Yet another test

Today in Human Geo, we took a test on microfinance. It was really easy surprisingly! We had a really good review which helped me a lot. I really think that I got an A. One answer on the test made me laugh. The question was something like what is one of the problems with kiva. One of the answers was the people in the pictures are really actors. That made me laugh. The class average was a 93% that is pretty awesome if you ask me! SO WOOOHOO GO SECTION 7!!!

Another Day in Section 7 Human Geo

Today in Human Geo, it was basically a normal everyday human geo class. Mr. Schick presented his power point, that he made to the class. That took up the whole class. After that we just kind of sat around and talked. Jordan was making dumb power point but they were pretty well made. Mr. Schick told her that he was going to try to put the one she made of microfinance on his website, and she got really excited. It's funny how excited she gets over the little things. Well, we don't have class tomorrow so I'll see you on Friday.

Test Questions

1. What are three types of problem delevoping countries are faced with?
A: disease, famine, drought, lack of supplies, poor health care, poverty, pollution, electricity

2. What is a microloan?
A: A microloan is when a person lends a small amount of money to a developing businness. Once the business is running well the lender will receive the money back.

3. What are four common uses for microloans?
A: starting up new businesses, getting products for your business, getting a little kick start on your business, machinery or equipment, furniture or fixtures, money that you can use for your business, electricity, technology, buildings, roads and bridges.

4. How do microloans help?
A: It can provie microentrepreneurs with the capital needed to operate and expand their businesses. The business can have a positive effect on the community and them. It allows small business owners access to insurance. They allow people to switch profession and work in a field that interests them, or atleast intersts them more than the last job.

5. Who gets microloans?
A: Microloans can be loaned to individuals that do no have access to banking services and have low income.

6. What is microfinance?
A: a form of financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses lacing acces to bankig and relates services.

7.   Which of the following is NOT a problem faced in developing countries?
a. famine
b. drought
c. pollution
d. too many factories
A: d. too many factories

8.  True or false. Microloans can be given out to anyone.
A: False

9.  When the person who recieves the microloan has businness running successfully what do they do?
A: gives money back to the lender

10. Can anyone give out a microloan?
A: YES!!!!!!!!!

Break At Last!!

Today in Human Geo, we basically did whatever we wanted to do. My friends and I listened to music, talked, and did some homework. It was a pretty great class. Mr. Schick wasn't in there too long because he had to go do the end of the day announcements. Having Human Geo was a pretty great way to start off the break, because it wasn't even like a real class! Well HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! HAVE A GREAT BREAK AND BE SAFE!!!

The CRAZY Class

Okay, so today in Human Geo, the whole class worked on a PowerPoint at the same time. It was crazy in the beginning, all we did was chat each other, but after a little while, we started to get to work. It definitely wasn't smooth sailing. People kept deleting things and wouldn't admit it was them, Laura would make the background to all the slides a picture of herself, and Jordan added a cowboy to the backgrounds at one point. It was a pretty amusing class, not going to lie. Some people cough cough John were getting really mad when we went on their slide, when we were just trying to help. It was pretty funny though. Today's class was a good one! I hope we do something like that tomorrow.

Winner

On Friday, in Human Geo, we continued to work on the Peace Corpse Challenge. Jordan won the game in my group, but no one else did, which was kind of sad. As we were working on the game, we listened to some great 80's tunes, which got us in a good mood. I'm telling you whenever I listen to 80's music it put me in a good mood. I really wish music today was more like that. Anyways, it was a pretty good class. Honestly, I like working in groups a lot because you can get different perspectives on the topic. See ya Monday!

Another day with the Peace Core Challenge

Today in Human Geo, we worked on the Peace Core challenge. It is actually pretty tough. I am not very good at it. I just wanted to rush through it and get it over with, but that was not the point. We were supposed to take the time to actually read what the people we "talking" to. I honestly don't have the patience for those kinds of games. My group and I played some pretty good music while we were doing the game, which was pretty nice. We were jamming out to Tracy Chapman. Overall, it was a pretty good class.

