Classwork of 12/14/10

In class today we worked in groups and listened to Indian music.

classwork of 12/10/10

In class we watched videos of India, and we went into groups to discuss. I am in a group with Cole, Jordan, and Catherine.

12/8/10

Today in class we watched Slum dog Millionaire.

Essay about India 12/7/10

India has a very large population. India is the world’s largest second country. They have about 1,027,015,147 persons. India has 531,277,078 males and 495,738,169 females. India only occupies 2.4% of the world's land area, but it supports over 15% of the world's population. India is a very crowded place. India's population rose by 21.34 % between 1991 - 2001. India has more people than all of Africa and also more than South America and North America together. That is a crazy amount of people living in such a small area. India’s population has tripled since 1947. One of India’s goals was to reduce the total fertility rate to 2.1 by 2010. India’s total fertility rate remains at the high number of 2.8. They did not achieve the goal of being at a 2.1 in total fertility rate. Although, the U.S. Census Bureau does predict a near-replacement total fertility rate of 2.2 to be achieved in India in the year 2050. India is expected to become the first and only county on the planet that will ever reach a population of more than 2 billion! Although, India has created several impressive goals to reduce its population growth rates, it and the rest of the world have a long way to go to achieve meaningful population control. http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/indiapopulation.htm

http://www.indianchild.com/population_of_india.htm

India has a very large amount of people living in one country, but India also has a very large amount of people in poverty. As of 2010, more than 37% of India’s population still lives below the poverty line. Since India has a phenomenal increase in population it causes a lot of poverty. A lot of this additional population is due to the large scale migration of rural families from villages to cities. A lot of Indian families migrate because of the poor employment opportunities in villages. Since 1970 the Indian government has had a number of programs designed to help decrease poverty, and it has been somewhat successful.  http://www.economywatch.com/indianeconomy/poverty-in-india.html

In India there is a place called Mumbai. Mumbai is called the slums because it’s mostly people in poverty living there. The slums started to rise in the year 1950. There is trash everywhere, it is not a healthy environment to live in. The slum areas of Mumbai have never undergone in the proper planning and facilities such as the water, sewage, construction and drainage system. 60% of the population of Mumbai is living in the slums. People that visit India go to the slums to see all about it, it is called Slum Tourism. In 1985 the government has tried to help the problem and to work on the Slum Up gradation Project. The project only targeted the 10-12% of the slum population. The slum growth rate is a lot more than the growth of the general growth of the urban areas in Mumbai. The city is getting the name of 'Slumbay'.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/life-in-slums-of-mumbai.html

In Human Geography class we are watching “Slum Dog Millionaire.” It is about the life of a boy who lives in the slums of Mumbai and goes on the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” I think the movie does portray a good look on what India’s poverty is like. The movie is filmed right in the slums of Mumbai. When we watch the movie we can really see what it is like. In the movie they have children begging for money and that really happens in the slums. Children work for gangsters and they have to beg on the streets for money and then give them to the people in charge. Some children even get their eyes burnt or physically harmed so people will feel bad and give them more money. The slums of Mumbai is a very hard place to live and I think this movie does show just exactly how hard it is to live there.

Homework for 12/6/10

India has a huge human trafficking problem. Men, women, and children that are in debt bondage are forced to work in industries such as brick kilns, rice mills, embroidery factories, and agriculture. Human trafficking is when you are forced to do labor and commercial sexual exploration. Forced labor is when someone orders you to do work under your will. India uses children a lot of time to beg on the streets for money. When the children make the money they have to give it to the people that order them to do beg. That is a terrible thing. More than 1.2 million children are involved in human trafficking in India. Another problem in India is children exploitation. Bombay is Asia’s largest sex-trade center. India has around 1.3 million children that work in sex-trade centers. India has about10 million prostitutes. 60% of women that are prostitutes have STD’s or aids. India is very popular for all these things. India is a beautiful place but it has a lot of bad parts.

Class for 9-30 and 10-1

I out because I was sick.

1. The U.S. has the oldest film industry and is the largest in terms of revenue, and Los Angeles, 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. One third of the Indian film industry is mostly concentrated in Mumbai, and is commonly referred to as "Bollywood".
2. The three main characters are Jamal, Salim, and Latika.
3. Chai is a Hindi word for tea. A chai wallah is a person who provides tea, either by selling or bringing it.


The Taj Mahal 
1.Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
2. Taj Mahal is made purely of white marble
3. Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
4. It is believed that 20,000 workmen were involved in the construction of Taj Mahal.
5. The name Taj Mahal, with Taj meaning Crown and Mahal meaning Palace, literally means ‘Crown Palace’.

