Population Pyramid

Today during class we talked about the video you told us to watch on Friday as our homework. The video was about population pyramid and based on that, how we can figure out the the specific population of a group of age. The population pyramid looks like a side ways bar graph going outwards. The are two sides to a bar graph and one side is for the boy and the other is for the girls. In the middle of the graph is the age. There are many ways that the graph can change like industrialization, nature disasters, and education of women. Education of women is one because nowadays, there are more opportunities open out to women which means the population of the younger people will decrease because the women have more opportunities open to them. As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid shape will become rectangular. Things that a population pyramid shows is birth rates, population number, and death rates. In an advance state of industrialization you will have a stable population, good living conditions, long life expectancy, and low and death rates. 

CIA World Fact Book

On Friday in class, we went over our homework last week on the CIA world fact book. The fact I presented was that in Swaziland, 26.5 precent of the people from ages 15-49 have HIV. I thought that was interesting because the percentage of the HIV was very high. We also talked about the top rankings for HIV. Most of the top countries that have HIV was in Africa because the message of the HIV is not really getting out there to the people in Africa. We also talked about some countries not revealing there HIV status. Some states have the HIV section as N/A. Its not interesting as in a good thing but a interesting thing as in I didn't know that. Our class mate Karson talked about Pitcairn Island not having any military. They are protected by the United Kingdom. We also talked about the number of percentage of death for children that don't reach the age of 5. India was ranked number 2 with 43.5 percent. Their population is very large and also their percentage of death for children that font reach 5 which means a lot of the kids are dying before or at 5.

Going over Test

Today during class we went over our test that we did on Tuesday. We did go over them yesterday but we are reviewing it again to the student that were not here yesterday. Our first question was " Wikipedia should be used as a primary source when writing a research paper " and that is false. 2. A message to Garcia was written right after this war, the answer is the Spanish-American War. 3. This man wrote the essay A Message to Garcia, the answer is Elbert Hubbard. 4. This is the US president who had a message to be sent to Garcia in the first place, the answer is William McKinley. 5. Who was asked to deliver the message to Garcia, the answer is Rowan. 6. When was A Message to Garcia written, the answer is March 1899. 7. The main gathering place for ancient Greeks was, the answer is the Agora. 8. What is significant about the date 508 BC, the answer is that it was the first time in history that the people of Ancient Greece overran their own tyranny. 9. What were the crimes of which Socrates was accused? He was accused for messing up the minds of the Greeks. 10. continued form 9, he was going against the gods. 11. What did the ancient Greeks mean if the called you an idiot, the answer is that they meant if you didn't participate in important events, you were called an idiot. 12. What most closely describes the Socratic Method, the answer is it is based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. 13. What was the main message being conveyed in the Did you know/ shift happens?, the answer is technologically, the world is moving at an ever-increasing pace. 14. The percentage of the American voters who actually voted in 2012 was, the answer is 53%. 15. When studying globalization, the most important concept to consider is, the answer is interconnectedness.

Population, Migration, and CIA world fact book

Today during class we talked about crude birth and death rates out of every 1000 people. To get the rate of the natural increase is by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate. This gives the annual. We also talked about the net migration which is the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year. Net migration is the excess of persons entering the country. Net migration is written as a positive number. For example the United States has 3.92 migrants per 1000 population. An net migration is an excess of persons leaving a country. This is written as a negative number. For example Mexico had -3.11 migrants per 1000 population. We also talked about the CIA website. Last year the United States had 3.92 migrants per 1000 population but now is 2.45 according to the CIA website. Last year Mexico had -3.11 migrants per 1000 population but now is -1.64 according to the CIA website. Some interesting facts on the CIA website is that Vietnam is ranked number 15 for population. Whats interesting about it is that compared to the top countries, Vietnam is the smallest country compared to the tops countries which are about 3 times larger than Vietnam. Swaziland is ranked number one to have the most HIV with 26.5 percent of there population having HIV.

Population and Migration

Today during class, our topic was population and migration. We talked about the growth rate of humans from back then and close to now. Right now, there are more than 7 billion people on earth. The population is increasing by 73 million per year. There were about 201,000 people born every day in 2013. If we break that down, we get about 8,377 people per hour. If we break it down even more, we get 140 people per minute. Break it down even more, we get 2.3 people per second. 90% of this population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. India is also one of the most places to have lots of babes too. The people of India know that if they have 5 children, they will know that at least 3 of the 5 will survive. China is also one of the most to have lots of babies too. The population in China was too large that they had to have a new rule saying that everyone in the city can have only one child. They could not have two or more. We also talked about the average age people live till. In Manaco the average for men was 80.57, for women it was 93.77. In the US, the average for men was 76.05, for women it was 81,05. In Chad, the average for men was 48.69, for women it was 49.82.

