Christmas Party!

Today we had our Christmas party. We had cookies, brownies, Chocolate eclaires, etc. Darryn and Mr.Schick had some kind of a rap off. It was so funny! Mr. Schick also wrote a rap with his daughter and we listened to it. I love my human geo class!

I Love My HumGeo Class

Today we circled up again! We started off by talking about how we wanted to get out of school. Then we started to talk about India, but not for long. We started to get off topic, but I had a lot of fun. We talkedtried to include India on what we were talking about though. We listen to some music and it was so funny. Tomorrow should be great! We get to bring in some food and have Christmas party!

Circle Time

Today in class we got into a circle. For part of our grade on this project we have to talk about what we found out about India. The other part of our grade is to turn in the prezi we did with our groups. Tomorrow we are going to circle up again.
http://prezi.com/elnsbk3lyw6j/all-about-india/

India Project

Today in class we worked on our projects. We are in three groups of four. We are going a prezi. Our project is on what we have learned about India! It is due on Wed. Also while in class we got dumb dumbs. They are lollipops. While we were doing our work Mr. Schick put on some Indian music. Also he put on a video of Caitlin and Sarah dancing it was so funny.

Brainstorming Questions

INDIA PROJECT

1. If the government has so much money to build the biggest mall in India, why can't they supply the proper needs for their people?

2. What should the government do to make sure their buildings are stable?

3. How are they checking the safety of their buildings?

4. Should India's government be sued for countlless injuries or deaths?

5. What is the percent who live in poverty? ALYSSA
- the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor
- 41% of India falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day

6. How many people in India can read and write? ALYSSA
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 61%

male: 73.4%

female: 47.8% (2001 census)

- 60% of India can't read or write

 

7. How many jobs did the Mall of India supply? ALYSSA
- ? Sorry guys I can't find it.

8. Where is the Mall of India located?
- It will be located on the NH-8 highway right at the Delhi - Gurgaon border, near the existing Ambi Mall.

9. How many parking spaces does the Mall have?
- It will have parking space for 10,000 cars

10. How much did it cost to build the Mall of India?
- $298, 000, 000

11. How man stores are in the Mall of India? CARLY

12. When is the Mall of India due to open? CARLY

13. How many acres will the Mall be located on? CARLY
- It will be spread over 32 acres.

Interesting Facts:
http://wanttoknowit.com/interesting-facts-about-india/

On To The Next Part

Today Mr.Schick told us he had the best birthday. Yesterday, for him, was an awesome day. People brought him in cupcakes, cards, candy, etc. He went out to dinner, went to the basketball games, and when he got  home a lot of people said happy birthday on facebook. Also, in  class we watched a short video on India. It showed more about how these people live. We watched another after that too. People are living in horrible conditions. They have to live in these dangerous places that are over crowded and can collapse. It is people the most corrupt place. The people try to bribe the police men and certain people. We have to do some work on another project. 

CUPCAKES

Today in class it was Mr.Schicks birthday. Christy got called down to the office. We thought she was maybe in trouble, but she came back with cupcakes. It was a great suprise, we were all so happy! I had a vanillia cupcake it was yummy. There were chocolate ones too. We watched movie of the movie today & ate some good cupcakes! We finished the movie! It was great, Latika & Jamal finally got to be together! He also won the game show. He recieved 20 million rupees.

Turning In & Movie

Today in class we went over some things.  Some people had to turn a few things in. Mr. Schick told us who had to turn things in. I was one that had to turn in my coffee paper. It took us a while to do that. We then went on to watch more of the movie. I can't to see the rest of the movie!

All I Know About India

The past few weeks I have learned a lot about India. My class has been working to research this country. Also, as a class we have been watching Slumdog Millionaire. From watching the movie, I now know how some Indians live their lives. There is a tropical climate there, but they have monsoons. In India, monsoons have flooded villages, cities, and farmlands. They have caused many deaths among people and animals. Fallen buildings and lost homes are also the negative results caused by these monsoons.

In my research I discovered that India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. I have found that the current population in India is 1,173,108,018. Compared to the rest of the world they are ranked number 2. The country itself is only 1/3 the size of the United States and the seventh largest country in the world. It is the largest democracy in the world. The total fertility rate is 2.65 children born to a woman. They are ranked number 81 compared to the world.

