Project

This is my project on Sub-Saharan Africa.


Nigeria: developing
- Pop- 149,229,090
- TFR- 4.91 children
- Birth rate- 36.65 births/1000
- Death rate- 16.56 deaths / 1000
- Life exp. - 46.94
- Infant mort.- 94.35/1000
- Independence - October 1st. From U.K











Ethiopia: developing
- Pop- 85,237,338
- TFR- 6.12 children
- Birth rate- 43.66/ 1000
- Death rate- 11.55/ 1000
- Life expectancy- 55.41
- Infant mort. - 80.8/1000
- Independence- 2000 years of independence











Sudan: developing
- Pop- 41,087,825
- TFR- 4.48 children
- Birth- 33.74/ 1000
- Death- 12.94/1000
- Life- 51.42
- Infant mort.- 82.43/1000
- Independence- Jan 1, 1956 from Egypt and U.K.












Kenya: Developing
- Pop- 39,002,772
- TFR- 4.56 children
- Birth- 36.64/1000
- Death- 9.72/1000
- Life- 57.86
- Infant mort.- 54.7/1000
- Independence- Dec. 12 , 1963 from UK











South Africa: Developing
- Pop- 49,052,489
- TFR- 2.38
- Birth- 19.93/1000
- Death- 16.99/1000
- Life- 48.98
- Infant mort.- 44.42/1000
- Independence- may 31, 1910, Union of South Africa











America: Developed
- Pop- 307,212,123
- TFR- 2.05
- Birth- 13.82/1000
- Death- 8.38/1000
- Life- 78.11
- Infant mort. - 6.26/1000
- Independence- July 4 1776 from Great Britain

New project

Today we handed in our research project and learned that we have a new one. We worked on this small project for the remainder of the class. These are the directions for the 3 day research project:

Gather the following background information for these sub-Saharan nations (plus our fine country) in your OneNote.

After you have completed your research, post it on your blog. This is due Friday, December 18.

50 points.



NIGERIA, ETHIOPIA, SUDAN, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA (and, for comparison purposes, the USA)



1. What is the Total Population of each of these nations?

2. What is the TFR?

3. What is the Crude Birth Rate?

4. What is the Crude Death Rate?

5. What is the overall Life Expectancy?

6. What is the infant mortality rate?

7. What is their colonial experience? Who did they gain their independence from, and when?


Find and copy a map of each country, along with the country's flag.


Find and copy a population pyramid for each nation.


Would you consider each of these nations a developed country or a developing country? Why?

Paper and Quiz

Today in class we took the "God Grew Tired of Us" quiz and then we could do what we wanted. Most of us worked on our Latin American paper.

Latin America paper

On Friday the class peer edited our Latin American papers and we got to work on them. we also finished the video and here are some of my notes:

- 2 million people killed
- Civil war started in 1983
- Get kicked out of refugee camp
- Kakuma Refugee camp- run by U.N.
- Muslims and Christians and animists
- 5 years to get safe
- Sometimes went days or months without food
- Went to school and then wait for a better future
- They didn’t know what to do
- Daniel and panther live together in Pittsburgh
- Bull lives in New York
- 17 years of separation
- Panther gets married - bachelors degree- Pittsburgh
- Daniel- community college- couldn’t find family
- John Bul- Foundation- working on bachelors degree-medical clinic

Video questions

these are the questions and answers from the video.

1. What Academy Award winning actress narrates the documentary?
- Nicole Kidman

2. In what countries does the film take place?
- Ethiopia and Kenya

3. List the main characters of the film.
- Panther Bior, John Bul Boehn, and Daniel Abul Pach

4. Define refugee
- Someone who flees their country to save their lives

5. Define IDP
- Internationally displaced person

6. The film centers around a group of boys. What are they called?
- The lost boys of Sudan

7. Track the movement of the boys after they leave their homes in their original country (the
answer to number 2).
- They went to Ethiopia and then Kenya

8. What are some major differences between the lives of the boys and your own life,
specifically when they are living in the refugee camps?
- They sometimes can't have food for days and they live in bad conditions.

9. What are some of the difficulties that they boys must deal with when they arrive in the United States? How are their lives different in the United States in comparison to their home countries?
- They don’t know what some things are or what to do with them. Their lives are different because they now have indoor plumbing and modern things. The boys are lonely because they used to live with a group of people everyday.

10. Answer the following question only after you conclude the viewing of the film:
The title of the film, "God Grew Tired of Us", seems to be somewhat ironic after hearing the account of the boys first hand. Explain why the title is ironic using specific examples from the film. Do the boys really believe that God had abandoned them? Or is their faith stronger than ever? Why? Give examples.
- The boys felt that God abandoned them when fleeing Sudan but now their faith is stronger. It is because they have been put in a better place. Panther says that back in the camp everyone celebrated the birth of Jesus so they are very faithful.