Mumbai Riots 12/2/10

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Classwork 12/1/10

1. What is Kaun Banega Crorepati?
2. List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).
3. What is Dharavi?
4. What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
5. Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?
6. What is Bollywood?
7. How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars?

classwork of 11/24/10

1. What is the current population of India? 1,173,108,018
2. What is the total fertility rate in India? 2.65 children born/women
3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? 25%
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.
5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list? 119
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 monsoon
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.
8. What is the literacy rate in India? Age 15 and over can read and write
9. total population: 61% male: 73.4% female: 47.8%
10. What are the major religions in India? Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3% and Sikh 1.9%. 
11. When did India achieve independence, and from what country?

classwork of 11/23/10

China has 1.35 billion
India has 1.21 billion

• their population is doing two different things.
• forty percent of people in the world live in these two countries.
• both have more males than females. 
• their populations are larger than Africa, Europe, or the entire Western Hemisphere. 
• life expectancy in China is 10 years higher than India's.
• China's population is also much older than India's with median ages of 34 and 25.
• China will soon become predominantly urban. 
• India is stay rural at least until mid-century.
• China and India have illegal immigrants. 

Classwork of 11/11/10

In class we got into our groups and started our new project. I am in a group with Catherine, Jordan, and Cole.

Beginning the Research homework.

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/
website for fair trade coffee

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
website for organic coffee

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-agricultural-commodities.htm
website for agriculture commodity.

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/
website for fair trade coffee question.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption
website for who are the largest per capita consumers of coffee question.

classwork/notes of 11/9/10

Latin America
Notes

• coffee is the heavily traded crop in the world. 
• specialty coffee is the lattes.
• African places grow coffee too

Terms

• Fair Trade Coffee-  is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee
• Organic Coffee- is coffee that has been grown according to organic farming standards and techniques, without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides
• Agricultural Commodity- There are many different types of agricultural commodities, including foods, milk, and grains, and various applications for each.
• Trade- is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money

Questions

• What is Fair trade coffee? Fair trade coffee is consumers that the coffee we drink was purchased under fair conditions. To become Fair Trade certified, an importer must meet stringent international criteria; paying a minimum price per pound of $1.26, providing much needed credit to farmers.
• What country imports the most coffee? The United States imports the most coffee. 
• Do we grow any coffee in the U.S. at all? Yes, we do grow coffee, the U.S. grows it in Hawaii.
• Why doesn't the U.S. just grow coffee? The U.S. doesn't grow coffee because we do not have the climate to do so. 
• Who are the largest per capita consumers of coffee? Norway is the largest per capita consumers of coffee.

Classwork of 11/5/10

Today we finished our magazine project and emailed it.

Classwork of 11/3 and 11/4

These two days we worked on our project and finished.

November 2, 2010 Classwork

We learned about our deadline today for our magazine project, I am working with Catherine.

10-28-10 classwork

Today we learned about our magazine project. We worked on our magazine project.

Class of 10/27/10

Today in class we finished watching God Grew Tired of Us. Then we talked about it. I liked the movie.

10/26/10

I was not in class today because I was at an appointment.

Homework of 10/22/10

• 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 .
• movers from abroad- People who move somewhere different across some sort of line.
• 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. 

The Civil War of Sudan

The first civil war of Sudan took place 1955 to 1972. The war is a fight between the southern non-Arab populations, and the central government raising allegations of marginalization. Four million people were forced to flee their homes. The second war was continuing of the first war. The war took place in southern Sudan. This war was the longest war of the twentieth century. Around 1.9 million people were killed in southern Sudan.

http://mw1.m-w.com/dictionary/net%20internal%20migration

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/pubhealth/modules/forcedMigration/definitions.html

http://www.iscanmyfood.com/hd/index.php?t=Second+Sudanese+Civil+War

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/sudan-civil-war1.htm

Homework for 10/21/10

• Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes? The lost boys had to run away from their homes because there was a war going on in their country. People were coming into the Sudan, killing and cutting the men in Sudan. 
• Why couldn’t they stay in Ethiopia? The lost boys couldn't stay in Ethiopia because Ethiopia was having their own government problems, they couldn't afford to take care of the lost boys.
• What was life like in the refugee camp? Life in the refugee camp is very hard. There was limited food, no electricity, and not secure houses. They don't have everything we have. They went weeks and months without food. Some days they would get everyone together and joke and around and try to have fun to pass the time by. They all were great to each other and they all say they are like one family.

