America 
Total Population: 307,212,123
Total Fertility Rate: 2.05
Birth Rate: 13.82 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 8.38 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 78.11 years
Female: 80.69 years
Male: 75.65 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Great Britain
Independence when: 4 July 1776
Nigeria 
Total Population: 149,229,090
Total Fertility Rate: 4.91
Birth Rate: 36.65 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 16.56 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 46.94 years
Female: 47.76 years
Male: 46.16 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 94.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 87.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 100.38 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: UK
Independence when: 1 October 1960
Ethiopia 
Total Population: 85,237,338
Total Fertility Rate: 6.12 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 43.66 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 11.55 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 55.41 years
Female: 57.97 years
Male: 52.92 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 80.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 69.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 92.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Does not say
Independence when: 200 years ago
Sudan 
Total Population: 41,087,825
Total Fertility Rate: 4.48 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 33.74 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 12.94 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 51.42 years
Female: 52.4 years
Male: 50.49 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 82.43 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 82.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 82.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Egypt and the UK
Independence when: 1 January 1956
Kenya 
Total Population: 39,002,772
Total Fertility Rate: 4.56 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 36.64 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 9.72 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 57.86 years
Female: 58.24 years
Male: 57.49 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 57.86 years
Female: 58.24 years
Male: 57.49 years
Independence from: UK
Independence when: 12 December 1963
South Africa 
Total Population: 49,052,489
Total Fertility Rate: 2.38 children born/woman
Birth Rate: 19.93 births/1,000 population
Death Rate: 16.99 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: 48.98 years
Female: 48.13 years
Male: 49.81 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 44.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 40.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
Independence from: Britain Independence when: 27 April 1994
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (and America just for comparison)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
God grew tired of us 3
Got some good notes John bul dua found his mother and sisters and brothes it was cool seeing them reunited but at the same time funny because his mom was jumping around the airport and everyone was looking at them. But I guess thats just the culture. We have a little bit left on the movie. We are looking over what we have done on the latin american essay tommorrow. Me and Brenden got it all together with the essay so tommorrow should be a breeze. I will try to check my mail for updates on the website every time I come home and everytime iIgo to bed. Will write another post tommorrow as soon as I can
• 3 months to get a job and then they have to pay for stuff by them selves
• John bul doesn't know what Christmas is. No one to explain to him
• They have trouble getting up the escalator
• John told us it is important to have culture so they still eat with their fingers in america they don’t use forks knifes or spoons
• John bul dua's parents found him and are going to work
• Some people from africa changed a lot and dropped the culture
• John bul dua is a big ambassador working for the government
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
God grew tired of us
A very cool movie about the lost boys going into america to make money for the people back at kaukama refugee camp we are going to watch more of it the ne
xt time we meet.
I have seen this movie before so its really cool looking at it again we have 10 questions on the movie also here is what i got so far.
1. What Academy Award winning actress narrates the documentary?
Nicole Kitman
2. In what countries does the film take place?
Africa and America
3. List the main characters of the film.
Panther Bior, John bul dau, Daniel pach
4. Define refugee.
A place for people with no home to get food and to survive
5. Define IDP.
Insurance Data Processing
6. The film centers around a group of boys. What are they called?
The lost boys
7. Track the movement of the boys after they leave their homes in their original country (the answer to number 2).
8. What are some major differences between the lives of the boys and your own life, specifically when they are living in the refugee camps?
We have a lot of food in front of us and we have running water and huge houses
9. What are some of the difficulties that they boys must deal with when they arrive in the United States? How are their lives different in the United States in comparison to their home countries?
10. Answer the following question only after you conclude the viewing of the film:
The title of the film, "God Grew Tired of Us", seems to be somewhat ironic after hearing the account of the boys first hand. Explain why the title is ironic using specific examples from the film. Do the boys really believe that God had abandoned them? Or is their faith stronger than ever? Why? Give examples.
1983
2 million people killed
They had left Sudan and went to the kakuama refugee camp
Pittsburge
Newyork
Europe
This is where the picture came from feel free to look here
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
12-1-09
We did an outline on Latin american baseball and Mr. schick cried because we were doing an outline and no one else was. Here is the outline
Latin America Baseball
a. History
I. Origin
II. Effect
III. How it is Spreading
b. Baseball Academies Pros and Cons
I. Pros
a. Often it's the first time these boys will sleep under clean sheets or eat nutritious meals. The firsts don't stop there: Some of these boys encounter a toilet for the first time. Or an indoor shower.
b. The academies offer good equipment, nice uniforms and the dream of a better life.
c.