 The major religion there is Hindu that lies at 80.5% and Muslim is next at 13.4%. In Mumbai, 2 out of 3 people are Hindu and about 1 out of 5 are Muslim. The less major religions are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and unspecified at 0.1%. They have a literacy rate of 61% in their total population. On average the people that are 15 and over can read and write. The male’s rate is about 73.4% and the women’s is around 47.8%. 

            There is a place called Mumbai in India. It used to be called Bombay, but was renamed Mumbai in 1996. The capital of the state Maharashtra is Mumbai. There they speak three main languages which are Marathi, Hindi and English. Located in India are shanty towns or slums. Dharavi is the biggest shanty town in India. India has gone through different obstacles from attacks to not having food or water. There was an attack on February 13 by some Islamic terrorists. 17 people died when they bombed a restaurant in northern city called Pune. That very same day they were hit with a second attack in New Delhi. A small bakery was bombed leaving 9 dead and another 57 wounded. India also suffers from not having proper water systems. Rivers that have the clean water needed are being polluted.  

The country of India has three major problems. They are human trafficking, forced labor, and commercial sexual exploitation. For five years in a row India has been on the Tier 2 watch. They haven’t been able to show any kind of evidence that they are in the in the process of ending human trafficking. Human trafficking is pretty much the same as slavery. They are forcing men, women, and child to do a variety of jobs or servicing. The children are taking from poor areas around India and forced to do work and services. Young girls and women are forced into things like prostituting or even into marriage. There are around 10 million prostitutes that service in India. The numbers are continuing to grow because most children born from prostitutes go on to do the same as their mother.

Get Well Soon!

Today in class we had a sub because Mr. Schick was sick. We went up to another teachers classroom and worked on our work. We had to write a 500 word essay. When I saw it I was pretty mad and didn't want to do it, but i found out it wasn't really that hard. Anyways, get better soon Mr. Schick!
My work will be posted after this.

What India Faces

             In India there are major problems such as forced labor, commercial sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. They force men, women, and children into doing certain things. India has been on the Tier 2 watch for five years in a row. They have failed to show evidence that they are trying to end human trafficking. Human trafficking is the practice of slavery in our world today. It is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Billions of dollars are made each year from human trafficking. Mostly the women and girls are used for commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage. The children are usually used for forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers. It is founded that around 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficking each year in just the United States.  Annually around 200,000 American children are highly at risk for trafficking in the sex industry. Bombay is Asia’s largest sex-trade center. India has around 1.3 million children that work in sex-trade centers. They take the children from very poor areas and use them. In India there are about 10 million prostitutes. It was found that 2.5% of prostitutes that are in India are Nepalese and 2.7% are Bangladeshi. 20% of the women that prostitute are under the age of 18. Almost 200 women and young girls start prostituting each and every day. 80% of those girls are forced into doing it. It is terrible that 95% of the children that are born from a prostitute will become prostitutes themselves. This will only increase the amount of people trafficking. This issue continues to just get worse and worse. To make things worse 60% of prostituted women are infected with STDs and AIDS. That means that they are spreading and catching different diseases.

I Love Watching Movies

Today in class we started off by talking about some of the questions we did last night. We talked about the Indian film industry and the U.S industry.  Some people shared their findings with the class. We also found out that Mr. Schick is in school just like us. It is hard for him to make time too. Anyways, the class watched more of the movie. We talked about how Jamal was a chia wallah. -> I love that picture. It happened in the beginning of the movie.

More of the Movie

Today in class we disscussed our questions we had to do for homework. We had to look up what a bombay riot was. Everyone said soem of their 4 facts. We continued the movie and saw what else what was happening. In the movie there was a very horrible sene. Mr.Schick allowed people to leave the room. I stayed and watched the evil things the men did to the children.

1. Compare the motion picture industry in India and the United States
- The United States has the oldest film industry (and largest in terms of revenue), and Los Angeles (California), is the primary nexus of the U.S. film industry. The Indian film industry is multi-lingual and the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced. The industry is supported mainly by a vast film-going Indian public, and Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world—notably in countries with large numbers of expatriate Indians. One third of the Indian film industry is mostly concentrated in Mumbai (Bombay), and is commonly referred to as "Bollywood" as an amalgamation of Bombay and Hollywood. The remaining majority portion is spread across North, West and South India (in Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu speaking areas). India makes 3 times as many as the U.S. The U.S makes like 600. Yet U.S is number one in sales. They get more money than India.