This is how much the Lost Boys walked to get to safety.

This is how much we would walk if we walked 1,000 miles like the Lost Boys did.

Class of 10-21-10

Today in class we watched a movie. We learned how to open a door too.

class of 10/20/10

In class we reviewed our test again and I had a shadow.

Class of 10/19/10

I was not in class today.

Part Two of Human Geo Paper

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1jYXTIBxqE94K9XEvV9EhGz13-nO5FH30RNlS-qAAAWE&hl=en&authkey=CN_AkZ0N

Part One of Human Geo Paper

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=18tRYqnMF449vjXUPmXAat_tzKKN_5nqZHXuwjGrcwyc&hl=en&authkey=COqX_a0F

Classwork of 10.5.10

Today in class we reviewed our tests.

population studies: defining our terms 10/1/10

life expectancy 
Japan- 82.6
France- 81.5
 Kenya- 54.2
Cuba- 78.7
United States- 78.4
Afghanistan- 43.9 

crude birthrate  
Japan- 7.64 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world: #222 
Kenya- 36.64 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world: #29
Ethiopia- 43.66 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world:  #7
United States- 13.83 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world: #154
Germany- 8.18 births/1,000 population country comparison to the world: #220

Crude death rate

Afghanistan 17.83 deaths/1,000 population

Kenya 9.72 deaths/1,000 population

United States 8.38 deaths/1,000 population

Japan 9.54 deaths/1,000 population

Mexico 4.8 deaths/1,000 population

RNI

In demographics, the rate of natural increase (RNI) is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population. If we neglect the migration, then a positive RNI number means that the population increases and a negative number means that the population decreases.

When looking at countries, it gives an idea of what position in the Demographic Transition Model, but to find out how much a country is growing, the population growth rate should be observed.

Usually developing countries have a positive or high natural increase rate Developed countries have a negative/neutral or low natural increase rate ^[1], but many developed countries have their population increasing due to immigration despite their negative RNI.

The formula for the rate of natural increase is:

(Crude birth rate − Crude death rate) / 10, where birth and death rates are in per mil. The result is the rate of natural increase inpercentage form.

TFR

Niger 16.56 deaths/1,000 population

Afghanistan 17.83 deaths/1,000 population

Japan 9.54 deaths/1,000 population

United States8.38 deaths/1,000 population

Germany 10.9 deaths/1,000 population

Net Migration Rate- the difference of emigrants and immigrants from an area in a period of time, divided per 1,000 inhabitants 

emigration- leaving the country

immigrant- coming into the country.

Mexico- -3.61

United States- 4.32
United Arab Emirates- 22.98
Argentina- 0
Saudi Arabia- -7.6
Uganda- -8.83

Population pyramid is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population,which normally forms the shape of a pyramid.

In order for the population to stay the same the TFR has to be 2.1 


pull factor- something that makes you want to go to a different country.
push factor- something that makes you want to leave the country that you live in.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.htm

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






                                                  

Class of 9.29.10

Today we took a test.

Notes

Christianity-  even though your body dies your soul lives on, either in heaven or hell. Split into a lot of religions. Jesus started as a Jew, so did Mary, so did Joseph. Jesus rose from the dead and that’s what makes him god and not human. There are 2.1 billion. 3 elements to god , god the father, god the son, god the holy spirit. One of the most important concepts in Christianity is that Jesus died for us and on the third day he rose from the dead.

Judaism-origination in the Hebrew bible

All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified on most calendars

12 largest religion in the world

The three main holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Passover. The Talmud: Jewish oral law. About 80% of them live in Israel and the united states. Sabbath, the jewsih holy day, lasts 25 hours.  Branches are orthodox, reform and conservative.

Muslim- the religion of Islam, the word Muslim means one who submits to god. Islam means peace though the submission to god.

Islam- was discover in Arabia, monotheist, gods name is Allah, those who follow the Islamic  religion are known as Muslims, it was revealed to humanity by the prophet Muhammad(final prophet) holy book: Qur'an, main holy city is Mecca. Population of religion is 1.5 billion.  The five pillars, the obligations, shahadah, salat, zakat, sawm, hajj.   Middle eastern countries have Islamic populations .

