Hans Rosling 200 years in four minuits

Today in honors human geo we watched a video by Hans Rosling that showed the difference between the nations of the world in both their life expectancy, and their GDP per capita over the last 200 hundred years.  This video was about 10 years old so it started in 1810.  At this time all of the countries were in the poor and sick corner of the graph  with a life expectancy of at max 40.  at this point all of the countries were near the same with some deviation, and England with the Netherlands only slightly ahead economically and with life expectancy.  Then after that the Industrial revolution began to spread to the rest of the western world.  this caused a large amount of European nations and America.  This rate of growth continued until the early 20th century then at this point the Spanish flu and WWI hit.  both of these things claimed massive amounts of casualties.  then the countries started to rebuild, and even through the great depression the countries continued to grow.  then once WWII began many countries like Japan and Russia suffered miserably.  Then by 1948 the greatest deviation between the richest country, and the poorest country showed.  As time went on many of the Asian countries that hold large amounts of power began to grow in economic strength.  today the countries are getting closer together, and with new things such as green energy it is suspected that other nations can start to move to the rich and healthy corner of the graph.

Population pyramids

Today in honors human geo we started our discussion of population pyramids.  Population pyramids are graphs that are turned on their side, and they show the amount men and women in each 5 year increment that live in a population.  These population pyramids are split into 3 parts. Pre-reproductive years(0-14),reproductive years(15-45),and post-reproductive years (45-100+).  We watched a TED Ed video that explained these graphs.  We looked at three main examples.  One of these examples was a developing pre-industrial African nation.  This graph was pyramid shaped, with the most amount of pre-reproductive years, and the least in the post reproductive years.  This shape of pop. Pyramid shows that the population of a country is supposed to grow because there are many people in their reproductive years,and about to reach their reproductive years.  Another type of graph was one where it is almost flat down the sides, but narrower on the bottom.  This configuration of graph shows that the population is supposed to grow slowly.  This is because there are less people moving towards,or in their child baring years.  The final configuration of pop..pyramid that we looked at was a graph in which the bottom is narrower than the top. This means that the population is aging, less people are born, and the population should be decreasing.

Going over the test.

Today we got our tests back from Mr. Schick.  Overall I feel like I did fairly well on this test minus a few mistakes that I could have avoided.  One of these mistakes as the question, what country has the the 20th highest net migration rate, and I wrote Switzerland, but the correct answer was Canada.  Another that I got incorrect was when I was supposed to put down NRI, but I put down Total fertility rate in the Fill in the blank section.  then Another mistake I made was the fact that I did not think that we could use the words in multiple blanks instead of just one.  I was supposed to use GDP twice.  then I got the two extra credit points to add to my total score, making my total score, a 95%.  I believe that This score brought my grade up some, and now I have a fairly good grade to finish the quarter.

Population and settlement test

Today in Human geo we had our population and settlement test.  The first 20 minutes of the test were spent looking up the answers to the first 15 questions using the CIA world factbook. I feel confident that I did well on this section of the test. then the second section of the test was fill in the blank.  I think that I did well on this section as well.  I knew the answers to all of the questions except one.  this question was __________  is the economic output of a nation, accounting for all of its people(or something similar to that).  For the question, I put what I thought was the most logical answer, Unemployment rate, but this still does not feel correct.  Then the section of do the math this covered migration rate,  and growth rate.  I feel like I did well on this section as well.  then there was the section in which we had to list pull and push forces and describe countries that were examples of these.  Then finally there were two bonus questions that I hope I got correct to account for any other mistakes.

reviewing for the test

Today in class we spent time going over the powerpoint to help us review.  I find days like this very useful.   We went over the types of questions that are going to be on the test.  there are going to be 15 questions on the test that we use the CIA world factbook to answer.  The classwork/homework that we did the night before last was very useful.  This homework helped to familiarize us with the website, and that will help us to answer the questions within the allotted 20 minutes.  Then the next section of the is short answer.  This section of the test will have questions like when was the first billion people on earth reached, what is the fertility rate that will ensure a stable population, what is the earth's population, what is the crude death rate, what is crude birth rate, what is the difference between immigration and emigration, or how do you find that natural rate of increase.  then the final section of the test will be push forces vs. pull forces, examples of them, and the relationships of countries that these forces might apply to.

Reviewing the Answers from last nights homework

Today in human geo we spent all of the class going over the questions from last nights homework.  I thought that the source that we used to answer our question for homework last night was a very interesting source.  this source rally showed how similar or different the whole rest of the world is to the United States.  An example of this is Mexico.  We, The United States, want to build a wall with a nation that the greater part of attends catholic mass just like the United States.  A major difference that we saw with the world was the population of China and India.  You could remove 1 BILLION people from China's population, and they would still have a larger population than the US.  We also spent a large part of the class talking about the GDP and the factors that influence and change the different parts of it.  For example, in Luxembourg, their GDP per capita is far larger than ours simply because they have fewer people than we do.  On the other hand, a country like Nigeria has 10% of the GDP per capita of the US.  Also for the test on Friday, we will have a portion of the test that is 20 minutes long in which we will have to use  The World Factbook to answer that part of the test.

