Blog Post #40 -Immigration Discussion Prep-

     Today in class Mr. Schick had the idea to have a debate on Immigration tomorrow since immigration has been all over the news. Throughout the class we talked about what we would do to make the discussion more organized. We started listening to a podcast that talked about if President Trump is doing things right. In our class discussion we are going to either be anti trump, pro trump, or neutral. For me personally I'm more towards pro trump but I can understand and see the points of the anti trump, meaning I'm not neutral nor pro trump all the way. Throughout the class the term Asylum was brought up, and that is a place where immigration people can have somewhere to go. Some issues immigrants are worried about is their race, nationality, religion, political beliefs, and social group. I'm excited for this debate tomorrow because I know everyone will get to share their opinion.

Blog Post #39 -Story time with some Migration-

     Today human geo was a little bit different than usual. Mr. Schick told us a long story about how his teacher back in Elementary school made him write 1,000 lines saying something because he was not being a very good child. This would have used up forty sheets of paper if he would have been able to finish it. Thankfully, his mom caught him and wrote an interesting letter to his teacher and he was all good. He also told a story about how he played Tetris until 4:30 in the morning and now he "sees things". I mean I love when he tells us his stories since it wastes class time even though we did however get a packet that is basically the powerpoint but in more detail. We had to read the important stuff but since I have already learned this stuff I'm doing just fine. This packet makes it a lot easier to learn the information in my opinion.

Blog Post #38 -MIGRATION-

     Today in class we got our quiz, test, and worksheet back. We went over our test. Then we started a new powerpoint/ unit on Migration. The key ideas of migration are "Where are migrants distributed?", "Where do people migrate within a country?", "Why do people migrate?", and "Why do  migrants face obstacles?".  Mobility is the most generalized term that refers to all types of movements. This could be journeying each day to work or school, weekly visits to local shops, or annual trips to visit relatives who live in a different state. Short term and repetitive acts of mobility are referred to as circulation. An example would be a college student moving to college each fall and returning home every spring. A permanent move to a new location constitutes migration. Also, there are Ravenstein's  laws for the distance that migrants typically move. One is most migrants relocate a short distance and remain within the same country. The other one is long-distance migrants to other countries head for major centers of economic activity. We took more notes but I'll put them in the next blog.

Blog Post #37 -Pop Quiz Today-

     Today in class we took a pop quiz. First, we actually went over the sheet that I wrote my blog on yesterday. When we took the quiz it was literally the exact same questions that were on the paper. I am pretty sure that I got a ten out of ten. That is good since I need to keep my grade up in this class. Right now I am writing my blog since we are not really doing anything today. He came back into class after he graded our quizzes and everyone did pretty good. After we did that we started watching a video. That is all we did today in human geography class. Also I got a one hundred on my quiz yay.

Blog Post #36 -Population and Migration Statistical Analysis Video-

     Today in class we watched a four minute video on population and migration/ statistical analysis. This was a comprehension check for the honors class. There were two questions that we had to fill out. In the video, Hans Rosling is talking through it and he teaches a course called Global Health. He contracted a chart which has two separate lines of axis. The X-axis measured the income, and the Y-axis measured the lifespan. In the chart the lower left hand side represented the poor and sick, while the upper right hand side represented the rich and healthy. In 1810 the United States was in stage one. A country that is in stage five right now would be the United States. In stage one a country would be experiencing a stable RNI due to a high birth rate and a high death rate. The Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700's in the United Kingdom.

Blog Post #35 - Demographic Transition/ Components of Population Growth-

     Today in class we talked more about demographic transition. I also have more notes I'm going to include from a couple days ago. Firstly in Demographic Transition, no country has ever reverted back to a previous stage. In stage one there is low growth. In stage two there is high growth. In stage three there is moderate growth. In stage four there is low growth. Now back to components of population growth... natural increase affects this very much. RNI affects the doubling time number of years needed to double the population assuming a constant rate of natural increase. More than 95% of the natural increase is clustered in developing countries. Here is the summary of Spatial Patterns. Developed countries have lower rates of... natural increase, crude birth rate, total fertility, and infant mortality rate. Developing countries have higher rates of... natural increase, crude birth rate, total fertility, and infant mortality rate.