2. What are the names of the three main characters (the "three musketeers") in Slumdog Millionaire?
-The three main characters were Jamal, Salim, and Latika

3. What is a "chai wallah"?
-Chai is simply the Hindi word for tea. A chai wallah is a person who provides tea, either by selling or bringing it. This is Jamal's position in the call center where he works when he appears on the game show.

4. Tell us five things we must know about the Taj Mahal. Inculde a fantastic photo.
-Year of Construction: 1631

Completed In: 1653

Time Taken: 22 years

Built By: Shah Jahan

Dedicated to: Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum), the wife of Shah Jahan

Location: Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Building Type: Islamic tomb

Architecture: Islamic

Watching More

Today in class we talked about the questions we needed to answer for homework. We all found information to a few questions and added to out answers. We then continued watching the movie. At first Mr. Schick couldn't get the sound to work, but finally it worked. We had to get Andrew caught up because he missed class. So we shared with him what was happening in the movie. We saw that Jamals mother was killed in a riot. Him and his brother were all on their own.

Bombay Riots: (4 facts)
- They are riots in Mumbai. In December 1992 and January 1993 about 900 people died.
- After that on 12 March 1993 Bombay Bombings, perpetuated by underworld elements with alleged help of ganglord Dawood Ibrahim and his D-Company syndicate, about 250 people died that were mostly Hindus^.
- An estimated 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots and 250 people mostly Hindus died in the blasts.
- An investigative commission was formed under Justice B.N. Srikrishna, but the recommendations of the Inquiry were not enforced.
- In 2008, several members of the Shiv Sena were indicted for their involvement in the riots.
- The reasons for the riots between the Musliums and Hindus was

Slumdog Millionaire!

Today in class we watched slumdog millionaire. We began to see what the movie was going to be about. We learned about the main character, Jamal Malik. Him and his brother lived a hard life. The movie has a lot of flashbacks. Jamal is on a game show and they think that he has cheated. The show is Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The people are investigating. We looked up two terms before watching the movie.

- A shanty town which is is a slum settlement.
- Kaun Banega Crorepati  (popularly known as KBC) is an Indian reality/game show based on the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which offers a maximum cash prize of $1 million.

1. Mumbai:
-  The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.
- Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.
- Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
- Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
- Mumbai's literacy rate is 85.6%. Females: 82.7% Males: 90%. India over all is 65.4%.
- Tropical Climate
- Commercial and entertainment capital of India.
- 2 out of 3 people are Hindu
- Musliums are 1 out of 5
- 15% are Christians
2. Dharavi:
-is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India.
3. Shantytown:
 - It is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic.
4. How many poeple live in shanty twon world wide?
- One billion people worldwide live in slums and the figure will likely grow to 2 billion by 2030.
5. How much is a rupee worth in the U.S?
- In America 1 rupee is worth .02 dollars.1 dollar in America=48.47 repee's.
6. Who is Amitabh Bachchan?
-   Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad. He is an Indian film actor and producer.
7. What is Bollywood?
- Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Doing Questions

Today in class we worked on some questions. We broke up into groups. My group slit up all the questions so that we could get done faster. Everyone combined their answers and we finished just in time.

All About India

1. What is the current population of India? The current population is 1,173,108,018. Compared to the world they are ranked #2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
2. What is the total fertility rate in India? The total fertility rate is 2.65 children born/woman. Compared to the world they are ranked #81. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? 12% percent of India’s population lives below the poverty line. (topics.nytimes.com)
4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India. On February 13, India was attacked by Islamic terrorists.  The bombed a resturaunt in the northern city of Pune, killing 17 people.  ON the same day, New Delhi was attacked.  Terrorists bombed a small bakery, 9 people were killed and 57 were wounded. (www.nytimes.com)
5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list? India ranks 119th of 169 countries on the list. (www.nytimes.com)
6. Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. In India, monsoons have flooded villages, cities, and farmlands, causing many deaths among people and animals. Fallen buildings and lost homes are also the negative results caused by these monsoons. (www.nytimes.com)
7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. . (video.nytimes.com)
8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census) (www.cia.gov)
9. What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and unspecified at 0.1%.  (www.cia.gov)
10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)

