Hans Rosling : 200 years in 4 minutes

Today we watched a video about a guy named Hans Rosling. He teaches global health. He was animating data in real space. He talked about things like how poor countries transformed into wealthier countries over time. For example in 1810 most of the countries in the world were in the poor and sick section of the graph and had a life expectancy of below forty years. When the Industrial Revolution started, countries started moving up the graph because they were building better economies. World War 1 and the Spanish Flu epidemic were major factors in why the life expectancy dropped in some countries. Hans was a very optimistic guy and believes that the world will keep getting better.

Population Pyramid

Today in class we watched a video about population pyramids. Population Pyramids are like bar graphs tilted on their side. They are made from gender and age. The age is counted in 5 year increments.  0-14 are pre-reproductive, 15-44 are reproductive, and 45-100+ are post reproductive. Men are on the left and women are on the right. A pyramid with a large base is going to have an increase in population. A pyramid with a fat middle will slowly increase over time. A pyramid with a big top is going to have a decrease in population.Demographic Transition was a word that we learned it has to do with age. For example, if your watching kids shows then your going to have commercials that are aimed for that age group. Pre-industrialized (developing countries/nations) are going to have an increasing population. Industrialized (developed countries/places) are going to have a deceasing population. That’s what we learned today.

Going Over Our Test

Today we went over our tests. I got a 93%. I got three questions wrong. One of the questions I got wrong was the one where you had to use GDP per Capita twice. I didn't realize that you could use two words more than once but its ok. The other ones I got wrong were just me not thinking right. The ones that you called gimme questions were the ones I got wrong. The test brought my 96% grade down to a 95%.  still have an A so it doesn't bother me that much but I wish I had done better. That's all for today.

TEST ON POPULATION & other stuff

Today we took a the test on population and the CIA factbook and stuff similar to that. I thought I did pretty well on it. I felt good about it when I turned it in so hopefully I get a good grade. The CIA factbook part was pretty easy. The only question I had to skip and come back to was the one about how many countries have over 1000 airports. It took me a few minutes to find the answer. The fill in the blanks I thought were simple. Hopefully I didn't make a stupid mistake and mix them up by mistake. I studied countries for the pull and push force questions so I'm pretty sure that I got those right. The bonus question that asked the NET Migration Rate of the whole world was the only question hat I really didn't know. I just guessed on it and I'm pretty sure it wrong but it was just a bonus question so I didn't think about it to much. Anyways, I'm already anxious to get the test back and see what I got. That's all for today.

Reviewing For The Test

Today in class we reviewed for our test on Friday. Here are some questions that might be on the test :

• What are developing countries? - Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America.
• Where does most of the population growth take place? - developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America.
• About how many people are on the world right now? - 7.6 billion
• When was the 1st billion people on the world reached? - 1804
• What is the rate that we are gaining people? - staying the same
• How long did it take to reach 1 billion people? 10,000+ years
• Who is expected to have a longer life expectancy? - Women
• How do you find RNI? - Birth Rate - Death Rate = RNI
• How do you find Net Migration Rate? - Immigration - Emigration = Net Migration Rate
• What are Push forces? (2 & include countries) - Afghanistan ~ natural disasters & Chad ~ terrorist attacks and bombings  
• What are Pull forces? (2 & include countries) - Mexico ~ better work opportunities for other Central American countries & U.S.A. ~ religious freedom for people from Nigeria and other African counties 
• What is Total Fertility Rate? - Average number of children born per woman
• What is the significance of 2.1 for TFR? - higher than : population rising & lower than : population falling
• What is the rate of TFR? - getting lower (decreasing)
• What is GDP per capita (PPP) - Average amount of money people make
• Gross Domestic Product ÷ number of people = GDP per capita (PPP)

Talking About The CIA Factbook

Today, we talked about the questions we had to complete for homework. We talked about the CIA website. On our test, for half of the questions we will have to use the CIA Factbook to find the answers. The second half of the questions will be matching and short answers. We talked about how Luxembourg has no disputes with any other country. Japan has a low birth rate (lower than 2.1) so their population is slowly going down. Gross is the total amount of money you get from a paycheck. There are more airports in the US than Russia. We have class tomorrow, then we don't have class on Thursday, and then on Friday we have the test.

