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Today we watched a video about how different counties have grown over time. They all were poor and sick in the 1800s but as time went on most of them improved to the rich and healthy category. Many of the countries in Asia and Africa took awhile to improve, but slowly got better, even though they still aren't as advanced as the majority of the world. In 1810, the year where the video began, many people didn't live past the age of 40, with a few exceptions like the UK and the Netherlands. They improved more because they joined the Industrial Revolution early, while the countries in Asia and Africa didn't join until later, and some never joined. There was a huge gap on the graph between developing countries and already developed countries. During the 1970s to the 2000s most eastern countries caught up to the western world. Hans Rosling was very optimistic that the world would have peace and green technology but that still hasn't happened.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Population Pyramids
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Today we started learning about population pyramids. Populations are divided into one side with men and one side with women. The men are on the left and the women are on the right. The pyramids start at the bottom with ages 0-4. The next level is ages 5-9, and so on until it gets to 100+. The pyramid is divided into 3 sections. Ages 0-14 are in the pre-reproductive years. Ages 15-55 are the reproductive years. Ages 45-100+ are the post reproductive years. If the pyramid looks like are true pyramid it means the population is growing very quickly. This happens in places that are pre-industrialized time. The pyramid looks like a diamond when the population is growing slowly (industrial). The pyramid will be very narrow at the bottom when the population is declining (post industrial).
Today we started learning about population pyramids. Populations are divided into one side with men and one side with women. The men are on the left and the women are on the right. The pyramids start at the bottom with ages 0-4. The next level is ages 5-9, and so on until it gets to 100+. The pyramid is divided into 3 sections. Ages 0-14 are in the pre-reproductive years. Ages 15-55 are the reproductive years. Ages 45-100+ are the post reproductive years. If the pyramid looks like are true pyramid it means the population is growing very quickly. This happens in places that are pre-industrialized time. The pyramid looks like a diamond when the population is growing slowly (industrial). The pyramid will be very narrow at the bottom when the population is declining (post industrial).
Monday, October 28, 2019
test
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Today I took the test. I didn't think that I was taking today so I didn't prepare well for it. The CIA Fact book part was pretty easy. The other parts were kinda difficult, so I'm not sure how I did. BUT I got one of the bonus questions right! I knew it was a trick, so I'm glad I got at least one extra point to help my grade. Hopefully I didn't do too bad on it but I guess I will find out later. I hope I didn't miss too much in class today, but I'll ask later. Okay bye :)
Today I took the test. I didn't think that I was taking today so I didn't prepare well for it. The CIA Fact book part was pretty easy. The other parts were kinda difficult, so I'm not sure how I did. BUT I got one of the bonus questions right! I knew it was a trick, so I'm glad I got at least one extra point to help my grade. Hopefully I didn't do too bad on it but I guess I will find out later. I hope I didn't miss too much in class today, but I'll ask later. Okay bye :)
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Test Tomorrow
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We have a test tomorrow. I think that I am prepared, because most of the topics that we talked about are pretty easy to understand. It was helpful to go over the CIA fact book questions during class because it helped me understand what each statistic actually meant. I also liked how we went over possible questions that could be on the test. Now I know what things I need to study. I will probably go onto the CIA website to practice more, because I still have a little trouble finding things quickly. Overall I think that I will do fine on the test as long as I review a little bit. I also need to study the formulas for calculating that net migration rate and rate of natural increase. I understand push and pull forces but I will go over them again.
We have a test tomorrow. I think that I am prepared, because most of the topics that we talked about are pretty easy to understand. It was helpful to go over the CIA fact book questions during class because it helped me understand what each statistic actually meant. I also liked how we went over possible questions that could be on the test. Now I know what things I need to study. I will probably go onto the CIA website to practice more, because I still have a little trouble finding things quickly. Overall I think that I will do fine on the test as long as I review a little bit. I also need to study the formulas for calculating that net migration rate and rate of natural increase. I understand push and pull forces but I will go over them again.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
10/22/19
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Today we reviewed the facts we found on the CIA world fact book website. We talked about the different reasons why countries have different birth rates, or migration rates or GDP. Many things depend on the size of the country and the conditions that people are living in. Other than that we didn't learn anything new, but seeing why places are different from each other was interesting. We also talked about China's one child policy. I thought it was interesting that the families that have more than one child end up bribing the government officials. The CIA fact book got easier to use as I continued to use it. It is a cool website.