First Test

Today was my first test in Human Geography. I was expecting something easy to be on the test since it was our first one. I was surprised that we could use our blogs to do our test. I thought we couldn't since there might be someone who will cheat and search google or go on someone else's blog to look for answers. While I was doing my test, it was a little longer than I thought it would be. I thought it would take me about 20-25 mins but it took me 35 mins to finish. The test was pretty easy and it was about the level that I thought was perfect for me. The test had a lot of questions that I had to answer by writing. My hand was hurting when I was writing the my BCRs. That was because today I had a lot of more tests before this test and I had to write a lot. In Mr. Kimble's class, we had to write definitions of words in our textbook at they were very long. When I almost finished my test. I found out that there was a back with two more BCRs that I didn't expect. It was almost the end of class and I about 10 mins left to do the last two BCRs. My hand already hurts a lot and I had to go an even slower pace because of this. But I made it through somehow and I had 2 extra mins left. I don't know how that happened but it was a miracle.

Studying in Class

Today during class, we got to study for tomorrows test. We spent the whole class doing this. I created an account on quizlet.com and create flashcards for the Greek words. I made flashcards for the words agora, arete, polis, 508 BC, Socrates, the death of Socrates, the sacratic method, and what it meant when the ancient Greeks called you an idiot, and also the quote that Sacrates said which was " The unexamined life is not worth living ". I also reread the story of A Message to Garcia. A Message to Garcia was about a guy named Rowen that gave a personal message from President McKinley to Garcia that was in Cuba. During this time, when people where told to do something, they were lazy to do it because it was too much work. Like for example, if you wanted to search up something, you can't use google because it wasn't invented during this time so they had to look it up in the dictionary and the encyclopedia. People had to do more work and people were lazy. Rowen stood out people he didn't complain when he was told to send that message to Garcia. I also watch the video on the Did You Know facts. We went through on how we felt after watching that. Each facts in the video was very interesting and made me think. It made me think because each fact was telling me about things in the world that was weird that I never knew. I also went through the what globalization was and how it effects the world. Globalization is the connection of different parts around the world. Globalization results in the expansion of global, cultural, international, economies activities.

Globalization

Today during class, we talked about globalization. Globalization is the connection of different parts around the world. Globalization results in the expansion of global, cultural, international, economies activities, or for short, interconnectedness. We talked about globalization such as McDonalds. Now a days, McDonald is over seas and becoming more popular. When we see the McDonalds icon, we will know medially that it is McDonalds. Another example of globalization is the Silk Road. This was a road back then that was in Asia that had many shops lined up on the sides where we can buy stuff from. Another example is religion. People spread religion to many places. Like for example Roman Catholicism. It was spread into the Mediterranean region. Another example is communicating through phone. When we talk on a phone we have to have many things. 1. Phone service: we need a company that can provide us signal to connect to the person we need, 2. Job: you need money for the phone, and 3. a store that sells phone. This is all globalization because these are all connected from all around the world that we can share.

Discussion on did you know video

Today during class we talked about last nights homework and how we responded to sac of the did you know facts. We went through each one of them and talked about what is was and how it effects us today. We live in a fast moving world. This is because of the help in technology and we get smarter through time. We invent new things that can help us. For example, when the phone came out, this was a new way we could communicate with others instead of having to communicate directly. When technology changed, new things were invented like the iPhone. The iPhone now has all sorts of features that we can do on it. Like texting, FaceTime,  games,ext. When technology got even better even newer things were invented like the Apple watch. We use technology in a lot of places like when you go to the mall, your friends, in your house, outside, ext. Our world we live in is a fast moving world because of the newer things we invent and the smarter we get. When we use the internet, we gotta be carful. There are hackers out there that can hack things. Like for example Home Depot got hacked and the people who hacked it could get access to all the peoples credit card numbers from the people who are a member there.

