Checking Our Document

     Today in class we talked about are documents.  We checked them by going around the classroom calling on people to say the answer that they wrote.  I think my group and I did a great job on this assignment and i think i got a good grade.

Todays Document

                                                                                  

1. What is the population of the United States?- The population of the United states is 316,668,567 people. (so about 3 million)

2. What are the five largest countries in the world, by population?- The five largest countries in the worlds are China India United States Indonesia Brazil

3. What is the population of Pakistan?-  The population of Pakistan is 193,238,868

4. What kind of government does the United States have? - The United States has a democracy as there government.

5. What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe?- The unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is 95%.

6. What is the largest country in the world by area?-  The largest country in the world is Russia.

7. What country has the third greatest number of airports?- The country Algeria has the third greatest number of airports in the world.

8. What country has the greatest number of exports?-  Afghanistan has the greatest number of exports.

9. What country exports more oil than any other?- Saudi Arabia exports the most oil than any other country.

10. What country imports more oil than any other?- The United States imports the most oil than any other country.

11. What country has the second largest proven reserves of crude oil in the world?- Venezuela has the second largest proven natural resources in the world.

12. Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military? - No women are not allowed to serve in the military in China.

13. What is GDP? - GDP is a country’s Gross National Product.     

14. What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it?- Quatar has the highest GDP in the world, and it is 103,900$.

15. Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita?- No, the US is not found in the top ten for GDP per capita. The US is ranked 14th in the world for GDP per capita.

16. Most of the countries with the highest birth rates can be found in what continent?- Most countries with the highest birth rates can be found in Africa.

17. 11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in which continent?- The 11 out of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths can be found in Africa.

18. What other country is in the top ten?- India is the other country in the top ten with the highest number of HIV caused deaths.

19. Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths?- The US is ranked 18th in the world for HIV deaths.

20. Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones?- No, the US is number 3 in use of cellular phones.

21. What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic?- 23.9% of the US is Roman Catholic.

22. What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic?- 82.7% of Mexico is Roman Catholic.  

23. What is Net Migration Rate? - The Net Migration Rate is the difference between the number of people entering and leaving a country.

24. Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world? - No, the US does not have the highest Net Migration Rate in world. It is has the 29th highest Net Migration in the world.

Today's Class 9 - 24 - 13

     Today in class we talked alot about immigrants.  We talked about if they would be taking the future kids of america's jobs.  Ari asked if they would take the major jobs from us like being a doctor or being a lawyer.  Mr. Schick then told us a story about how his wife works in the landscaping business and she did back in Chicago.  Mr. Schick's wife said that there are alot of immigrants in landscaping.  Landscaping is a good example of a job the immigrants would want to take because it is hard work that a lot of Americans don't want to do.  So the immigrants take advantage of the opportunities we give them with jobs such as construction or landscaping.

Today In Class 9-23-13

     Today in class i was already finished taking my test so i had to sit there and wait for the rest of the class to finish.  I think im going to get a good grade on the test.  When everyone else had finished their tests we all handed them in and started a new unit in class.  Today we were talking about world population.  We talked about the birth rates in countries and the death rates in countries.  These rates were much higher than i would have thought they were going to be.

An Unexpected Fire Drill

     So today in class I was pretty much ready for the test and i thought I knew the information pretty well.  I literally finished signing the honor pledge and all of the sudden i heard an obnoxious buzzing noise.  I knew it was the fire bell.  The only issue with these unexpected fire drills is it could be an actual fire.  So i had to put my test taking on hold and my whole class had to be escorted by Mr. Schick out of our classroom around the hallway and out the door onto the football field.  We waited there for Mr. Schick to have a role call and then we all turned around and went back inside to carry on with our test.  I am pretty confident about the test and I think i did very well.

We Presented Today

Today in class my group presented our power point.  I think we did a really good job explaining globalization.  I think ours stood out as a good power point.  We also went over what our test is going to be on and  i feel pretty confident about it.  I have learned a lot so far in Human Geo so i should be ready for this!