Today we reviewed the facts we found on the CIA world fact book website. We talked about the different reasons why countries have different birth rates, or migration rates or GDP. Many things depend on the size of the country and the conditions that people are living in. Other than that we didn't learn anything new, but seeing why places are different from each other was interesting. We also talked about China's one child policy. I thought it was interesting that the families that have more than one child end up bribing the government officials. The CIA fact book got easier to use as I continued to use it. It is a cool website.
Monday, October 21, 2019
CIA World Fact Book Questions
- What is the population of China, and of India?- The population of China is 1,384,688,986. The population of India is 1,296,834,042.
- What is the Total Fertility Rate in Japan?- The Total Fertility Rate is 1.42 born/woman.
- What is the death rate in El Salvador?-The death rate is 5.8 deaths/1,000 population.
- What percentage of the French identify “none” as their religion? Is this statistic verifiable, and why?- The percentage is 23-28%. This is not statistic verifiable because there has not been an official collection of data on religious affiliation since 1872.
- What percentage of Mexicans identify themselves as Roman Catholic?- 82.7% of Mexicans identify themselves as Roman Catholic.
- What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in the United States?- $59,800 is the GDP per capita.
- What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in Nigeria?- $5,900 is the GDP per capita.
- What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in Luxembourg?-$105,100 is the GDP per capita.
- What percentage of the United States’ population are Internet users?- 76.2% are Internet users.
- What is the number of airports in Russia, and in the United States?-There are 1,218 airports in Russia. There are 13,513 airports in the United States.
- How many people in the world do not have electricity?-1.201 billion people do not have electricity.
- What is the Infant Mortality Rate in Canada, Cuba, and the United States?- Canada: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births-Cuba: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live birthsUnited States: 5.7 deaths/ 1,000 live births
- What is the literacy rate - total, for men, and for women - in Afghanistan?- Total: 38.2%- Men: 52%- Women: 24.2%
- What three countries have the highest life expectancy?-Monaco-Japan-Singapore
- What three countries have the lowest life expectancy?-Lesotho-Zambia-Afghanistan
- What nation has the sixteenth highest Net Migration Rate?-Monaco
- What is the unemployment rate in Vietnam, South Korea, the United States, India and Kenya?- Vietnam: 7.3%- South Korea: 10.4%- United Stated: 8.6%
- Military Expenditures are listed by the percentage of each nation's GDP spent on defense. What percentage is spent by Germany, China, and the United States?- Germany: 1.24%-China: 1.87%-United States: 3.16%
19. What three countries produce the most crude oil, and how much do they produce?
- United States: 10,962,000 bbl/day
- Russia: 10,795,00 bbl/day
- Saudi Arabia: 10,425,00 bbl/day
20. What three countries import the most crude oil, and how much do they import?
- United States: 7,969,000 bbl/day
- China: 6,710,000 bbl/day
- India: 4,057,000 bbl/day
21. What percentage of the world’s people speak Spanish? Chinese? English?
- Spanish: 6%
- Chinese: 12.3%
- English: 5.1%
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Test review
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Today we got to look at the tests we just took. I didn't do as well as I thought I did. We went over all the questions on the test and talked about the right questions. There were also questions that everyone got wrong. Also our class didn't go over the UTC and daylight savings so those questions won't go into the final score of our tests. This will raise my grade, I think. I will try to study more for the next test and or quiz. I'm excited for the next unit.
Today we got to look at the tests we just took. I didn't do as well as I thought I did. We went over all the questions on the test and talked about the right questions. There were also questions that everyone got wrong. Also our class didn't go over the UTC and daylight savings so those questions won't go into the final score of our tests. This will raise my grade, I think. I will try to study more for the next test and or quiz. I'm excited for the next unit.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The Test
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We just finished the test. I'm not sure how I did. I know I got the UTC questions wrong, because I don't remember learning that. I could have studied more, but I was really tired and had a lot of other homework. I liked how the test was multiple test. I also didn't remember if the arcs are called parallels or meridians. Overall I don't think I did too bad on the test but I could have done better. I also think that the pop quiz yesterday helped, because then I knew what some of the questions on the test would be. This test wasn't bad but if I studied more I would probably gotten a 100%.
We just finished the test. I'm not sure how I did. I know I got the UTC questions wrong, because I don't remember learning that. I could have studied more, but I was really tired and had a lot of other homework. I liked how the test was multiple test. I also didn't remember if the arcs are called parallels or meridians. Overall I don't think I did too bad on the test but I could have done better. I also think that the pop quiz yesterday helped, because then I knew what some of the questions on the test would be. This test wasn't bad but if I studied more I would probably gotten a 100%.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Test Tomorrow!