II. Cons
a. Signed as a teen by the Chicago Cubs in Venezuela in the late 1990s, Quiroz was jerked around for several years, never given a copy of his contracts, paid less than he was told and.
b. This compared to the treatment of baseball prospects in the U.S. and Asia, where amateurs are showered with million-dollar signing bonuses and given the best training regiments.
c.
III. What They’re Like
a. Players practiced and played games for eight to 12 hours a day in sweltering heat with no water. Alexi lived in a house that crowded 10 players to a room, without running water. Their daily meals amounted to two small bowls of plantains and rice.
b. He dislocates his shoulder. The team unwilling to pay for a proper medical attention brings him to a utility shed where a "doctor" stomps on his shoulder to pop it into place. He was never able to play again and never regained full use of his arm.
c.
c. Steroids in Latin America Baseball/False Documentation
I. How they Get Access
a. Buying steroids in many parts of Latin America is no different from buying aspirin in the U.S. Steroids are prominently displayed and sold over the counter, affording Latin players home for the off-season and Americans playing winter ball easy access to steroids for weeks and months.
b. During the regular season, ballplayers are known to make day trips into Mexico for restocking purposes, according to a minor league outfielder who asked not to be named.
c. "I've heard of a few guys getting together on an off day and going to Mexico for steroids," the outfielder says. "
II. How They Get Away With Using Steroids
a. Still, customs agents in 2000, the last year for which statistics are available, did make 8,724 seizures involving steroids with a street value of $38 million. That represented a 46% increase in seizures from the previous year.
b. Transporting steroids into the U.S. is illegal. Emmanuel recommended to an SI reporter that he throw away the packaging and syringes and conceal the vials on his person while driving back across the border into the U.S.
c. Stopping ballplayers or steroid suppliers with vials concealed inside their pants is not a high priority for U.S. Customs inspectors on alert for terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. Recreational drugs, including cocaine, amphetamines and marijuana, also rank as a higher priority than steroids.
III. History of Steroid Use
a. The attempt to synthesize hGH began in the 1930s when Dr. Choh Hao Li, at the University of California's Experimental Biology Laboratory, sought to isolate hormones. In 1971 he successfully synthesized hGH from the pituitary glands of human cadavers.
b. The 2003 anonymous samples and test results were the benchmark to determine whether random testing would be needed in professional baseball. The Baseball Players Union and MLB agreed that if 5-7% of the anonymous tests came back positive, stricter testing with penalties would begin in 2004. It was originally believed that 90 MLB pros tested positive. Now, it appears that the number of positive tests was 104 bringing the percentage to over 7%.
c. It assumed by most players including David Wells who states, “40 % of MLB players use some sort of performance enhancing drug whether it is anabolic steroids or HGH(human growth Hormone).
IV. Effect On the body
a. For example, anabolic steroids can weaken the immune system -- the body's defense against germs and diseases. They can also lead to liver damage or cancer, even in young people. They can also permanently stop bones from growing in teenagers. This means that a teenage steroid user may not grow to be his or her full adult height and will be shorter for life.
b. Anabolic steroids in the brain may trigger really aggressive behavior. Some outbursts can be so severe they have become known in the media as "roid rages."
c. In guys, anabolic steroids can interfere with the normal production of testosterone. They can also act directly on the testes and cause them to shrink. This can result in a lower sperm count and reproductive ability. They can also cause an irreversible loss of scalp hair
d. In girls, anabolic steroids can cause a loss of the monthly period by acting on both the hypothalamus and reproductive organs. They can also cause loss of scalp hair, growth of body and facial hair and deepening of the voice. These changes are also irreversible.
INTRODUCTORY: Although baseball was founded hundreds of years ago in the early 1800’s it is still having a huge impact on the Latin America area today. Baseball, which has the highest paid players of any sport, is increasingly bringing in illegal players and players that have abused banned substances to give themselves an unfair advantage. Although it is also a good thing because it is a chance for kids born into poverty to have a good life and get education and shelter by doing the thing they love. Latin American baseball is constantly sending new players to the MLB every year, although the road they traveled to get there was not always a clean and fair way.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
11-18-09
We huffed and puffed about our 1500 word essay due about Latin America and we have to bring in a unique recipe for latin america regions such as brazil mexica peru any where in latin america.