Video

Today we continued watching the video "God Grew Tired of us." here are my notes:
- 2 million people killed
- Civil war started in 1983
- Get kicked out of refugee camp
- Kakuma Refugee camp- run by U.N.
- Muslims and Christians and animists
- 5 years to get safe
- Sometimes went days or months without food
- Went to school and then wait for a better future
- They didn’t know what to do
- Daniel and panther live together in Pittsburgh
- Bull lives in New York

Latin America

Today in class we researched for our Latin American paper.
here are my notes:

- "The impact of drug abuse and drug-related violence in U.S. communities is devastating. Government estimates put the total cost at more than US$110 billion a year. Drug production and trafficking are also a serious threat to Latin American countries, eroding governments and institutions through corruption, fueling political violence and common crime, and distorting local economies."
- Colombia has been in civil conflict for 40 years
- Political violence is an effect of drug trafficking
- The U.S. has interest in Colombia, economic interest
- Many Americans have different ideas to stop the Drug trafficking in America
- Drugs are coming into America
- This could create a war which is debated on if that is the best method to stop the drugs coming in
- For many years the coca plant has provided income for the peasants in the Andean countries- governments need to work on alternatives to the drug trafficking.
- The U.S. is paying the Peruvian airforce to look for drug trafficking planes and to let the U.S know of any
- Millions of dollars are going to the Latin American drug problem.
- The United States is the world's leading consumer of illicit drugs
- Trafficking in Colombia is causing political violence, common crime, government corruption, distorting local economies
- 20 politically killings in one day in Colombia
- Only peace within Colombia can help solve the drug problem
- Colombian President Andres Pastrana has agreed to seek a peaceful solution to the problem
- He has met with representatives of the large and well-trained anti-government guerrilla organization, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, usually called FARC) and created a demilitarized zone for peace negotiations in southern Colombia. To date, FARC guerrillas have not taken advantage of this opening by moving forward on peace talks. It is clear that the peace process will be long and arduous.
- Possible solution- the use of herbicides to eradicate coca and poppy crops

Citation:
Amatangelo, Gina. "The Expanded U.S. Drug War in Latin America: A Downed Missionary Plane Places the Spotlight on the Andean Initiative." History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. John Carrol School. 1 Dec. 2009 .

Test

Today we took a quiz on the North American region.

Quiz on North American region questions

1. How many people live in the united States?
A: 335 million people

2. what is the last remaining global super power?
A: North American region

3. What is one gas that causes air pollution?
A: carbon dioxide

4. what was one of the largest and most rapid human transformations of the landscape in history?
A: united States of America

5. What was the fist stage of the transformation of the America?
A: The Europeans settle on the East coast of North America

6. What is the East coast megalopolis?
A: Boston to NYC to Philly to Baltimore to Washington D.C.

7. What percent of people live in Urban areas?
A: 82%

8. How many years have immigrants been coming to the North American region?
A: for about 400 years

9. What is one U.S. conflict?
A: how many immigrants to let in

10. What is one Canadian conflict?
A: problems between french and english speaking people

11. what kind of country are we?
A: a very rich and very poor country

12. True or false, we have to import many things from other countries
A: false, we have everything!

by: Courtney Wilson
Sammy Clough
Amy Beil
Astin mirkley

North American Region and the 5 themes

These are my notes for today
- 335 million people
- Everything diverse
- Rich in natural resources
- GLOBALIZATION!!
- Last remaining global super power!

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY-
- Transformed the land (animals weren't originally here)
- 3nd largest consumer of water in the world
- Water quality is becoming a problem- shortages
- Pollution!! (air modification
- Industries, utilities, automobiles
- Carbon dioxide, sulfur, nitrogen oxides, particulates
- Acid rain
- Formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide get into the water system
- Pollution goes into rain clouds and then comes down

POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT:
- In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean
- Native Americans already lived in the Americas
- 3.2 million in US and 1.2 in Canada
- In 1491 about 90 to 112 million people in all the Americas (also South America)
- In any case 95% of Native Americans died after Europeans came (warfare, disease-- Smallpox!)
- Stage 1- (1600- 1750) The Europeans settle on the east coast of N. America
- Stage 2-( 1750- 1850) settlers surge across the Appalachian Mountains
- Stage 3- (1850- 1910) move to Great Plains, Utah, Oregon, California
- One of the largest and most rapid human transformations of the landscape in history
- Mega - metropolis from Boston to NYC to Philly to Baltimore to Washington DC--- well over 40 million people.
MIGRATION
- Westward movement--> high tech jobs, recreation, scenery, break from winters
- This means more building and it can be bad
- Black Exodus from the South
- Post- civil war, worked as sharecroppers
- Fewer farming jobs sent blacks north to the cities
- Rural to Urban Migration
- Job opportunities
- 200 years ago 5% urban
- Now 82% urban
- South
- After 1970 the southern states grew quickly, retirement, job opportunities
- Counter urbanization
- People are leaving for rural-- more affordable, more space, less crime, better schools, easier retirement