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We have a test tomorrow. I have not studied yet, but I will tonight. We also just took a POP Quiz. I don't think I did very well on it, but at least now I know what the actual test will be on. I will probably re write my notes to help me memorize the information. Today we also finished our debate. Turns out abolishing time zones isn't a good idea. All of the people that were in the middle switched over to the side that wanted to maintain time zones. Over all I think the debate was fun and it was cool to see everyones views. Also this week is spirit week and I'm very excited!
We have a test tomorrow. I have not studied yet, but I will tonight. We also just took a POP Quiz. I don't think I did very well on it, but at least now I know what the actual test will be on. I will probably re write my notes to help me memorize the information. Today we also finished our debate. Turns out abolishing time zones isn't a good idea. All of the people that were in the middle switched over to the side that wanted to maintain time zones. Over all I think the debate was fun and it was cool to see everyones views. Also this week is spirit week and I'm very excited!
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Debate
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Today we had a debate during class about time zones. There were three different groups one that wanted to keep time zones, one that wanted to abolish time zones, and one the was still in the middle. I was in the group that wanted to abolish time zones. My reason for abolishing time zones was because of daylight savings. I said that if time zones weren't a thing we wouldn't have to switch the clocks during the summer.
During the debate some people got very fired up about their point of view on the subject. It was a very fun class, and I didn't mind talking in front of the class. Even though I don't think there was a clear winner of the debate, I still think it was cool and interesting to hear everyone's ideas about why or why not time zones should exist.
Today we had a debate during class about time zones. There were three different groups one that wanted to keep time zones, one that wanted to abolish time zones, and one the was still in the middle. I was in the group that wanted to abolish time zones. My reason for abolishing time zones was because of daylight savings. I said that if time zones weren't a thing we wouldn't have to switch the clocks during the summer.
During the debate some people got very fired up about their point of view on the subject. It was a very fun class, and I didn't mind talking in front of the class. Even though I don't think there was a clear winner of the debate, I still think it was cool and interesting to hear everyone's ideas about why or why not time zones should exist.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Time Zone Debate
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Today Mr. Schick told us that we would be having a debate about whether or not timezones should be abolished or not. Since we got into a discussion yesterday about how effective time zones actually are, he thought it would be fun to debate it. I chose the side that said time zones are pointless and should be abolished. I think that they don't really make sense and it can lead to a lot of confusion when traveling. For the debate I am focusing on Daylight savings time. Daylight savings is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months so that evening daylight lasts longer. If we switched to a 24 hour clock and no time zones this wouldn't be necessary. There wouldn't be am or pm so no need to extend the evening daylight. This is one extra thing that everyone has to do because of time zones.
Today Mr. Schick told us that we would be having a debate about whether or not timezones should be abolished or not. Since we got into a discussion yesterday about how effective time zones actually are, he thought it would be fun to debate it. I chose the side that said time zones are pointless and should be abolished. I think that they don't really make sense and it can lead to a lot of confusion when traveling. For the debate I am focusing on Daylight savings time. Daylight savings is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months so that evening daylight lasts longer. If we switched to a 24 hour clock and no time zones this wouldn't be necessary. There wouldn't be am or pm so no need to extend the evening daylight. This is one extra thing that everyone has to do because of time zones.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Time Zones
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We continued learning about longitude and latitude but we also talked about time zones! A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow boundaries because it is convenient for the areas in close commercial communication to keep the same time. Earth is divided into 360 degrees of longitude, so if you divide 360 by 24 time zones (one for each hour of the day) you get 15. So every 15 degrees should have its own time zone. But it doesn't work like this because of borders. The people that decided on the time zones didn't want a state or city to be split by a time zone, because that would be very confusing. This is why the time zones don't follow every 15 degrees like it makes sense to. Anyway the conversation in class was very controversial, but made me think about why time zones are even necessary.
We continued learning about longitude and latitude but we also talked about time zones! A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow boundaries because it is convenient for the areas in close commercial communication to keep the same time. Earth is divided into 360 degrees of longitude, so if you divide 360 by 24 time zones (one for each hour of the day) you get 15. So every 15 degrees should have its own time zone. But it doesn't work like this because of borders. The people that decided on the time zones didn't want a state or city to be split by a time zone, because that would be very confusing. This is why the time zones don't follow every 15 degrees like it makes sense to. Anyway the conversation in class was very controversial, but made me think about why time zones are even necessary.
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