Blog Post #34 -Demographic Transition-

     Today in class the three people that were in the play took their test, so for the whole class we had to write about and look up Demographic Transition. The definition of Demographic Transition is the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country or region develops from a preindustrial to an industrialized economic system. Most developed countries have completed this transition. However, the developing countries are in the process of completing this demographic transition. Demographic transition involves four stages, sometimes even five. In stage one, preindustrial society, death rates and birth rates are high and roughly in balance. In stage two, that of a developing country, the death rates drop quickly due to improvements in food supply and sanitation, which increase life expectancies and reduce disease. In stage three, birth rates fall due to various fertility factors. Some examples would be increases in wages, urbanization, access to contraception, and any other social changes. During stage four there are low birth rates and low death rates. Now the last stage, which is stage five, could represent below-replacement fertility levels or it can be involving and increase in fertility.

Blog Post #33 - Population Density-

     On Friday we took more notes on the powerpoint, but since I had more notes from Wednesday that I didn't include I'm going to put those notes in this blog instead. Density can be computed in up to three ways for a place. The first way is called Arithmetic Density. This is the total number of objects in an area and the way you compute it is by dividing the population by the land area. The second way is Physiological Density which is the number of people supported by a unit area of arable land. Arable land is land that is actually useful. You compute this by dividing the population by the arable land area. The last way is called Agricultural Density. This is the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land. This is found by dividing the population of farmers by the arable land area.

Blog Post #32 -Population Concentrations and Sparsely Populated Regions-

     Today is class we took notes on a new powerpoint that we're starting. The point of this AP powerpoint is to get more in depth of what we already know and learned. The first idea is Population Concentrations. Two-thirds of the world's inhabitants are clustered in five regions. These regions would include East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa. However, the site and situation of population clusters can vary. Two examples would be low-lying areas with fertile soil and temperate climate, and if it is near an ocean or near a river with easy access to an ocean. The second idea is Sparsely Populated Regions. Humans avoid clustering in certain physical environments. These environments include dry lands, wet lands, cold lands, and high lands. Places considered too harsh for occupancy have diminished over time. After we took some more notes we started talking about Mr. Schick's childhood and how his elementary school got destroyed by a tornado.

Blog Post #31 -Test Day-

     Today in class we took the test. So far this year we have taken two tests so this was the third one. If I'm going to be honest I don't think I did terrible. However, I think I could have done better. I would talk about the questions and what ones I didn't know or think I got wrong but I don't know if the other classes took it yet. I was really prepared and I studied a lot and knew the material. The questions I had trouble on were details of a main idea we learned, so I guess I should've thought about detailed questions that would've been on the test. I studied my all the notes I took though and I think I forgot a slide. Although, the one part I think I got right was the world fact book questions because all the answers were right there. With all of this in consideration I think I either got a low A or a B on this test.

Blog Post #30 -Reviewing Different Types of Population Pyramids-

     Today in class we reviewed population pyramids for the test we are taking this Wednesday. We do not have class tomorrow, so this was our last review day. I would say we went over about 10 different population pyramids that varied in shapes and reasons why they varied. The first one we looked at was one located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I knew why there were so much more people in that area and it is because that is where Michigan University is located, which means there are more college students. Other places like a military base would have some kids and more middle aged people. A retirement community in Florida would have a very high population of old people since they move down to Florida. One had more woman than men because in that area there was an all girls college, so on the right side it went out farther than the left side.

Blog Post #29 -Population Pyramids-

     Today in class our main focus was on the subject of population pyramids. We use population pyramids to analyze growth (or decline) of fertility, mortality, and migration in cities. There are three different shapes/types of population pyramids. The first one is  "The Christmas Tree" which is a triangle so it is wider at the bottom and thinner at the top. This would be a developing country. It is high in population growth and high in birth rate. It also has a short life expectancy. Examples of this would be any poor African countries. The next shape is "The Box". This is basically a rectangle and the pyramid is more boxed hence the name. These countries are developed and have slow growth. They have a low infant mortality, slow population growth, and long life expectancy. Examples would be the United States and Sweden. The last shape is "The Cup". This is basically a trapezoid type shape that is wider at the top and thinner at the bottom. These countries are developed, however they have negative growth. They have low birth rates, shrinking population, and a long life expectancy. Examples would be Monaco, Japan, and Italy.