CIA fact book

1. The population of China is 1,384,688,986, and the population of India is 1,296,834,042.
2. The total fertility rate in Japan is 1.42 children per woman.
3. The death rate in El Salvador is 5.8 deaths per 1000 people.
4. 23%-28% of French people identify their religion as none.
5. 82.7% of Mexicans are Roman Catholic.
6. The GDP per capita in the USis $59,800.
7. The GDP per capita of Nigeria is $5,900.
8. The GDP per capita in Luxembourg is $105,100.
9. 76.2% of US people are internet users.
10. In the United States, there are 13,513 airports, and in Russia, there are 1,218.
11. 1.201 billion people in the world do not have electricity.
12. The infant mortality rate in Canada is 4.5 deaths per live births, in Cuba, it is 4.4 live births per deaths, and in the United States, it is 5.7 deaths per thousand born.
13. In Afganistan, 52% of men can read and 24.2% of women can read.
14. Monaco, Japan, and Singapore have the highest life expectancy 
15. Afganistan has the lowest life expectancy followed by Zambia and Lesotho
16. Monaco has the sixteenth highest net migration rate.
17. in Vietnam 2.2% of people are unemployed, it is 3.7% in South Korea, and in the United States, it is 4.4%.
18. In the US 3.16% is spent, China spends 1.8% of its GDP on defense, and Germany spends 1.24%
19. The US produces 10,962,000 BBL for the top spot, in second Russia produces 10,759,000 BBL, and in third Saudia Arabia 10,425,000 BBL/
20. 12.3% of the world speaks Chinese, 6% speak Spanish, and 5.1% speak English.  

Birth rate measurements

Today we went over how to measure the growth (or decline) of the population in certain parts of the globe.  the way that you measure birth rate is with Crude Birth Rate,  this helps to make the amount of growth that occurs more comparable to other places.  the crude birth rate is measured by the number of births per 1000 of the population.  then to measure the growth of a population the death count must be taken into account.  This is measured in Crude Death Rate, like the crude birth rate it is measured in deaths per thousand of the population to make the change in population more comparable.  both of these things are combined to find the Rate of Natural Increase.  this is found by subtracting the deaths from the births.  A population can also grow through Migration, or the people moving into or out of a place.  The Net Migration Rate is measured through the difference in people coming into or leaving the nation in the course of one year.  There are many different reasons that a person would leave their home to go to a new home.  some factors that would push a person from their home would be a civil war, environmental degradation, Unemployment or underemployment, and religious prosecution.  there are also factors that would draw a person to a place such as the United States.  These factors include religious freedom, better health care, a stronger economy, and political freedom.

life expectancy

Today In honors human geo we went over life expectancy.  we talked about how Monaco has the highest life expectancy ant an average total of 89.52 including men and women.  The average life expectancy for men in Monaco 85.63 and the average for women is 93.58.  this high life expectancy is due to the high quality of life in Monaco, one of the richest places on earth.  then we talked about how the US has a slightly lower life expectancy at an average of  79.68.  The life expectancy for men in the US is 77.32, and the life expectancy for women in the US is 81.97.  Then we also talked about how the country of Chad has the lowest life expectancy at 49.81 average.  48.64 for men, and 51.03 for women.  Like the highest life expectancy is in one of the wealthiest places on earth, the lowest one is in one of the poorest places on earth.  then we also talked about why men have a lower life expectancy than women. this is because Women more regularly visit th doctor, and men often work more dangerous jobs.  This blog is for 10/15/19.

Revcieving the test

Today in class we got our tests back after they were graded.   I did not do well on this test.  I did fine on most of the questions about latitude and longitude and maps, but I tripped up on the absolute and relative location part of the test.  I should have spent more time on each question and thought it through further.  We went through most of the test in class today and got the correct answers to the test so I know what I did wrong on my test and I will keep these points in mind when I take my midterm and finals fir Honors human Geo.  The classes were very short today so we did not have time for anything else.  Even though I did not do well on this test I feel that I learned something more about absolute and relative location, and Mr. Schick is giving us all 2 extra points to help us to improve our grades.

Population

Today In honors Huamn Geo. we began our discussion on population.  With this, we looked at a large number of statistics.  We talked about how the population of the world was documented and how every second there are 2.5 people born in the world.   That is a massive number.  We also looked at the world population clock that showed us how net gain works.  There are places in the world where the population is steadily going down and places where population steadily goes up.  the majority of population growth occurs in developing nations or places were the sensus and other infrastructure that helps to keep track of people are not nearly as honed in as the United States.  Then we looked at when the populations of the world grew by a billion people.  Statistics show the first time that the world population reached one million people was around 1804.  This means that it took over 10,000 years to reach one billion. Then from there, it took progressively less time to reach the next billion as healthcare and the amount of people grew.