Moving On & Taking Some Notes

The Battle of the Billionaires: Indian vs. China
-1.35 Billion- China
-1.21 Billion- India
- 40% if the people in the world come from these two countries.
- Next in line U.S, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
- 1 Billion more people in the China than ^^(all)
- Both together are bigger than all of North& South American put together. Bigger Population than the entire western hemisphere
-Life Expectancy:
  73 years China
  64 years India
- They mostly live in rural areas. (C)55% & 70%  (I)
- China will soon be predominately urban possibly early as 2015
- North Korea are going to China. Bangladesh are going to India.
- 6 Children per woman (both) TFR.
- Now in China each may only have 1 child. Its not a law, but a policy. (suggestion)
- 1.8 compared to 2.8 per woman. China has gone down by 1.
- Both have more males than females
- Women have altra-sounds and have abortions sometimes if they do not get a boy
- India is growing faster than China at 1.4% vs. .6%
- In both its NOT illegal to have 2 children, but its a cultural thing to just have one. It is suggested.
- It IS illegal to have an abortion just because its a girl. You need to have a real reason.
- By 2020 there will be so many men that can't find wives.
- Both are going to drop under the TFR of 1.85 because there are to many people.
- There will be 400 million more people are in the next 4 decades(there)
- 2028 India is expected to have more people than China.
- China is expected to peak around 2032 at 1.46 billion (110 million people) & than drop.
- India has 17 million more people each year
- China has 8 million more people each year


Today in class we moved on to the next lesson. We took a lot of notes and learned more about China and India. We are going to be studying more about India.

All of My Work

Take a Walk into the Coffee World
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ApT6BeQaF7i3e9No_cEywWtY5nSVZl0fjjByjtC-_A4
For the Love of Coffee
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1iHIvjGIcbtKPbJoXm2mNfzcICCLkqJeHwmS46g4p3qE

^^I don't know why my paper looks like that.

Presenting !

Today in class Zach and I presented our projects to different groups. We talked to the groups and explained what we researched. I am going to put the link up on my blog. I didn't put my work on google docs so I don't have it up yet, but I have finished my paper. It will be up in a little.

Epic Fail At Working

Today Zach and I attempted to work on our project. We didnt get to much done. I am going to work on some tonight. I really hope we finish on time.

Working Hard

Today we worked on our projects. I dont reallly know what i am doing. This is so hard to do. Also, the lightd went out the school. We had to stay extra long and sit there in the dark, but we had fun!

Not Another Project...

Today in class we went over our quiz. The quiz was on the Lost Boys. Now we are starting another project. I will be working with Zach Hammons. We are going to figure out Coffee Trade Associations.

Coffee Beans

Today Mr. Schick brought in some coffee beans. We went over some of the terms we found. We looked over the questions we came up as well. We thought of some more questions and shared some of our terms.

5 SITES:
http://www.hollandbymail.com/coffee/index.html
http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=69
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/roasting.htm
http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/nutri/matter/organic-coffee3.asp
http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=68

Next Unit & Video on Like.. Ya Know?

CLASS:
Today we watched a video on how people seem to just ask questions. They don't state what their saying. Now we are moving on to our next unit on Latin America. We started off today by talking about coffee. We also had to take notes.

NOTES:
Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
African places grow coffee too.
U.S is the biggest consumer of it.


5 TERMS:
1. Agricultural Commodity- crop
2. Fair Trade Coffee-  is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee
3. Organic Coffee- is coffee that has been grown according to organic farming standards and techniques, without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides
4. Trade- is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money
5. Crop- It is a field of growing fruits and veggies. Farmers used to grow crops to eat food.
6. Specality Coffee-term is used to describe beans of the best flavor which are produced in special microclimates.
7. Sustain Ability-
8. Froth- Or foam, it describles milk that has been rendered thick and faomy by aeration with hot steam.


5 QUESTIONS:
1. Where is coffee grown? (Hawii)(U.S is the biggest consumer of it).
- It is grown in places such as Africa, Arabia, South America and Southern Asia.
2. What weather can you grow coffee in?
- It is grown in hot climate,in the tropics, places with rainfall and nearly year round sunlight.
3. How is coffee produced?
- Coffee is grown on a coffee cherry which are trees. They are grown on trees like little cherries. They are hand picked from the tree. They are observed and tasted. They then let them lay out to dry.
its grow to the market place?
4. Who are the biggest producers of coffee?
- Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee and Colombia is second biggest.
5. How much is Starbucks worth?
- Starbucks is worth about $25 million.
6. How is coffee processed and roasted?
-After the beans dry out they are ready to be roasted. Roasting is a two step process. You will actually here a pop and then another pop.
 7. Who are the top exporters of coffee?
- The top exporters of coffee are Brazil, Germany, Colombia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Indonesia and Mexico
8. How many beans are in one cup of coffee?
- 42 beans in one cup of coffee
9. How much caferine is in a cup of coffee?
-  90-150 mg
10. How long does packed, blended coffee stay fresh?
- It will not be as good if you get it and let it sit for a month. You should get it close to when you are ready to use it.