Did You Know Video

Today during class we saw a video on interesting facts that we didn't know of. Or maybe some of us knew already. During the video it showed us facts about the population of India's IQ vs ours which India has more,  China will become the number one English speaking country, if Facebook would be a country, it would be the third largest country in the world, there are 31 billion searches on google every month, 1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online, ext. When I saw this video, I thought it was so fascinating but scary at the same time. The video made me want to see more but at the same time if I watch more I would be more freaked out. I find it a little scary because some facts that I hear are sometimes unusual and weird which I'm not used to so I get a little scared and freaked out. These changes are manifesting themselves into my personal life because once they become big and start to spread, it also effects me. Technology plays a huge part in my life because technology got me to where I am now. Technology helps me in school like using laptops and also the whiteboard. Technology makes our lives better like for example sending emails and making phone calls to the other side of the earth. All around me there is technology. When Im inside my house, got to school, go outside, go shopping, just anywhere. Without technology my life would be very hard.

Ancient Greek words #2

During class today, we finished the rest of the Ancient Greek words from yesterday and talked about the meaning of " the unexamined life, is not worth living " that Sacrates said. We went through the words the death of Sacrates and what the Greeks meant when they called you an idiot. The death of Sacrates was by the Athens when they said Sacrates was guilty for " messing up the minds of Athens ". Most of of Athens voted him guilty and his punishment was drinking Hemlock. Sacrates friends tried to help him escape Greece but Sacrates said he wouldn't go. Sacrates believed in his hometown and that he thought the best was to die because he was voted guilty. He was then later viewed as one of most Greece's heroes. What the ancient Greeks meant when they called you an idiot was people who didn't participate in voting's they were called an idiot. The ancient Greeks were very into the idea of voting and that everyone should vote ( except for the very poor, women, and underage ). In class we also talked about what the quote " the unexamined life, is not worth living " that Sacrates said meant. That quote meant people should be doing something in life that can help the world. Instead of doing the same thing over and over again like waking up, going to work, then coming back home, sit in front of the TV and drink all night, then sleep and start the day all over again isn't going to help. Instead people should be doing something in life to help the world like for example donating.

Ancient Greeks words

During class today, we talked about our homework from last night. Our homework from last night was the definitions on the Greek words you have gave us. Well in class we only went over six of the eight words since we ran out of time. Our first word was Agora. Agora was a voting area to discuss and meet about the town. The voting area was usually only men that voted. Women didn't have the right to vote yet during this time. Our next word was Polis. Polis was a city state in Greece where the people that lived there voted on many things like the road, buildings, ext. Our next word was 508 BC.  During the time 508 BC, this was a special time for Greece because this was when the common people in Greece over powered their tyranny that time. This was special because this was the first time ever in history that the common people over powered their tyranny or king. Our next word was Socrates. Socrates was a Greek philosopher. He was also a teacher. Socrates was also not very attractive. When him and his friends had a discussion about who was the most attractive, Socrates said himself. He said himself because he said that with his big eyes that popped out, he was able to see more things than they could and also his nostrils were big so that means he could smell things better than they all could. Our last word was the death of Socrates. The death of Socrates was that Socrates himself was forced to drink Hemlock because his town decided he was guilty.

Greek words definition

- Agora: a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Agora+definition
- Arete:  in its basic sense, means "excellence of any kind".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete
- Polis: a city state in ancient Greece. The word politics comes from this Greek word.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greeceancientgreece/g/polis.htm
- 508 BC: Cleisthenes grants full rights to all free men of Athens
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/greeks.html
- Socrates: A Greek classical philosopher. One of the founders of the western philosophy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
- The socratic method: also known as method of elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate. Was named after Socrates.
- What the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot: If any male where to refuse to take part in public discourse, they were called an idiot.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091219232042AAJQQKS

A message to Garcia

              During class we went over a message to Garcia. This was a story 100 years ago that talked about president Mckinley sending a message to Garcia in Cuba. That wasn’t the end of the story. President Mckinley asked for someone who was trust worthy and didn’t complain. Rowen was the man for the job. President Mckinley gave the message to Rowen and without complaining, Rowen simply took the message and went to Cuba to give the massage to Garcia. While on the trip to Garcia, Rowen had to sail on a boat to Cuba and then go through the jungles to give the message to Garcia. The reason why this was important because this showed people why Rowen stood out. Back then, when people were told to do things they would complain saying why do I have to do it, can’t he or she do it, whats the point of doing it, ext. Rowen did the opposite on something that was hard to do. Rowen sent a personal message from the president to Garcia. When this news started to spread, the story became very viral and people started to be put on newspapers. About 40 million copies were made. When it was 1936 the copies hit 80 million.