The Second Test.

Today we had our second unit test of the year.  I felt well prepared for this test because I studied from the powerpoint and Mr. Schick's blog.  Due to the fact that I studied there were no surprises, although I do not feel like I did as well on this test as I did on the last test.  This is because of the absolute and relative location questions.  I was not sure what some of the locations that we were given qualified as. overall all of the other questions about maps and latitude and longitude seemed fairly easy.  I was surprised not to see site and situation questions on the test though.  The test overall seemed fairly easy, although I tend not to do as well on scantron test papers.  I believe that I am filling in one test question, and I fill in the wrong one.  I took my time on this test and feel like I did well.

Test Review.

Today we reviewed for the test even further.  we reviewed for the test by going over the powerpoint again.  This was a useful way to review for the test because Mr. Schick showed us many things that were definitely questions on the test, such as what a map maker is called or what the most important tools of geographers is called. We also spent some time going over what the main lines of latitude are called and where they are located.  We also took some time to go over whether or not daylight savings time was necessary and the fact that it could be abolished by the time that I am an adult. We also talked about whether or not it is more or less useful to have timezones. When we took the practice pop quiz on Thursday I was one of the only members of our class to score 100% on this quiz.  I then further studied using the powerpoint and Mr. Schick's blog.  Overall I feel well prepared for this test and will continue to review tonight.

pop quiz

Today in class we looked at Joy's questions which did not have the answers filled in.  These questions made a great way to study.  then we looked at David's map which happened to be in french.  Although this map was in french it was a helpful tool because french is a Romance language eaning that it has a similar root other languages.  The word in french for the map is carte which has the same root as a cartographer.  After we looked at these practice questions we took a practice quiz.  I got all of the questions on the practice pop quiz correct.  All of these questions were about maps, timezones, and site and situation.  To continue to study I will go over the PPT and MR. Schick's blog. I feel well prepared for the test on Monday. 

test questions

Geography is _______________

1. The study of maps
2. The Study of the location of things on the earth’s surface, and the reason for them being there
3. The study of why people move around the globe
4. The study of the concentration of populations in certain places

The art and science of map-making is called __________

1. Map-sketching
2. Geography
3. Social mapping
4. Cartography

The location that is expressed through degrees, minutes and seconds of latitude and longitude is called _________________

1. Absolute location 
2. Relative location 
3. Geographical location 
4. Coordinates

Relative location is found through 

1. A map
2. Degrees of longitude and latitude
3. A place’s location in reference to a more familiar place’s location
4. A compass

____________ is measured in imaginary lines that run east to west and measure the distance of a place north or south from the equator 

1. Longitude 
2. Latitude 
3. Degrees 
4. Borders

What line is at 0 degrees north or south?

1. Prime meridian 
2. Arctic circle
3. The tropic of Capricorn
4. The tropic of cancer 
5. The Equator

___________ is the imaginary lines that run north and south, converge at the poles, and measure a places distance east or west from the prime meridian.

1. Latitude 
2. Longitude 
3. Meridians 
4. B and C 

The Prime Meridian runs through which English town?

1. London 
2. Liverpool 
3. Greenwich 
4. None of the above

A ________ is a section of the globe that observes a standard time in order to make it more convenience of legal, commercial, or social reasons  

1. Time zone 
2. Time section 
3. UTC
4. GMT

Each timezone is about _____ degrees.

1. 30 
2. 24
3. 15
4. 60

_____ and _____ are synonyms for the main time that all of the world clocks work off of.

Correct answer: UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)&GMT(Greenwich Mean Time)

Some temperate zone countries use _____________ by adjusting their local clocks by one hour

1. Light saving time 
2. Sunlight time 
3. Noontime 
4. Daylight savings time 

Bonus: Bel Air is found at ______ degrees north.

Answer: 39

LInes of longitude

Today in class we started talking about the lines of longitude.  these lines are called meridians, and they run north to south and are used to measure the degrees east or west of the prime meridian. the prime meridian is 0 degrees east or west.  all of these lines converge at the north and south poles.  then because lines of longitude and time zones are closely related we moved onto to talking about timezones.  Each timezone is about 15 degrees of longitude in size,  but it often caters to the borders of nations or states for convenience of legal, commercial, or social purposes.  these timezones are counted from the prime meridian which runs through Greenwich England.  The time in Greenwich is the standard time of the world and the western hemisphere is negative compared to Greenwich, and the eastern hemisphere counts forwards.  The time in Greenwich is also known as UTC or Coordinated universal time this is the standard time that the rest of the world counts off of.