CULTURAL COHERENCE AND DIVERSITY
- A mosaic of different people
- Immigrants been arriving for 400 years
- (1880- 1930) huge waves of immigrants from Europe
- In 1910, 14% of Americans were born in a different country
- Since 1970 more big numbers mostly from Latin America and Asia
- WE SPEAK SPANISH!
- By 2070 1 out of 3 people will be hispanic

- GEOPOLITICAL FRAMEWORK
- US and Canada have a great relationship
- We have a 5,525 miles long border
- Always gotten along with CANADA!
US CONFLICTS
- How many immigrants should be allowed into the country?
- What should we do about the illegal Mexicans?
- 1.2 million are getting arrested at the border
- How do we deal with the undocumented workers that are already in the country
CANADA'S CONFLICTS
- Conflicts between french and english speaking populations
- Conflict between canada and U.S. about salmon fisheries and timber un British Columbia

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT::

North American Region

Today in class we discussed more about the North American region. We went through a power point and here are some of my notes:

- 335 million people
- culturally diverse
- last remaining global super power

Also, Matt disappointed the class by not coming up with a rap.

North America

Today in class we discussed the 5 themes of human geography and how it relates to the North American region. Also Matt Ryan rapped his paper and it was really funny.

Some notes i took are:
- North America is a very mobile region
- our culture is spread over the world
- we have the most powerful economy
- we have an upscale population

Population and Settlement

Population and Settlement

Population and settlement is effective in the North American Region. The North American region displays how its population changed the settlement landscape to fit the needs of modern society. North Americans have always been on the move. One in every five Americans moves annually. It is not uncommon for people to migrate from place to place in North America. The most common way people move is to the west towards the setting sun. This started many years ago and is still true in present day. By 1990 more than half of North Americans moved west of the Mississippi River which is far different from colonial times.

The west is becoming more and more populated. This Growth in the west has to do with new job creation in high-technology industries and services, and the region’s scenic, recreational, and retirement amenities. The move to the interior west also can cause problems: the demand for water in the arid region continues to grow, the mix of natives and new migrants causes cultural tension, and the area’s growing political and economic power is redefining its traditional peripheral role in national affairs.

The growth of Las Vegas is an example of how things are in the west. It is one of North American’s fastest growing metropolitan areas. It has become a national and international destination resort. It gets more than 39 million visitors a year. The region’s population is home to 1.9 million people in 2007 and predictions say that the population will be 3 million residents by 2020. This threatens wildlife species and this means more water will be demanded. In 50 years Las Vegas looks like it will have major problems with crime, drug abuse, and gang violence. Migrating can be a good or bad thing.

Revised PowerPoints

Today in class we saw the revised PowerPoints on global warming.

PowerPoints

Today in class we showed our Power Points about global warming. Some students think global warming is a problem and others think it is a myth.

Global Warming Opinion

I think global warming is happening. Making laws to ban harmful things to help the earth is a good idea. I don't think this is very serious but i still want to help.

Global Warming

1. Causes
2. Effects
3. Controversies

Green house gases are the main cause for global warming. The four green house gases are Carbon Dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide.

The effects of global warming are predicted using computer models. It predicts that by 2030 the temperature will increase by 2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit. This change in temperature can cause a major change in agricultural areas. Also, higher temperatures will cause rising sea levels.

A new poll states that only 57% of Americans think the global temperature is rising, which is a drop of 20 points compared to 3 years ago. Out of the 57% only 36% believe that human activities are behind global warming. Although many people believe global warming is a myth, Half the poll respondents support limits on greenhouse gases.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1222510/Poll-U-S-belief-global-warming-cooling-down.html

Five Factors that can influence climate

Today in class we looked at power points made by us. We learned about solar energy, global wind patterns, interaction between land and water, latitude, and global pressure systems. We took notes about this too.

Hurrican Katrina

Today in Class we Watched the video about Hurricane Katrina. We asked many questions about it that did not have a straight answer.

Global Warming

The main debate now about climate change is one of the interpretations of science. Usually the future climates are predicted using computer models but some scientists believe that there are too many variables to see the big picture. While some scientists who believe human activity is to blame for global warming are ready to outline specific actions to prevent more damage, skeptics are looking for more evidence to warrant change.




http://www.pbs.org/now/science/climatedebate.html