Finshing Up

Today in class Kamau and I finished our Newspaper. We Had to proof read and edit some things. We turned in our paper and will hopefuully get a good grade.

I Love Doing My Work In The TV Production Room

Today in class we worked in the tv production room again. We had some more time to work on our projects. The projects are due tomorrow, but we will have a little mor time to work.

Working On My News Paper!

Today in class we worked more on our project. Each group worked on their topic. We moved into the tv production room and did our work there.

TEST NOTES!

Panther- got married, Pittsburg, going to college, made a school in Sudan.

Daniel- funny one, Pittsburg

John Bul Dah- 17 years without fam. & reunited with sis & mom. Syricrus New York. Medical Clinic

1000miles

Ethiopia's gov fell

Kenya after Ethiopia 

In Kenya the camp was kukuma

Had to leave sudan cause there was a civil war between Muslums in the north & black christian on the south.

Peacful before the war and had enough to eat & could make a living.

Time to Make a News Paper

Today in class we started our new project. We each have partners and we got to pick what subjected we wanted to write about. Our papers will be due on November first!

More, More, and More About the Lost Boys

To begin class we talked about where we are in the movie. We talked about our upcoming project. We finished the movie today. John Bul Dau was reunited with his mother and sister. Panther went back to Africa and got married. Daniel has yet to fin his family. All of the men have had success with their new lives. They have gotten degrees. Some of them have opened different places.
I really loved the movie. I didn't want it to end, but it had to. I learned a lot about how other places are. It can be really sad, but i'm glad some of them have had success.
I am going to send him a request on facebook.

Talks & Continuing the movie

Today we talked about the work we had to do over the weekend. We reviewed the words we defined. Some people read the summary the wrote. We talked about the Lost Boys and how things were going for them. After that we watched more of the movie. In the movie we watched and saw John Bul get ready for college. He soon realized that some of his family is still alive and he wants to help them. He decided to hold off college and work two or three jobs to send money to his family. He hopes to bring his family to the U.S. John and some of the others go on a peace walk to show people that many suffered and are still suffering in Sudan.

TERMS, SUDAN, MOVIE

 TERMS:

• in-migration- to move into or come to live in a region or community especially as part of a large-scale and continuing movement of population.
• out-migration- to leave one region or community in order to settle in another especially as part of a large-scale and continuing movement of population.
• forced migration- the forced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region.
• net internal migration- Any change of residence across the borders of the United States. The number.   
• movers from abroad- People who move somewhere different across some sort of line. Moving from one country to another.
  
• internally displaced person (IDP)-persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence. in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border. 

 Civil War of Sudan



      The Second Sudanese Civil War began in 1983. The first civil war of Sudan took place 1955 to 1972. The second war was just a continuation of the first one. It was fought  mostly in southern Sudan. It happened to be one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century. Around 1.9 million people were killed just in southern Sudan. Also, there were more then 4 million people that were forced to flee their homes when the war began.  
http://www.iscanmyfood.com/hd/index.php?t=Second+Sudanese+Civil+War

 Movie Summary

      Today we watched more of the Lost Boys. We learned that it is very difficult for them to adapt to how it is in America. They still want to make sure to keep all of their tradition and their culture because it shows who they are. The boys don't forget about the people they left behind. The people in Kenya are constantly on their minds and some day they hope to help them. They realized that people here in America aren't the same as their people. They aren't aways as friendly. People in America don't just talk to random people like they the boys do in their country. Also, they have learned how to use American stuff. They had to get a social security number before they started to find jobs. They are very grateful for whatever money they make. Although, they don't like that you don't have time for family. They are beginning to get a little lonely without their other people.

Class

     Today in class we watched more of the Lost Boys. We learned a lot about how its hard for them for the boys to adapt to the American life style. They said it's a lot different. They want to keep all of their culture though. They never forget about the people they left behind. One day they hope to make money and give to their people. The boys have gotten jobs and realized that they don't have a lot of time to spend with each other. Their beginning to miss their people.

Lost Boys of Sudan

•   Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes?

           The lost Boys had to run away from their homes because of the Civil war going on. They were also being terrorized. The people would scare them and put terror in the Lost Boys. The people there would just randomly shoot the men and women living there. The boys couldn't take it anymore. They watched their family members get killed for no apparent reason. They knew they had to flee to somewhere else. They left on their long journey to Ethiopia.