• Human Geo: 20 points
- 17 regions: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Chile, Peru, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
(1500 words Latin America)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
11-12-09
Today we looked at a powerpoint and here are some of my notes
• 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean
• Before that, indigenous (native) people lived in the Americas. But how many? Due to a lack of written records, estimates vary widely
• In any case, 95% of them died after Europeans arrived
1. The Europeans settle on the east coast of N.America
2. Settlers surge across the Appalachian Mountains
3. The move continues to great plains, Utah, Oregon, California
• One of the largest and most rapid human transformations of the landscape in history
• Megalopolis
○ A mega-metropolis stretching from Boston to NYC to Philly to Baltimore to Washington, DC
○ Over 40 million people in Baltimore
• Westward movement
○ Offer high-tech, jobs, cool recreation, great scenery, a break from winters
○ Expansion means more homes, subdivisions, malls, retirement complexes
• Black Exodus from South
○ Post-Civil War, freed slaves still worked as sharecroppers
○ Fewer farming jobs sent blacks north to the cities
§ Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, LA, SF
• Rural-to-Urban Migration
○ Country folks moving to big city
○ 200 years ago population was 5% urban
○ In 2008, it's 82% urban (CIA Factbook)
• Counterurbanization
○ Leaving large cities for small towns or rural areas
§ More affordable
§ Less crime
§ Better schools
§ Easier retirement
• North America is a mosaic of different peoples
• The US was formed by breaking violently from Great Britain
• This region has the most powerful economy and the most affluent population
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11-11-09
Today Matt Ryan was not prepared and he chickened out today is a sad day but here are some of the notes i wrote for today in class.
• Most powerful economy is North America
• Baltimore is a megalopolis
• North America is a mobile nation
• The development of transportation has shaped the nation
• City dwellers consume 175 gallons daily
• Water quality is becoming a problem
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
11-10-09
Matt Ryan rapped in class today it was hilarious. He should be back tommorrow to have a better rap song about the 5 themes of geography. Well anyway here are some of the notes i took
- The most economic country and most globalized nation is North America
- Some times it doesn't trickle down to everyone
- North America people move a lot
- many people by the age of 15 dont life in the same place they were born
- by 2050 there will be 445 million people
- Transportation determines the growth of cities
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Population and Settlement
Baltimore is an ever expanding and highly populated city. Nearly 335 million people live in North America; they are the world’s most affluent and highly mobile populations. Big cities like Baltimore have many people commuting to different locations. The road I-95 is a huge benefit for Baltimore because it makes commuting easier. Baltimore is in the top five largest settlements of the United States. Immigration is a great factor in increasing populations of regions, but that is not the only factor in the increase of populations. In 1946 through 1965 the population grows very rapidly because of the baby boomers generation. The total fertility rate is 2.1 which is the ideal TFR for a steadily growing population. Forty-three million people are foreign to our country these growing numbers lead demographic experts to believe by the year 2050 North America will have 445 million people. One in five Americans move annually mainly because of job opportunities, but where do they move to? They move toward the middle of North America where there commute might be easier to handle. Changing transportation technologies shaped the growth of a city in the United States. The horse and buggy were very limited in their ability to get to places very fast, so it made it almost impossible to get to your job if the town was huge. Then they invented the street car which had better speed and almost never ran out of juice so the cities could be even bigger because people could go different places faster and it was more reliable. The final transportation device is the tram. The tram can carry a lot of people at one time, and you barely have to pay for it. The tram is reliable and very fast making our cities even bigger!
Leia Mais…Tuesday, October 27, 2009
10-27-09
We went over all the tests we did last quarter and he gave us the right answers to study i had all the right answers on my previous blog so just check there
Leia Mais…Friday, October 23, 2009
10-23-09
Global Warming
1. Causes
Carbon dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbons, Mathane and Nitrous oxide are all causes of global warming. Barbon dioxide is the worst culprit they are responsible for about half of the emittions that come from factorys. Chloroflurorcarbons are also human-generated but these stay up in the atmosphere for over 100 years because they are so stable.