Reviewing the Test

Today in Human Geo, we went over most the test on political leaders. I personally did no do as well as I wanted to, but I still have time to pull up my grades. Some of the questions I didn't read the bolded word, so I would get the name of the leader right, but it was asking for the country. That was the big issue I had. I really need to work on reading the whole question before trying to find the answer. At least I know my lesson now. I wish we could do a retest on this one!

Peace

Today in human geo, we did the peace core activity. We worked on this a lot and to be honest, I think it was kind of boring. It was better than just lecturing though, so that was good. At least we got to get into groups and hang out with my friends, which was fun. Hopefully we get to do this again tomorrow.

Test day

Today in Human Geo, we took a test on political leaders. We got to use our blogs to help us though which was awesome! Even though we got to use our blogs, it was still pretty tough. I mean I basically had everything that was on the test in my blogs, but it was still a bit challenging. One part I seemed to struggle with was the countries location on a map. I think that may have put me over. Hopefully the map part didn't sink my grade!

A Debate

Today in Human Geo, we continued going over the political leaders powerpoint, and started to go into better detail. We all got into this long conversation how women should have the same rights as men. We also talked about why people think terrorists attacked us on 9/11. Mr. Schick said that the way people expose themselves on television and online has a big affect on that. People from other counties see that and think it is okay for them to do in their country. We also talked about some reasons why women dress so modest in other countries. It is because the don't want men to look at them impurely. We talked about those things for the majority of the class.

Monday Morning

Today in Human Geo, we finished the presentation on the presidents. It was another Monday morning first period class, but the class was actually lively and awake, which was quite surprising. We were our usual talkative class. I have to say Human Geo is probably on of my favorite classes. The people in the class make it fun, and I also like what we learn. It's pretty interesting, and not boring at all!

It's Friday

In Human Geo on Friday, we went over the powerpoint on interesting things about presidents. We also went over the test/ re-test. I did a lot better on the retest! And we all got 5 points back because Mr. Schick made a mistake when he put the answers in the scan-tron. Even if you didn't get the real answer, you still got 5 points back. So if you put D even though it was A I believe, you would still get 5 points back. It's pretty awesome. So thanks Mr. Schick. I am honestly not looking forward to this test on world leaders. It is going to be a really tough one!

LOTS OF PRESIDENTS

Ever since President Enrique Pena Nieto's early 20s of being a community organizer, he has maintained presence in politics. He was born into the political world, with his father as the Mayor of the town of Acambay. http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/presidentsofmexico/p/Biography-Of-Enrique-Pe-na-Nieto.htm

President XI Jinping was the son of Xi Zhongxun, the contributor to bringing the social revolution. Hi father was sent to jail when he was 15, which caused him to protect his family and go into work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping

President Pranab Mukherjeeh was also born into politics. His father was a Congress leader who faced many hardships, including being sent to jail for his role in India's independence struggle. President Mukherjeeh got his Master's degree in History and Political science as well as a degree in Law from the University of Kolkata. http://presidentofindia.nic.in/profile.html

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karazi's father served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Parliament in the 1960s. He took a postgraduate course at Himachal University on political science. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Karzai

President Joachim Gauk came from a family of sailors. He was a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/18/anti-communist-pastor-gauck_n_1356919.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Gauck

Prime Minister David Cameron, son of a stockbroker, was born with both legs deforme. Cameron a lineal descendant pf King William IV.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron

President Francois Hollande's mother was a social worker, and his father was an ear, nose, and throat doctor. After graduating college, he got a job as a Councillor in the Court of Audit.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Hollande

President Dilam Rousseff was Brazil's first female head of government. Her father, was a political exile from Bulgaria, where he was a member of the Communist party in the 1920s. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dilma-rousseff-1.876366

President Nicolas Maduro Moros was a bus driver before becoming a world leader. He then served along side Hugo Chavez as the vice president. After that, he was elected president. http://www.biography.com/people/nicol%C3%A1s-maduro-21145011

King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Saud is the tenth son of King Abdulaziz. Abdullah was announce commander of Saudi National Guard as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia

President Hasan Fereidun Ruhani entered the military service in 1973 in the city of Nishapur. He graduated college with an M.Phil. degree in Law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Rouhani

President Shimon Peres speaks many different languages, including English, French, and Hebrew. Hi grandfather had a huge impact on his life, and he taught Peres a lot of what he knows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Peres

Political Geography

Mexico
Federal Republic
President Enrique Pena Nieto

• He was the eldest of four sblings in a middle-class family; his father, Gilberto Enrique Pena del Mazo, was an engineer for the electric company and his mother, Maria del Socorro Nieto, a schoolteacher.
• Reports that he fathered two children in extramarital affairs while his wife Monica raised the couple's 3 children, plus the investigation into the sudden death of his wife at home in 2007, have prompted many to call him the Teflon candidate because trouble seems to slide off him.
• Two years later he announced his engagement to soap opera actor Angelica Rivera. Rivera becam his wise in a star-studded wedding ceremony two years ago and is now the first lady of Mexico.

China
Communist state
President XI Jinping

• Xi Jinping is the son of revolutionary veteran Xi Zhonxun, one of the Communist Party's founding fathers.
• He married folk singer Peng Liyuan, who also holds the rank of army general, in 1987. To many in China, Ms. Peng was better-known half of the couple before Xi Jinping became leader of the Communist Party.
• The couple have a daughter named Xi Mingze, who is studying at Harvard University in the US.

India
federal government
President Pranab Mukherjee

• He taught Political Science at the Vidiyanagar College, and worked as a journalist before entering politics.
• Mukherjee was rated as one of the best finance ministers of the world in 1984 and was adjudged the best parliament in 1997.
• He had a conflict with Rajiv Gandhi (who took over as Prime Minister from his mother Indira after she was assasinated in 1984) and started his own party - Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress.

Afghanistan
Islamic republic
President Hamid Karzai

• He emerged as a resistance leader under Taliban rule and worked to undermine the regime.
• He is well versed in several languages, including his native Peshto, Persian, Hindi, French and English
• Several times in 2001, Karzai warned the US that the Taliban were connected with al Qaeda and that there was a plot for an imminent attack on the US, but his warnings went unheeded

Germany
Federal republic
President Joachim Gauck/ Chancellor Angela Merkel

• Graduated from University of Leipzig in 1978 with a degree in physics and physical chemistry; earned a PhD in quantum chemistry from German Academy of Sciences in Berlin 1986.
• Has been Chancellor since November 2005
• Merkel has earned the top spot on the FORBES list of Most Powerful Women In The World for the past 10 years.

  


United Kingdom
Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
Prime Minister David Cameron/ Queen Elizabeth

• At the age of seven, the young Cameron packed off to Heatherdown, a highly exclusive preparatory school, which counted Princes Edward and Andrew among its pupils. Then, following in the family tradition, came Eton, Britain;s top private school.
• His first child, Ivan, who was born profoundly and needed round the clock care, died in February 2009.
• The experience of caring for Ivan and witnessing at first hand the deication of NHS hospital staff, is said by friends to have broadened Mr. Cameron's horizons. He had, friends say, led an almost charmed life to that point.
• Cameron is the youngest Prime Minister (43 when he took office) in over 200 years.
• Elizabeth became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. Her reign has lasted 60 years- and counting...

 


France
Republic
President Francois Hollande

• Hollande has no previous experience in a national government position.
• The mother of his four children is Segolene Royal, with whom he shared a 30- year relationship.
• He was born in 1954 in the city of Rouen to an extreme-right physician father and progressive social worker mother. 

Brazil
Federal republic
President Dilma Rousseff

• she opposed Brazil's military dictatorship of the 1960s and the '70s, and served three years in prison, where she was repeatedly tortured.
• She has been divorced twice.
• She has a degree in economics, and now ruled the country with the eighth-biggest economy in the world.
• She underwent chemotherapy for lymphoma in 2009, and is now in remission.