• Why couldn’t they stay in Ethiopia?

They couldn't stay in Ethiopia because the government there was beginning to crash. The government also didn't know why they were spending their money on the refugee groups. They decided that they were kicking the Lost Boys out. They then traveled to Kenya in hopes of a better place.

• What was life like in the refugee camp?

The life in the refugee camp was very difficult for everyone. They often went days or even months without food. Many people died out from starvation, but they were determined to make the best out of their situation.  They created a system of how they give out food. They had some education that was being taught to the people. Also, on days they didn't have food they would have "black days". On these days they would get everyone together. Instead of constantly thinking about food they tried to entertain each other to keep their minds off of the food. They were happy that they had one another to lean on. They were like a huge family and they all tried to work together.

Lost Boys Journey

 

Can you walk 1000 miles?

Class

                                  Today in class we learned two of Mr. Schick's pet peeves. He taught us how to properly hold a door open for someone. We also learned to say welcome instead of having a thank you war with someone. We watched a video on the Lost Boys of Sudan, to add to our amazing human geo class.

Quiz Review

Today in human geo we went over our quiz. We checked all of our answers together. Mr. Schick answered any questions or problems we had with our quiz.

Google Maps

Today in class we worked with google maps. We used our work that we did over the break. We traced back our generation to figure out where people in our family came from. On the map we placed the places where our ancestors lived.

Going Backwards: Part 2

My family comes from a mixture of Filipino, Puerto Rican, and Irish. My mother and father were both born in Baltimore, Maryland. My mother grew up in Perry Hall with her parents and two brothers. She traveled to Puerto Rico and stayed with her grandmother to attend school there for two years. She lived there three months out of the year with her grandparents every year also. My father grew up in Dundalk with his four brothers and sisters. He spent time in the Philippines while he was in medical school. On my father’s side my grandparents came over from the Philippines. My dad’s father was born in Cabucbucan, Philippines in 1921. He grew up there and went too Far Eastern University. He graduated and decided to change his major to Pre-Medicine when World War II began. He then went and advanced his studies at Manila Central University Medical School. In 1954, he traveled to Baltimore, Maryland and he began his residency. Later, he moved his family from Baltimore City to Dundalk and open several practices. His mother was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1922. She also attended Manila Central University Medical School and met my grandfather there. In 1954, she joined him and they began their family. On my mother side her father was born and raised in Fullerton, Maryland.  His father came over from Ireland in 1914 when he was 19 years old. His mother was of German and Irish decent. She grew up in Fullerton, Maryland and was born in 1902. His mother’s grandparents came over from Ireland and Germany.  My mother’s mom was born in Puerto Rico. My grandmother was born in Puerto Rico and her grandparents were born in Spain. Her father, Jose Gonzalez, was also born in Puerto Rico and both of his parents were born in Galicia, Spain. My grandmother came over in 1951 to go to St. Joseph’s College in Emmetsburg, Maryland. My grandfather was attending Mt. St. Mary’s College where they met. They married in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and lived there for one year. Then in 1956, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland and started their family.      

What My Future Holds: Part 1

There are several fascinating places around the world. Two places I would like to live after college are Puerto Rico or Southern California. Puerto Rico is a nice island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. I like the weather there because the regular temperature is around 80°F. I would be able to wear shorts all year round and not have to worry about cold weather. Unfortunately, the seasons do not change there. I wouldn’t get to sled outside or make snow angles in the snow. On the plus side you don’t need car insurance and there is no property tax. That makes things cheaper and more affordable for people. College and education is cheaper as well. There are many stores and places to visit and check out. Most islands don’t have a lot of stores and places to shop at. The beach there is also wonderful and welcomes all to come.  The bad news is there are hurricanes. Instead of all the snow falling there is a whole lot of rain. Since Puerto Rico is considered part of the U.S there is controversy. That means that there are political problems. Also, if I lived there I would probably have to be able to fluently speak in Spanish.  Southern California would be another place because the weather there is also very hot. I could just lay out by the beach and have tan skin all the time. There are several places where you can hang out and have a good time. It is located near a lot of places so you can just drive to where you want to go. The traffic can get bad there, though. Also, because of the wealth and high standards it seems as if people are pressured to look good. People will probably have to pay more for clothes, homes, etc. Everyone will want to have something better than the next person.

POPulation QUIZ !

