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