Saudi Arabia

Population: 28,668,633

Oil products is number 2 in the world, number 1 for oil exports

8.728 oil consumption

100% Muslim

Government is a monarchy

Capital is Riyidah(American)

Language is Arabic

The terrain is an all sandy desert

Suffrage is 20 years old

Monarchy government

Continent; Asia

World production; 2 in the world

Oil exporting is number 1 in the world

Life expectancy: 73.12 years

Infant mortality: 11.75%

Israel

Parliamentary democracy: government

Population: over 7 million

Capital: Jerusalem

Most people live in cities

May 14 independence day

Mandatory military service

75% Jewish, 16% Muslim

18 years old to vote

Birth rate: 19.77/ 1,000

Death rate: 5.13/ 1,000

Expectancy: 70 years old for men, 82 for women

Hebrew is the official language and Arabic is also used.

Iran

Theocratic government(religious based)

98% Muslim based between 89% Shiites 11% Sunnis'

77% of 15 and over and read and write

Women can not be in the military services

5.4% live to be over 64

19 in the world with population

Named as the state sponsor of terrorism

 Our country is Egypt.

Real name: Arab Republic of Egypt

Government type: republic

Capital: Cairo

18 years to vote

Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Agriculture: cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables, cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats. 2.92% land

Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command

Military service age: 18-30 ages

Airports: 86(2010)

Population: 76,866,635

HIV/AIDS death: less than 500, 9,200 people living with HIV/AIDS

Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, Christian 1%

Language: Arabic official, English and French widely understood by educated class

Literacy: 71.4%

Ethnic: 99.6% Egyptian other 0.4%

Continent: Africa

Climate: desert, hot, dry summers with moderate winters.

9.24.10

In class today we did our Prezi Presentation. My group went first.

Classwork of 9.23.10

In class today we worked on our projects.

class of 9.22.10

Today I was not in class because of a field hockey game.

classwork of 9/21/10

Today in class we talked about the continents. We also took notes. Some groups shared about their research on the continents they picked.

classwork of 9/16/10

In class today we did a graded assignment on the seven continents. Then we got on free rice.com and played for a while.

Identifying Countries.

1.  United States- North America
2.  France- Europe
3.  Iraq- Asia
4.  China- Asia
5.  Saudi Arabia- Asia
6.  Haiti- North America
7.  India- Asia
8.  Japan- Asia
9.  Venezuela- South America
10. Iran- Asia
11. Russia- Europe and Asia
12. The United Kingdom- Europe
13. Israel- Asia
14. Germany- Europe
15. Tibet- Asia
16. Afghanistan- Asia
17. Brazil- South America
18. North Korea- Asia
19. Egypt- Africa
20. Kenya- Africa
21. Pakistan- Asia
22. Vietnam- Asia
23. Mexico- North America
24. Cuba- North America


http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=what+continent+is+india+on&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=1de331493393b8ab&safe=on


http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

Classwork of 9/15/10

Today in class we looked up facts on cia.gov. I learned a lot of facts. It was cool.

Classwork of 9/14/10

Today we worked on our papers. We helped everyone catch up on their blogs. We figured out a lot of technical stuff. Mr.Schick also told us that we have till four to post our paper. That was very helpful. This is what we did in Human Geography class.

September 11, 2001 Paper

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1LuTXkj7cH1VwbjYPN5Ck2s_iQHRcrwctOiyam7PiWoU

Classwork of 9.8.10

Today in class we talked about our paper that is due Tuesday on 9/11. We also watched a video. I am going to interview my mom and dad.

Human Geography Homework

Vocabulary
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion
Geography- The science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.


Gobalization- To extend to other or all parts of the globe, make worldwide. Efforts to globalize the auto industry.
Population- The total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.

Immigration- The act of immigrating.

Industrialization- To introduce industry into an area on a large scale.

Culture- The quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

Religion- A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. 

Population of the world
6,866,935,195

http://www.census.gov/

Top 5 Populations
1. China- 1,330,141,295

2. India- 1,173,108,018

3. United States- 310,232,863

4. Indonesia- 242,968,342

5. Brazil- 201,103,330
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats8.htm

Top 5 Religions
1.Christianity

2. Islam
3. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist:
4. Hinduism
5. Chinese traditional religion
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

Human Geography Facts

In Human Geography we watch a video called Did You Know 3.0. It was really educational and fun too watch. Two facts stood out to me the most. One was that the am out of text messages sent and replied everyday exceeds the number of the poouluation of the planet. I think that is so cool! I send those text messages. That is why it stood out to me. The other one that stood out to me is that there are 540,000 words in the english language, thats five times as many as during Shakespere's time. I think that over time we come up with so many words! This stood out to me because that just means during time the English language will expand so much more.

Six word sentence

This is a lot of fun!