2. Effects
Using high powered computer models are reaching consensus on the probable effects of global warming. If the world dosn't cut their emissions of greenhouse gases in the next few years, computer models predict that in the next few years the tempurates will increase by 2 to 4°F by 2030. Food experts predict a decrease in grain product by 2030
3. Controversies
In the 1990's the United Nations gathered to agree on a greenhouse gas emission cut. Within a year, 167 countries had signed. The countries emitting the most greenhouse gases were United States, Japan, India and China they all did not even get close to meeting the emission reductions agreed. Many politicians saw the need for greenhouse gas controls, others resisted any action for fear that emission controls might constrain buisness and slow economy. There is also tension between developed and less developed countries of the world. Many people argue that developed countries should be required to subsidize and underwrite emission controls in developing countires.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
10-22-09
Solar Energy
• Solar energy is responsible for weather patterns and ocean movement
• Clouds and wind can prevent the suns energy from reaching the earth
• The sun emits re-radiation this re-radiation is trapped by the clouds witch makes live possible on earth
Latitude
• Latitude is a set of circles describing positions north and south of the equator
• The climate in one longitude is going to be the same climate as the one to the left or to the right of you
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• Countries that border the ocean have the same weather year round
• Continentally is basically land locked you are in the middle of the continent
• Maritime climates: are those close to the ocean and they have cool cloudy summers
• Land and water differs in their abilities to absorb and reradiate insulation that will determine the climate of that area
Global Pressure Systems
• Expand during the warm summer month
• Summer months create hurricanes
• Trade winds - are warm low breezes the blow pretty much all the time
• Doldrums - trade winds coming from north and south and meet up
• Prevailing Westerlies - The wind that moves towards the poles and look like its curving east
• Polar Easterlies - prevailing westerlies join with theses to reduce wind patterns
• Air flows from high pressure to low pressure to winds flow into low pressure cells, in the winter the opposite happens
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
10-21-09
We finished the katrina movie and we were assigned groups to make a powerpoint my group chose Solar energy and tonight i have to get facts about solar energy.
Leia Mais…Tuesday, October 20, 2009
10-20-09
Today we went on Todaysmeet.com and discussed more about the video of katrina. The part 2 of the video mainly explained the after math of katrina and how katrina got into New Orleans
Leia Mais…Friday, October 16, 2009
10-16-09
Today we watched a video on Hurricane Katrina and a lot of people died. We went on todaysmeet.com and discused the video.
Leia Mais…Thursday, October 15, 2009
10-15-09
Today was make up day. Some people made up tests and some people looked at their power school grades to make sure everything was up to date. I havent posted anything in a long time thats because This week is spirit week and the freshmen had the PSAT's
Leia Mais…Friday, October 9, 2009
10-9-09
1. What is North America's climate like?
a. very cold and hot in the winter and summer
b. mildy cold and hot in the winter and summer
c. very cold in the winter mildy hot in the summer
d. very hot in the summer mildy cold in the winter
2. Where is Sorghum grown?
a. North America
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. Australia
3. How many labor domesticated animals are in use today?
a. 15
b. 7
c. 24
d.14
Leia Mais…10-8-09
In class today we worked on our presentation about North America, pigs, and wheat for Human Geography, and I did North America. North America has very cold winters and very hot summers the vegetation is varied from Arctic to Alpine to Mediterranean, desert and tropical. North America is geographically lucky because of all of its varied environments we can do more with many different environments
Leia Mais…Tuesday, October 6, 2009
The test for hgeo01
All work on this test is to be begun and finished in class. Any student who works on this test before or after class will receive a failing grade on the test, and will be subject to disciplinary action through the Dean’s office.
It is highly recommended that you save your work frequently as you work on this test.
This test consists of one fill in the blank section, and two essay questions. There are five steps required to complete this test.
STEP ONE: Copy and paste the following paragraphs into your blog, including the Honor Code.
STEP TWO: In your blog, fill in all the blanks with correct answers. Be sure to use bold font for your answers and delete the underlines.
“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: Avery Ranney
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 ideas and technologies to all nations. One organization that loans money to nations so they can invest in business is the World Bank. 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 Afghanistan the life expectancy is 44.64 years, the infant mortality rate is 151.95 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 28.1, and the TFR is 6.53.
In Australia the life expectancy is 81.63 years, the infant mortality rate is 4.75 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 99%, and the TFR is 1.78.