Venezuela
federal republic
President Nicolas Maduro Moros

• Nicolas Maduro Moros worked as a bus driver before becoming politically active in the early 1990s.
• Maduro was introduced to Hugo Chavez in 1992, after Chavez and other disenchanted members of the military were imprisoned for an attempt co up and Maduro began campaigning for Chavez's release. (Chavez was released in 1994 and won election to the presidency four years later.)
• After President Chavez won a third term in October 2012, he selected Maduro to serve as vice president, serving as one of his closest advisers as well as loyal spokesman, until Chavez's death at 58 on March 5, 2013, from cancer.

Saudi Arabia
Monarchy
King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Saud

• He has fathered 22 children, the youngest when he was 79.
• He is worth approximately 21 billion dollars.
• He was appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a post he was still holding when he became king.
• In November 2007, King Abdullah visited Pope Benedict in the Apostolic Palac. He is the first Saudi monarch to visit the Pope. In March 2008, he called for a "brotherly and since dialouge between believers from all religions."
• In 2011 he granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a puritanical kingdom that practices strict separation of the sexes, including banning women from driving (the only country in the world with such a ban).

Iran
Theocratic republic
President Hasan Fereidun Ruhani and Khamenei
    Khamenei

• In 1963, took part in street protests against the US-backed Shah of Iran. after the uprising was quashed, Khamenei was exiled. Kharmenei was imprisoned multiple times and, in 1975, was internally exiled to a remote region in southern Iran. 
• Was elected President of Iran in 1981 an re-elected in 1985. Became Iran's Supreme Leader in 1989.

   Ruhani

• Mr Rouhani has held several parliamentary posts, including deputy speaker and has also served on the Supreme National Security Council.
• Was elected President of Iran - June 2013
• He has been openly critical of the outgoing president, saying Mahmound Ahmadinejad's "careless, unclaculated and unstudied remarks" have cost the country dearly.

 

Israel
Parliamentary democracy
President Shimon Peres/ Prime Minister Binyaum Netanyahu
    Peres

• born in Belarus. To escape the persecution of Jews there, the family fled to Palestine in 1934.
• When Arab forces launched their attack on the new state of Israel in 1948, Peres was given the cheif responsibility for securing military equipment for Israel from abroad. 
• Later he organized Israel's nuclear program and is regarded as the father of Israel's atomic bomb.
• As Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres was in charge of the Israeli negotiations during peace talks with the Palestinians. In the autumn of 994 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with his own Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

   Netanyahu

• As a child and youth he lived with his family in the US in the years 1956-58 and again in 1963-67
• After his brother Jonathan (Yonni) was killed, in July 1976, in the course of the Entebbe Operation, of which he was on e of the commanders, Netanyahu returned to Israel ans started to advocate international cooperation in fighting terrorism.
• Quote: "There are those who say that is the Holocaust had not occurred, the State of Israel would have been established earlier, the Holocaust would not have occurred."

 

RETEST

Today in Human Geo, we took a retest on the 5 major religions and cultural geography. I'm glad we took a retest, I mean my test grade in the first place wasn't that bad, but I don't want it to be hard for me to get it up throughout the second quarter. I hope I did better on this one. I really think I did because I studied much more, and I knew what questions I had trouble with so I could look into them some more. For example, I had no idea what religion was founded in the 7th century, but know I know, it is Islam! I would've never known if I didn't look it up and study, or ask about it in class. So, thank you Mr. Schick for letting us take a retest!

Friday, Test Day

Today in Human Geo, we had a test. I thought I was ready for it, but when I took it, I wasn’t really sure anymore. I seem to get Buddhism and Hinduism mixed up, hopefully I did well, but I feel like I didn’t which isn’t good. I was paying attention during the review, but when the test came all that I knew seemed to have left me. I really hate when this happens. I even studied last night. I really hope that I am wrong about all of this, but unfortunately I don’t think I am. I’m glad I have these blogs to give my grade a little boost. I really hope I got a good grade on the test. 