Today we had a pop quiz! We were allowed to use all of our notes so it wasn't a very hard quiz. I think I did good. Well, I hope I did good.

Notes On Pop. & Set.

In class today we looked at a powerpoint on population and settlement. We took a lot of notes again and talked about other countries in the word. We learned about the push and pull fators as well.

Population and Settlement

• https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AdUU_awE1hVjZGNidHAyamtfMTM0ZGM3OTlncDc&hl=en 
•  over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now
• 90% of this population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America
• increasing by over 80 million per year
• by 220,980 per day(in 2009)
• 14,000 births per hour
• As time went on since the first billion people it started rearching then next billion people faster.
• women are expected to live longer because they don't have as hard jobs. Women are more likely to go to the doctor when something is wrong cause men just try and suck it up.     
• Life expectancy- the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year
• High:  Japan  (82.6 total:     79.0 men,  86.1 women)
• # 38:  U.S.    (78.2 total:     75.6 men,  80.8 women)
• Low:  Swaziland  (31.9 total:     31.6 men,  32.2 women)
• crude birth rate: number of births per 1000 of the population
• crude death rate: number of deaths per 1000 of the population
• rate of natural increase (RNI) 
  • produced by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate, then dividing by 10
  • this gives us the annual natural growth rate - in percentage form -  for a country or region
• Net Migration Rate: the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year
• an excess of persons entering the country is net immigration 
  • written as a positive number
  • example: Canada has 5.63 migrants per 1,000 population
• an excess of persons leaving the country is net emigration
• written as a negative number
• example: Mexico has -3.61 migrants per 1,000 population
• More immigrants the number is positive.
• More emigrants the number is negative
•  push forces
  
  • civil war
  • environmental degradation
  • unemployment
  • religious or ethnic persecution
  • Don't have good medicine or vaccines.
• pull forces
  • better economic opportunity
  • better health services
  • religious freedom
  • political freedom
  • education
• More people migrating today because there are some many more people.
• TFR: average number of children born per woman
• for a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1
• higher than 2.1: population rises
• lower than 2.1: population falls
• World TFR: 2.54
• US TFR: 2.05 Our population is going up because more people are moving to the US.
• Europe's TFR: 1.45 This is low, they don't have people to fill the jobs.
• Africa's TFR: 5.14
• Germany is begging people to have kids. They realize what serious problems they will have if they don't have enough people.

DISSCUSSIONS !

Today in class we talked more about how work and class work. It was on different countries. We learned about the population pyrimd as well. We learned that you can quickly see that the boys are on one side and the girls are on the other.

Note Taking !

Today in class we went over our work on our blogs. We reviewed want we had for homework and class work. We talked and dicussed our views. We also took some notes!

NOTES

Life expectancy:

Japan: good life style. Walk to my places, good eating habits, good health care, high life expectancy

United States: obesity

Kenya: food  shortages, diseases, my African countries are low, birth rate is high because they have more kids in hope that they will have more healthy ones. They have more kids because the odds of there kids growing into adult hood is low.   
Afghanistan: war, low life expectancy 

France: good health care, eating habits,  high life expectancy

Crude Birth Rate:

Ethiopia- fast growing population, going 7x faster then japan, death rate is 8 per 1000 people,  

TNR- Women are fertile
- Immigrant come in

-emigrant exits
it there are more immigrants than emigrants the rate will be positive. If more people leave they have a negative net migration rate.

Canada 5.63 per 1000. more see that they want to go to canada.
mexico is a negitive.
Push factor is you want out. Want to go some where better with better health care, diseases, etc.
pull factor is pulling someone into a particular country. They go there for better education, freedoms, etc.
Population Pyrimd: Left: Blue- Boys Right: Pink- Girls
Atfer the war there was a baby boom.

Graded Test

In class today we got our tests back. Some of us did great and others fell short. I happened to not do so great, but now I know what to do for my next test. We went over all of the answers and corrected what we had wrong. If we answered the question correctly we got a piece of candy. Mr. Schick gave a a few points for when we take our next test. Today class was a blast!