Behind The Swoosh Again

     Today in class we talked a little bit more about behind the swoosh.  We went over how Nike has changed the way they do things a little bit.  Now they pay their workers four dollars a day which is a lot better than a dollar fifty.  So really they are doing a lot better now then they were say ten years ago in Indonesia.  Nike saves ten percent though from all of their workers so they are saving over fifty thousand dollars everyday.

Today in Class 9/16/13

     We learned about how Nike makes their products.  We watched a video about a guy who was a really good soccer goalie and was a coach of the best soccer team in the country at the time.  He went to Indonesia with a woman to see what the Nike sweat shops are like.  It's amazing how those people can actually survive off a dollar fifty a day.  I would diffidently not be able to live in those type of conditions for any amount of time.  It's nice though how a guy who was a pro soccer player and a great coach would decide to dedicate his time to see how people are living in those sweat shops in Indonesia.

Friday's class 9-14-13

     In Friday's class we all got into groups of about 4 and made a Google document.  We are still getting familiar with all these new ways of working together but it is good that we are using these programs.  We talked more about globalization and the issues going on around the world.  We talked about how if we weren't there for some of the middle eastern country's there could be another world war.  That's the last thing we want so it is good what we are doing over there.

Today in Class 9-11

Today in class we discussed a little bit more about globalization.  We kind of repeated the stuff we learned last class. It still amazes me though how much american stuff is all over the world.  I was a little confused about some of the things we were talking about today though they didn't make as much sense and i can't remember them as well.

Today in Class 9-10-13

     Today in class we talked a lot about how to use Google drive because there were some people who still had to learn about it.  I personally thing it will catch on with many more teachers eventually.  We also talked about globalization and how so many things in america are all over the world.  Like say fast food restaurants that we have in america are all over the world except maybe North Korea.  McDonald's is a good example of a global restaurant except the menu is changed just a little to fit that country's way of living.  Also music in america is very popular all over the world.  A famous musician or artist here is also popular world wide a lot of the time.  Another good example is religion like just as an example there are a lot of Roman Catholics all over the world especially in Spanish country's.

9-9-13

    Today in class we learned about Google Drive.  I feel like Google Drive is a really good way of working on a project when you are not with the people who are doing it with you.  I think this is a very good idea and will end up being very useful to people who can't get together to do a project.  The best part about it is the fact that it auto saves and then you can keep working on the document later.  More teachers should consider using Google Drive more often.

Friday's Class

On Friday we started out class with a really interesting video about population all over the world and about preparing for jobs that don't exist yet.  In my opinion i think the U.S. has a great population not to much and not to little.  I think that preparing for jobs that don't exist yet is both a great idea and a bad one.  Preparing for these new jobs is good because once these jobs are available there won't be that many people who will have it.  The bad thing about preparing for these jobs is what if the jobs ends up being not very good then you have an issue.

In Class on 9-4-13

Today in class we mainly discussed the death of socrates.  I found it interesting how everyone had their own opinion about the painting and the event.  Since we are only left with this painting we have to look at it and assume the events going on in the picture.  Some of the people in the painting couldn't even look at socrates that's how hard it was for them.  Others seemed as though they excepted the fact that he was going to die but were there to see the man before he was killed.

Socrates

Today in class we talked about Socrates.  I found it interesting how just this old philosopher could have such a big impact on the youth of Greece.  I think the way he stood up for in what he was saying and being a man of his word by accepting his death so that his opinions could live on.  I think it would have been cool to meet socrates and listen to what he had to say.  I can only imagine how inspiring he was to the youth of greece in his time.

Ancient Greeks Vocab

Agora - A public marketplace in Ancient Greece

Arete - Excellence of any kind

Polis - City

508 BC - A year of war and conflict

Socrates - A classical greek athenian philosopher

The death of socrates- A 1787 oil on canvas painting by the french painter Jacques-Louis David

The socratic method - A form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to simulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas 

What ancient greeks meant if they called you idiot - It meant lacking professional skill and being individual