Notes

Today in Human Geo, we had the rest of the groups present their religions to us. I took a good amount of notes. I learned all of this:

Hinduism

1.       Name of their God is Brahman

2.       The third largest religion not including atheism

3.       Most live in the subcontinent of India

4.       4 main goals

a.       Dharma

b.      Samsara

c.       Karma

d.      Moksha

5.       Vedas sacred text

a.       Oldest book

b.      About 3000 years old

c.       Contains rhymes, prayers, and magical spells

Buddhism

1.       Teaching the Buddha and holding that a state of enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desires,

2.       The four noble truths

3.       Four Noble Truths

a.        the truth of dukkha

b.      The truth of origin of dukkha

c.       The truth of cession of dukkha

d.      The truth of the math leading to the cessation of dukkha

4.       Dukkha: suffering, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness

5.       Eightfold Path: way to live places right

6.       There are between 300 and 500 million people who are buddhists

7.       Fourth largest religion

8.       Place of worship is a temple

9.       China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia are the biggest parts of the world that practice Buddhism

Christianity

1.       Teachings, miracles, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus.

2.       Largest religion in the world with 2 billion followers

3.       Jesus is God's son

4.       He is human and divine

5.       Main message of that of forgiveness

6.       Bible is the only God

7.       There is only one God

8.       Priest and the pope main professions spiritual leaders

9.       Cross and the Dove symbols

Presenting Our Masterpiece

Today in Human Geo, the class was full of energy, we all seemed to be in great moods. In the beginning of class, Mr. Schick and the rest of us went over the quiz we just took. He kept picking on me and this kid Scott. He would call on me for like three straight questions. At first it was kind of annoying me, but I didn't really care in the end. After we went over that, my group, Jordan, Laura, and I presented. I must say we had a pretty great presentation. Jordan was very enthusiastic with her "teaching" which was pretty funny. Overall, it was a pretty good class.

Islam Islam and more Islam

Today in Human Geo, we broke off into groups and started to work on researching different religions. My group got Islam. I was originally with Alyssa and Angela, but Jordan and Laura traded me for John, so I got to be with them. There were a lot of speed bumps in the road. We had lots of difficulties with internet connections and getting on google. It was weird, basically every website worked, but google for some people. It was pretty weird. After we overcame those difficulties, we got to work. It was pretty weird learning the different beliefs and practices of other religions, but interesting at the same time.

Quiz Day

Today in Human Geo, we had a quiz. It wasn't too hard. I'm so glad we had a review in the beginning of class, if we didn't have that, I don't think I would've done to well. I really hope I do well on this quiz because I do not want my grade to go down in this class. I think the review before the quiz really helped a lot of people. After everyone finished the quiz, Mr. Schick ran over to the room across the hall to run the scantrons through the machine. I was really glad he did this because I want to know what I got! Yay! I got an A

A Good Class

Wondering what we did in Human Geo today? Well I don’t even know where to begin. Unlike Monday, the whole class was chiming in and giving their opinions. I don’t think there was a person who didn’t have an opinion today. We talk about how our country has the highest rate of people in prison. A lot of the class thought that reasons like marijuana and other less aggressive crimes shouldn’t necessarily be taken to jail. We are losing jail space that we could use for real criminals. Like in Boston for example, Mr. Schick saw people around just smoking pot out in the open, and he was confused. He asked his daughter about it and she said that in Boston, it is only a $10 fine for marijuana. I honestly think all states should do something like that. I thought this class was pretty interesting and good because there was a ton of class participation!

Not There

Today in Human Geo, i was only there for about 5 to 10 minutes. I had a field hockey game and got dismissed early. Unfortunately we did not win. The score was 1-0.

A quiet class

Today in Human Geo, we took a TON of notes. It was pretty boring I am not going to lie. It was first period, and everyone was tired. I really don't think anyone talked the whole class. He would ask us question but everyone just seemed to sit there in the dead silence. It was kind of awkward. Our class is always talkative and outgoing, but first period on Mondays, forget about it. The whole period seemed like no one was there, just Mr. Schick talking to himself. The class was basically just Mr. Schick going on and on about cultural differences for about an hour and fourteen minutes. I did learn a lot about it though. 

