" of himself. Then we talked about kanye West somehow. Then we talked about how Nate will be that guy in his parents basement on the computor all day talking to girls as a male supermodel. So mainly today was about Nate.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Today in Class we...
First in class we started by finishing talking about our paragraph summery.We also talked about Globalization pros and cons. Most Cons talk about how poor countries do not have enough resouces to even feed themselves A.K.A. a "Have Not" Country. Most rich countries have enough resources to feed themselves and export for more money. So rich countries get richer as the poor get poorer. There were many examples of rich organizations getting richer and taking over smaller organizations/store. For example little stores can last as long as they are the only one in town but, when a bigger organization comes in it kicks out the smaller organization/store. WE have a Test on Monday. BUY LOCALLY!
Class Summery paragraph
Many resources are being exploited to pay of foreign debts that Globalization encourages to be paid off. World banks are getting bigger and richer. The only problem is poor countries are going to get even poorer. The world’s resources drop and the populations of these countries drop. This is seen in Haiti where the keep exporting charcoal instead of using it in Haiti. This is also dropping the public spending on food health and education.
24 Class Questions
1. North America (J
2. Latin America (D
3. The Caribbean (L
4. Sub-Saharan Africa (G
5. Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East) (I
6. Europe (C
7. The Russian Domain (E
8. Central Asia (F
9. East Asia (H
10. South Asia (B
11. Southeast Asia (K
12. Australia and Oceania (A-M
1. United States-North America
2. France-Europe
3. Iraq-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
4. China-East Asia
5. Saudi Arabia-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
6. Haiti-The Caribbean
7. India-South Asia
8. Japan-East Asia
9. Venezuela-Latin America
10. Iran-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
11. Russia-The Russia Domain
12. The United Kingdom-Europe
13. Israel- Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
14. Germany-Europe
15. Tibet-East Asia
16. Afghanistan-South Asia
17. Brazil-Latin America
18. North Korea-East Asia
19. Egypt-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
20. Kenya-Sub-Saharan Africa
21. Pakistan-South Asia
22. Vietnam-SouthEast Asia
23. Mexico-Latin America
24. Cuba-The Caribbean
2. Latin America (D
3. The Caribbean (L
4. Sub-Saharan Africa (G
5. Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East) (I
6. Europe (C
7. The Russian Domain (E
8. Central Asia (F
9. East Asia (H
10. South Asia (B
11. Southeast Asia (K
12. Australia and Oceania (A-M
1. United States-North America
2. France-Europe
3. Iraq-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
4. China-East Asia
5. Saudi Arabia-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
6. Haiti-The Caribbean
7. India-South Asia
8. Japan-East Asia
9. Venezuela-Latin America
10. Iran-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
11. Russia-The Russia Domain
12. The United Kingdom-Europe
13. Israel- Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
14. Germany-Europe
15. Tibet-East Asia
16. Afghanistan-South Asia
17. Brazil-Latin America
18. North Korea-East Asia
19. Egypt-Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)
20. Kenya-Sub-Saharan Africa
21. Pakistan-South Asia
22. Vietnam-SouthEast Asia
23. Mexico-Latin America
24. Cuba-The Caribbean
Note from first day
Physical geography- Physical features climates landforms, soils, vegitation, hydrology(land)
Human Geography- explorers social, economic, and political factors: demography, migration culture
Topics and regions
There are 5 themes to human geography
And we will be learning about Political regions
Human Geography- explorers social, economic, and political factors: demography, migration culture
Topics and regions
There are 5 themes to human geography
And we will be learning about Political regions
Homework
Didn't know how to copy homework and classwork from onenote so im just going to re-write it.
Five themes of human geography:
Enviromental Geography
Population and Settlement
Cultural Coherence and Diversity
Geopolitical Framework
Economic and Social Development
Five themes of human geography:
Enviromental Geography
Population and Settlement
Cultural Coherence and Diversity
Geopolitical Framework
Economic and Social Development
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