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 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 2.1, 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 having a lot of kids. If it is shaped more like a vase or a soda bottle, that nation’s population is not having a lot of kids. Young people are found at the bottom of the pyramid, and Men are found on the left hand side.
When discussing migration, people who are entering a country are known as an emigrant, and people who are leaving a country are known as an immigrant. People leave their country for many reasons. An example of a push force is War, and an example of a pull force is job opportunity. 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:
1) Some people feel very strongly in their pro-globalization opinions, while some anti-globalization advocates have different beliefs. It’s likely that the truth lies somewhere in between. What do you think is the “middle ground” in this argument? Be sure to provide evidence for your opinion.
OR 2) Explain the academic discipline of Human Geography using the five themes. How is this discipline different from the study of physical geography? In your opinion, what is the benefit of studying Human Geography?
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.
The United States has gone through many changes during 5 years. In 2004 there were 292,892 people now there are 307,212 people. The Births in thousands has increased by 137 people. Death rates have although increased during the past 5 years by 175 people.
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.
This article is about Mexicans coming into this country without legal papers to bring them across some of the Mexicans don’t get a job some of them don’t have improved economy. 11.5 million Mexicans live in the United States 7 million of them are illegal. Only 57% of Mexicans have successful lives when they move to the united states and 14% of Mexicans have a worse life than they did before.
STEP FIVE: When you have finished your test, publish your post.
Guns Germs and Steel
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Goats and sheep were the two first domesticated animals in the world
They use everything by hand. They aren't using animal power. There are 14 domesticated kinds of animal in the world Goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, camels 2 kinds, water buffalo, llama's, reindeer, yaks cattle 2 kinds. None of the animals were native. 13 were from Asia and Middle east and from South America llama's. Food surplus was the big problem they were worrying about having enough food to get by. If u don’t pay enough attention to the environment it can take a thriving civilization and take them into the dirt. If u follow the fertile crescent longitude length the same things will happen in the lands of the fertile plants will grow 10 million cows in the US today and 20 million wheat gets harvested. Not everyone is a nomad some people are urbanized going in cars and working normal jobs.
Friday, September 25, 2009
CIA: Mission Breifing
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 22nd 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 0.59 which means their population is Growing slightly. The infant mortality rate is 3.33 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 80.98 years (77.79 for men, 84.33 for women), which means they probably have a Good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an Very Good educational system. The main language is French, spoken by 100%of its people, and the secondary language is none, spoken by 100% of its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
Japan is the 11th 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 -.191%, which means their population is Going Lower. The infant mortality rate is 2.79 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 82.12 years (78.8 for men, 85.62 for women), which means they probably have a Good health care system. The literacy rate is 99% , which means they have an Good educational system. The main language is Japanese , spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is None, spoken by 100% of its people. 66% of the population lives in cities.
Niger is the 64th largest nation on earth, with a population of 15,306,252. The total fertility rate is 7.75, and the net migration rate is -.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 (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 Bad educational system. The main language is French, spoken by N/A of its people, and the secondary language is Hausa, spoken by N/A of its people.16% of the population lives in cities.
Iran is the 20th 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 .883%, which means their population is Growing very fast. The infant mortality rate is 35.78 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 71.14 years ( 69.65 for men, 72.72 for women), which means they probably have a Kind of Good health care system. The literacy rate is 77%, which means they have an Starting 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 Growing fast. The infant mortality rate is 18.42deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 76.06 years (73.25 for men,79 for women), which means they probably have a Good health care system. The literacy rate is 91%, which means they have an Good educational system. The main language is Spanish, spoken by 92.7% of its people, and the secondary language is Mayan, spoken by 5.7% of its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.