The Horrible Human Geo Test

Today In Human Geo was pretty rough. We dove right into a test but it didn't count toward our grade, which is good cause I had no idea what any of it was! Some of the questions were just so hard! There were a couple things that we already learned, but the rest of it was new to me. I also had a shadow, so that was pretty boring for her to sit through. I felt pretty bad about that, because basically all my classes today were pretty boring, but whatever. It was also black and gold day and we had the pep rally which was REALLY fun. The freshmen class needs some more spirit though I must say!

Soda Pop

Today in Human Geo, we got our POPulation Quizes back. After we got them back and went over them, we took some notes on cultural differences. I learned that in different parts of the world, they use different words for what we call soda. On the east coast, people call it “soda”. In the northern part of America calls it “pop”. Lastly, in the south they call it “coke” because the brand Coke originated in Atlanta. Then we learned about culture and how they differ. There are three main points, but I can’t think of them right now. That’s basically all we did in Human Geo today. We don’t have class tomorrow because of PSATs! 

Quiz Day

Today in Human Geo, we took a quiz. I did not know about this, so when he told us I was pretty shocked. I think I did pretty well though, because we reviewed right before. I may have gotten a couple wrong, but on the most part I think I did really well. After that, we just kind of hung out and socialized with each other. Laura and Mr. Schick got into an argument about marrying horses again, which was pretty entertaining. Other than that, we didn't do all that much.

Population Pyramids Yet Again

In the beginning of Human Geo, we got out test back on the “God Grew Tired of Us” documentary. After we got the test back, we went over all of the answers. Mr. Schick put it one really hard question, that not one person got correct in the whole class. I thought that was pretty unfair. After that, we went over population pyramids again. Mr. Schick asked us some pretty hard questions about why the population was how it was in certain pyramids. It was pretty hard, but the class figured out the majority of them. Overall, we didn’t learn too much in the class, because we took a lot of time reviewing the test.

Happy Birthday Angela

Today in Human Geo, we took a test on the documentary, “God Grew Tired of Us.” It wasn’t too hard.  We also sang “Happy Birthday” to one of my classmates, Angela. She brought in munchkins from dunkin’ donuts, so that was pretty cool. Then, we started to take notes on Population Pyramids.

Population pyramids- analyze growth (or decline) of fertility, morality, and migration in cities.

Men are on the left of the pyramid, and women are on the right.

The pyramid basically shows the percentage of population per age, for males and females.

The pyramid is broken up into three sections:

1.      0-20: kiddos

2.      21-64: economically active

3.      65-80+: the oldies

There are three basic pyramid shapes:

1.      The X-mas tree

a.       Developing nations

b.      Slow growth rate

c.       High birth rate

d.      Short life expectancy

2.      The Box

a.       Developed nations (slow growth)

b.      Low infant mortality

c.       Slow population growth

d.      Long life expectancy

3.      The Cup

a.       Developed nation (negative growth)

The end for the Lost Boys

Today in Human Geo class, we finished “God Grew Tired of Us.” I really enjoyed this documentary. It really made me think about how it is in other countries. As we finished the movie, there was a part where John and his mother finally got to see each other. It was 17 years since they had last seen each other. When John Dau arrived at the airport and saw his mother, he was so overjoyed. They both cried in happiness that they finally got to see each other again. John’s mom was so happy that she went throughout the airport singing an African celebration song. I can’t imagine how awesome it must have felt to see your parents after 17 years of never seeing them. At the end of the movie, it said where the Daniel, Panther, and John have gone with their lives. Panther returned to America got married, got his bachelor’s degree in economics at the University of Pittsburg, and he is planning on opening a school in Africa. John got a bachelor’s degree at Syracuse, started a non-profit foundation, found his mother, and is planning on building a medical clinic in his home town. Daniel on the other hand was not as lucky. He is still in America and continue to live in Pittsburg Job Corps and is taking clad at a community college. He has not located any family members. 