CIA World Factbook Questions

CIA World Factbook Questions :
1. The population of China is 1,384,688,986 and the population of India is 1,296,834,042.
2. The Total Fertility Rate in Japan is 1.42 children born/woman.
3. The death rate in El Salvador is 5.8 deaths/1,000 population.
4. 23-28% of the French population identify "none" as their religion. It's not verifiable because France has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census.
5. 82.7% of Mexicans identify themselves as Roman Catholic. 
6. The GDP- per capita (PPP) in the United States is $59,800.
7. The GDP- per capita (PPP) in Nigeria is $5,900.
8. The GDP- per capita (PPP) in Luxembourg is $105,100.
9. 76.2% of the United State's population are internet users.
10. The number of airports in Russia is 1,218 and the number of airports in the United States is 13,513.
11. 1.201 billion people in the world do not have electricity.
12. The Infant Mortality Rate in Canada is 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births. The Infant Mortality Rate in Cuba is 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births. The Infant Mortality Rate in the United States is 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births.
13. The literacy rate in Afghanistan is total:38.2%, men:52%, and women:24.2%.
14. The three countries with the highest life expectancies are Monaco, Japan, and Singapore.
15 The countries with the lowest life expectancies are Lesotho, Zambia, and Afghanistan. 
16. The nation that has the sixteenth highest Net Migration Rate is Monaco.
17. The unemployment rate in Vietnam is 2.2%. The unemployment rate in South Korea is 3.7%. The unemployment rate in the United States is 4.4%. The unemployment rate in India is 8.5%. The unemployment rate in Kenya is 40%.
18. The Military Expenditures spent by Germany is 1.24% of GDP. The Military Expenditures spent by China is 1.87% of GDP. The Military Expenditures spent by the United States is 3.16% of GDP.
19. The three countries that produce the most crude oil are the United States (10,962,000 BBL/Day), Russia (10,759,000 BBL/Day), and Saudi Arabia (10,425,000 BBL/Day).
20. The three countries that import the most crude oil are the United States (7,969,000 BBL/Day), China (6,710,000 BBL/Day), and India (4,057,000 BBL/Day).
21. 6% of the world's population speaks Spanish. 12.3% of the world's population speaks Chinese. 5.1% of the world's population speaks English.

Measuring Population

Today we looked at measuring the population. Crude birth rate is the number of births per 1000 of the population. Crude death rate is the number of deaths per 1000 of the population. Rate of natural interest or RNI is produced by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate and it gives the annual natural growth rate - in % form - for a country/region. Net migration rate is the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year. An excess of people entering into a country is immigration and an excess of people leaving is emigration. There are push and pull factors that persuade people to migrate. Push : civil war, environmental degradation, unemployment/underemployment, or religious/ethnic persecution. Pull : better economic opportunity, better health services, religious freedom, and political freedom.

Life Expectancy

Today we continued our powerpoint on population and settlement. We talked about life expectancy. The country with the highest life expectancy is Monaco which has a life expectancy average  of 89.52 total people. The US has a life expectancy average of 79.68 total people. The countries that have the lowest life expectancy are the developing countries. We also talked about how women have a higher life expectancy than men. We talked about it for a while and we said it was because men don't go to the doctors as often as women do for one. Men have too much pride and would rather muscle through the pain and say that it doesn't hurt unlike women. Men do more dangerous jobs. Even though women have the choice of joining the military most of them are men. That is what we focused on today in class.

Reviewing Our Test

Today we went over our test that we took on maps. I got a 23/27 but with my added 2 points I will have a 25/27. Instead of a B I should have and A on the test now. The questions that I messed up on were the Relative and Absolute locations and the questions on timezones. I'm glad that you're taking off the question that nobody got right because it will bump up my grade. We also went over how the exams work. We come in and some teachers don't let us bring our laptops into the classroom. We can study for other exams that day but we have to bring written notes and study guides. We didn't do much because each class was only 40 minutes long. So that was pretty much all we did in class today.