Class Work On Population

Today, we worked alone on some class work. We difined some words and looked up some informaiton. We used CIA Factbook to help us with our research. Whatever we didn't finish had to be done for homework.

population studies

Life Expectancy: It is the estimated amount of years left in a life at a given age.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
- Japan:country comparison to the world: #3
total population: 82.12 years

male: 78.8 years

female: 85.62 years

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
-France:country comparison to the world: #8

total population: 80.98 years

male: 77.79 years

female: 84.33 years

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html

-Kenya :country comparison to the world: #189

total population: 57.86 years

male: 57.49 years

female: 58.24 years

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
-Cuba: country comparison to the world: #55 

total population: 77.45 years

male: 75.19 years

female: 79.85 years

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html

-United States:country comparison to the world: #49  
total population: 78.11 years

male: 75.65 years

female: 80.69 years

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

-Afghanistan:country comparison to the world: #219

total population: 44.4 years

male: 44.19 years

female: 44.61 years

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

 

Crude Birthrate: It is the the estimated number of childbirths per 1,000 people each each.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate

-Japan: 7.64 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: #222

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html

-Kenya: 36.64 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: #29

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html

-Ethiopia: 43.66 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world:  #7

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html

-United States: 13.83 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: #154

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

Germany: 8.18 births/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #220
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
 Crude Death Rate: The total amount of deaths from 1,000 people and each year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate
-Afghanistan: 17.83 deaths/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #7
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
-Kenya: 9.72 deaths/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #67 
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
-United States: 8.38 deaths/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #99 
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
-Japan: 9.54 deaths/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: #69

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
-Mexico: 4.8 deaths/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #192 
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

RNI: (Rate of Natural Increase)The crude death rate subtracted from the crude birth rate in a poplulation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_natural_increase

TFR: (total fertility rate)The average amount of children born by a women in a lifetime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate
-Niger: 7.68 children born/woman
country comparison to the world: #1
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html
-Afghanistan: 5.5 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: #13

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

-Japan: 1.2 children born/woman
country comparison to the world: #218
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
-United States:  2.06 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: #126
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
-Germany: 1.42 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: #196
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html

 Net migration rate:  the difference of emigrants and immigrants from an area in a period of time, divided per 1,000 inhabitants
-Mexico: -3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #153 
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
-United States: 4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #25
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
-United Arab Emirates: 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #1 
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html
-Argentina: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #73
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
-Saudi Arabia: -7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #171
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
-Uganda: -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: #173
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html
Population Pyramid: It is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population,which normally forms the shape of a pyramid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_pyramid

Our First Human Geo Test

Today, we took our first test of human geo. I wasn't a very easy test either. Well, it wasn't that hard, but I didn't know what to study. Unfortunately, I feel like I failed the test. I will just have to wait and see.

Notes for Our Test

Egypt:

-In Africa

-Hot, Dry summers.

-3 times bigger than Mexico.

-90% is Muslim.

-1% Christian.

Iran:

-98% Muslim

Saudi Arabia:

-#1 oil in exports in the world

-#2 in oil production

-Islamic

-monarchy

-#5 in gas reserves

-# in the world  

-good health care

-may use nuclear weapons on Israel.

-trying to build nuclear weapons.

-they hate Israel

Israel:

-Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon

-timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand

-limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from  industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers,  and pesticides.

-In Asia.

-18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both  sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for  enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24  (women) (2010).   

-Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (IN), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)

-Israel has a technologically advanced market economy.

-Jerusalem  (capital)

-2010 estimate 7,645,600

-75.5% Jewish, 20.3% Arab, 4.2% other

-Hebrew, Arabic

-Unemployment rate:   

7.6% (2009 est.)

-Oil - production:   

3,806 bbl/day (2009 est.) 99 Compared to world.

-Oil - consumption:   

231,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 52 

-Oil - imports:   

318,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 34 

-Government type:   

parliamentary democracy

-Independence:   

14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)

 Christianity:

• Today it is the largest religion in the world, with around 2 billion followers

• Date founded:

c. 33 AD

• Place founded:

Palestine

• Founder:

Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish carpenter

• Religious professionals:

Priest; bishop; archbishop; patriarch; pope; pastor; minister; preacher; deacon

• House of worship:

Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica, meeting hall

• Holy book: Bible

Judisum:

• date founded

c. 1300 BC

• place founded

           Mesopotamia

• founder

Abraham 

• spiritual leader

rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism)

• place of worship

synagogue ("temple" in Reform Judaism)

• day of worship

Saturday (Shabbat/Sabbath)

• theism

monotheism

• Holy Book: Torah

Islam:

• date founded

622 CE

• place founded

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

• founder

Muhammad (born c.570), a trade merchant from Arabia

• religious professionals

sheikh; imam (Shi'ite)

• house of worship

mosque

• sacred text

Qur'an (Koran)