Lost Boys

Today in Human Geography, we watched more of the movie. We were so close to being the 4,000^th like on the John Dau Foundation. I’m not really feeling the blog today. I was really hoping one person in my class would get the signed copy of the movie. A couple people didn’t like the page, so that weakened our chances of getting it. I was pretty angry that we have to blog tonight, I’m not going to lie. I’m glad the weekend is finally here, and there is no more school until Monday. In the movie, John set up a lost boy’s reunion, where they got to see some of their old friends which they haven’t seen in years. Also, some of them set up a peace walk to raise awareness for what is going on in Sudan.

4,000th Like!

Today in Human Geography, we continued to watch “God Grew Tired of Us.” We learned that John Bul Dau got two jobs. One as a factory worker and the other was fry cook at McDonald’s flipping burgers. Daniel, became a worker at a bank. Lastly, Panther got a job at a very nice restaurant as a bus boy. The finally seemed to be getting used to the American culture. After several years of John trying to hunt down his family, he finally got a letter from them. They are in a refugee camp in Uganda, but they aren’t doing very well. They are diseased. So with John being the good Christian he is steps in to help his family. The last thing we did was checked out John Bul Dau’s facebook page. We found out that the 4,000^th like of the John Bul Dau Foundation page got a free, signed copy of “God Grew Tired of Us.” Mr. Schick said if we happen to get the 4,000^th like, we don’t have to blog one night! Hopefully someone gets it.

A New Beginning

Today in Human Geo, we continued to watch “God Grew Tired of Us.” Some of the lost boys got the opportunity to go to America. Daniel, Panther, and John Bul, along with a couple others, got on a plane and ventured over to America. It was really funny how people from developing countries aren’t used to living like we do. Like on the plane, they were eating soap and butter plain, because they didn’t know that it was wrong. I can’t imagine not living the way I do today. I can’t imagine not knowing if I am going to have a meal one night, or maybe even a place to sleep. It’s crazy to think about how that Muslims did an ethnic cleansing on the Sudanese. They basically drove out all of the people in the country who were not Muslim. Leaving them with only Muslims in the country. It really makes me crazy how some countries can have so many things, but others have such little.

CIA Factbook Yet Again

Once again, it was another sleepy Monday in Human Geo. The class is always so tired first period on Mondays. To get us awake, Mr. Schick would have us answer questions from our CIA Factbook scavenger hunt, and if we got the question wrong, he would throw a foamy apple at us. I didn’t get hit with it which was good. After we went over all the answers from the scavenger hunt, we started to watch a movie called “God Grew Tired of Us.” It was about a refugee camp in Kenya. It’s hard to really tell you about it, because we didn’t get that far into the movie. This was about a country, Sudan, which has entered a civil war. The leaders of Sudan would do terrible things to the Sudanese people. For example, they would take people into huts, and then they would burn them down. How awful is that? This caused the Sudanese people to take off and start a journey to a safe place, otherwise known as a refugee camp.

CIA Factbook

1. What is the population of the United States?

          316,668,567

2. What are the five largest countries in the world, by population?

          China, India, United States, Indonesia, and Brazil

3. What is the population of Pakistan?

          193,238,868

4. What kind of government does the United States have?

           Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition      

5. What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe?

          95.00

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

          Russia

7. What country has the third greatest number of airports?

           Mexico

8. What country has the greatest number of exports?

            China

9. What country exports more oil than any other?

          Saudi Arabia

    
 

10. What country imports more oil than any other?

          United States

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

          Venezuela

12. Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military?

           Yes

13. What is GDP? 

          Gross Domestic Product all goods and services produced in a year

13. What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it?

          Qatar  103,900

 

                                       **** PER CAPITA PER PERSON****

15. Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita?

            No we are 14

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

           Africa

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

           Africa        

                                  

18. What other country is in the top ten?

            India

19. Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths?

      62

20. Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones?

          No, China is

21. What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic?

           23.9% roughly a quarter

22. What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic?

          82.7%

23. What is Net Migration Rate?

    Net migration is the difference between immigration and emigration in a certain area      during a specified time frame.

24. Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world?

        No, we are 26.

25. According to the Factbook, what is the current population of the entire planet?

    7,095,217,980