Population

Today we did homework while we waited for David to finish making up the test. After he turned it in we started a powerpoint on Population and Settlement. We learned that there are over 7.6 billion people on the world right now. 90% of that increasing population takes place in developing countries like Africa, South and East Asia, and Latin America. We watched a population clock for a little bit. Every 8 seconds a new person was born in the United States and every 11 seconds someone died. The first year the world got to 1 billion people in population was 1804. 124 years later we made it to 2 billion. Then, in 33 years we reached 3 billion. The world is the most populated today than it's ever been. Population is kind of interesting so far. I can't wait to see what we'll learn about next class.

TEST DAY

Today we took a test on latitude, longitude, maps, and timezones. I thought I was going to do well but I'm pretty sure I got a lot wrong. I guessed on some of the ones about absolute and relative location because I didn't remember going over what certain places were considered. I did my best and I have a pretty good grade currently so I don't think this test will drop my grade down by much. I probably made a stupid mistake on the test, like I do with most tests. Whenever I take a test I usually make at least one stupid mistake. I think I'm going to find a better way to study next time because every time we learn something new in this class I have a hard time remembering it. It's the only subject that I have a hard time in. I think that Social Studies stuff just isn't my thing but I try my best. The next time we have a test I will study better and take it knowing I got a good grade on it.

Reviewing For A Test

I got home late last night and forgot to do my blog. Anyways, yesterday we went over the slideshow for Grids and Timezones to review for our test. There will be questions about longitude and latitude. We will probably have to know where the Arctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle are. Where the Prime Meridian is and that it passes through Greenwich, England. That there are 24 timezones. Definitions of site and situation. UTC and GMT. And the creator of one of the first maps : Eratosthenes. I studied for the test so I think I will do well.  I'm ready for the test and glad I prepared.

POP QUIZ ~ preparing for a test

Today we looked at each others test questions that we made yesterday. After we looked at a couple questions we took a POP QUIZ! It was timed and we didn't go back to look at the questions again. I got 3 wrong. The ones I got wrong were some of the easiest ones so I don't know how I got them wrong. I always reread the question on tests to make sure I picked the right one and I couldn't so it was kind of stressful. I will prepare for the test on Monday so I don't fail the test. Hopefully, the pop quiz won't bring down my grade too much. Some of the things on the test will be latitude and longitude, site and situation, and time zones. I'm gonna study the time zones again because I'm terrible at time. I can never figure out different time zones, that's why my phone changes the time for me when I travel. When I went to California, my phone changed the time for me so I didn't have to worry about that. Up until we learned about it, I thought that GMT stood for Greenwich Mountain Time not Greenwich Mean Time. So that's the thing I really have to focus on. I WILL BE READY FOR THE TEST!

Test Questions

1._____ A position expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude is called...?
        A. relative location                      B. absolute location
        C. geography                               D. coordinate
2. _____Longitude lines are also called...?
       A. parallels        B. meridians
       C. lines            
3. _____Latitude lines are also called...?
      A. parallels          B. meridians
      C. equator
4. _____Longitude lines run in what direction...?
      A. east-west         B. west-east
      C. north-south
5. _____Latitude lines run in what direction...?
     A. north-south      B. south-north
     C. east-west
6. _____Which of these is not a tool that geographers use to find where things are...?
    A. site            B. situation
    C. hammer     C. maps
7. _____A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes is...?
    A. time zone         B. Prime Meridian
    C. Equator            D. place
8. _____The physical characteristic of a place is...?
   A. situation            B. site
   C. location             D. map
9. _____The location of a place relative to other places is called...?
   A. site                    B. UTC
   C. GMT                 D. situation
10. _____What line passes through Greenwich, England...?
   A. Arctic Circle    B. Tropic of Capricorn
   C. Equator            D. Prime Meridian

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Longitude

Longitude lines are meridians not parallels. It is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is measured by imaginary lines cycling the Earth and running through the poles and used to measure distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England, and is given the position of 0 degrees longitude. They run in north-south directions. They are farthest apart at the Equator and meet at the poles. They cross the Equator at right angles. They are equal in length. A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. They follow boundaries of countries because its convenient for areas in close commercial communication to keep the same time. UTC or Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. Greenwich Mean Time or GMT is often used as a synonym for UTC. GMT predates UTC by nearly 300 years. Each 15-degree band of longitude is assigned to a standard time zone.