Slovakia is the 122th largest nation on earth, with a population of 5,463,046. The total fertility rate is 1.35, and the net migration rate is .3, resulting in a population growth rate of .137%, which means their population is Slightly Decreasing. The infant mortality rate is 6.84 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 75.4 years (71.47 for men, 79.53 for women), which means they probably have a Good health care system. The literacy rate is 99.6%, which means they have an Good educational system. The main language is Slovak, spoken by 83.9% of its people, and the secondary language is Hungarian, spoken by 10.7%of its people. 56% of the population lives in cities.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Assignment
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig24-2009sep24,0,1871688.story
The immigration agency, which must be self-supporting, faces a $118-million shortfall because applications for citizenship and skilled worker visas are below projections. Immigration officials are concerned about the fee's going up because the financial challenges have caused them to consider potential fee increases but no decisions have been made. To help close the shortfall the agency has requested $206 million from Congress
"Recession alters migration patterns" (bbc.co.uk)
A study carried out for the BBC has highlighted a sharp decline in the number of migrants seeking work abroad as a result of the global recession.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8244191.stm
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmBuildings/idUS100889480720090924
Life expectancy doubled from 37 to 76 years from 1820 to 1987 as a result of improved and expanded technologies. This article gives you a lot of statics such as this one. And it askes a lot of questions about the growing econmy and population change will it effect other poor countrys?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
9-23-09
Today we got our tests back and i got a 100%! And then we flipped to pages 22-24.
Here are some of the notes i took about it
Migration
• Today over 190 million people live outside the country of their birth, thus are officially designated as migrants by international agencies.
• One of the main reasons people have globalization is because of the money.
• Of the 190 million a third of them ended up in Japan, Germany, France, Canada, the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
• Some people leave for some really scary reasons not just because of money. To just run away from the country
• Refugee: A person who flees his or her country
• Push factor: he has to move away
• Pull factor: He wants to go to another country because of different opportunity's
• 2 different types of migration if you leave London and go to America you are a emigrating to America and you are immigrating from London.
• Net migration rate: the number of people coming in and out of the country
Canada gets more emigrants than America
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
9-22-09
Mr. Schick told us to go in our books to pg. 22 and look for Demographic Transition.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
9-17-09
Old Poeple: ranging from 65+ 1,742,641 peoples TFR: Total Fetility Rate 1.4
NNOM: net number of migrations 25,000 people moving in
TNOP: Total number of people 10,737,428
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
9-16-09
Today we veiwed a video on the changes of the world. It is called Did you Know 2.0
Leia Mais…Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9-15-09
Today we covered the Population Pyramid and we did a Test!! (I think i did well)
Here are some of my notes from the Population Pyramid:
Age: population pyramids visually; present the population of a particular country broken down by age
Gender: population pyramids are split. One side presents the number of males in a particular population; the other reflects the number of females within the same population
Young and Old Population: The global average 30% , low is 17% (Europe); high of 42% (Africa); high number indicates great potential for future growth.
Life expectancy: average number of years a person is expected to live; affected by many factors.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
9-10-09
Today we just messed around as usual. Just kidding...
We read our summaries the ones that we had to do for homework and talked about each of them the pros and the cons about globalization. Why the poor people didn't want to have globalization going on around them. And why the rich wanted to have globalization and the different topics based on globalization. I can't wait for another day in Human Geography class!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Summary for Page 9
• Pro-globalization allows for national development
• The terms of the international Monetary Funds are not always followed when engaged in the world market
• Free marketing is not always used in successful countries however, IMF wants it to be used in countries that aren't as successful
• Stronger countries help weaker economies
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Classwork Part 2
1. United States
North America
2. France
Europe
3. Iraq
South-eastern Asia
4. China
Eastern Asia
5. Saudi Arabia
Western Asia
6. Haiti
Caribbean
7. India
South-central Asia
8. Japan
Eastern Asia
9. Venezuela
South America
10. Iran
South-central Asia
11. Russia
Eastern Europe
12. The United Kingdom
Northern Europe
13. Israel
Western Asia
14. Germany
Western Europe
15. Tibet
Northern Asia
16. Afghanistan
South-central Asia
17. Brazil
South America
18. North Korea
Eastern Asia
19. EgyptNorthern Africa
20. Kenya
Eastern Africa
21. Pakistan
South-central Asia
22. VietnamSouth-eastern Asia
23. Mexico
Central America
24. Cuba
Caribbean
Leia Mais…
ClassWork Part 1
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
H
9. East Asia
F
10. South Asia
B
11. Southeast Asia
K
12. Australia and Oceanic
A and M
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
9-1-09
Today we discussed how there is a difference between Physical Geography and Human Geography and the 5 themes.
The 5 themes of Geography are:
1. Environmental Geography
2. Population and settlement
3. Cultural Coherence and Diversity
4. Geographical Framework
5. Economic and Social Development
Definition of Globalization:
The increasing interconnectedness of people and places throughout the world through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change.
Then we went over what we had to do for homework. Not much for today but might be more for next Human Geography class.