Last Day of 2010

Today in class we through a party and had a lot of junk food and listened to a bunch of music. We also watched Darryn and Mr. Schick rap to each other, it was a fun class.

Class of 12/15/10

Today in class we had a class of discussion about all of our project about India.

Indian Questions

Who
is Mukesh Ambani?

How did Mukesh Ambani get so wealthy and does he
give back to the community?

What
is Antilia?

It is a huge 27 floor sky scraper funded by Mukesh
Ambani; it has 3 helipads, grand ballroom, 50 Seat Theater, nine elevators,
airborne swimming pools and a spa. And only five people are living in this
enormous house!

What
is the percent of poverty in India?

How
many people can read and write?

Why
does the government continue to use all their money to make huge buildings and
not support the poor people?

Why
do the police and government agree on taking bribes from people?

Why
is it a law to only have a building that is three stories high, when they
definitely have the supplies to make bigger and safer building?

What
percent of the people in India are living under the poverty line?

 25% of India
is living under the poverty line.

Where
is Altamont Road?

 Upmarket residential street in South
Mumbai

What
percent of India lives in the slums?

Roughly 62%

How
many criminal charges does the building owner Amrita Singh have?

Over 25

What
is the average number of floors in neighborhoods?

How
many residents died in the fall of the illegal building?

About 70 people

class of 12/10/10

Today we got another project about India.

Slum Dog Millionaire

Today we finished the movie Slum Dog Millionaire and I actually really liked it and I hope to watch it again some day. I taught me a lot about India and the way people live there.

Class of 12/8/10

Today we continued to watch Slum Dog Millionaire and Jamal is still going strong winning money even after the host lied to him by telling him the wrong answer, Jamal still got the answer write cause he said the opposite of what the host told him. I can't wait to continue watching the movie.

India Paragraph

So far in human geography class, I have learned a lot of stuff about India. I have learned about India’s population, India’s poverty, India’s problems with human trafficking, and the life in the slums of Mumbia. I also think that the movie Slum Dog Millionaire is a good and honest example of India, because it has all the problems and poverty that India in real life has. 

                In India poverty is a huge problem and many people are homeless or dying because they don’t have money to get themselves food or water. Many people live in shanti towns, which is basically a bunch of trash pulled together to make a house for themselves. It is sad to think about it because India has a population of 1,173,108,018 and 25% of all those people are living under the poverty line in India. Also another huge problem is Human Trafficking. This is when people own other people and they put them up for trade or money. This is a giant problem in India because some people think that they can own other people and make them do a lot of jobs for them. Human Trafficking is basically like slavery, and slavery is completely wrong and you should not be a loud to make other people do work for you unless they are getting paid in some way.     

                The lives in the Slums of Mumbia are very difficult, many people have barely any money and they will do absolutely anything to get some money to get themselves food or water. The people in the slums are very poor and the shanti towns that they usually live in are very crowded and busy.

                The movie Slum Dog Millionaire is a great example of real India because it shows pretty much everything in that movie. It shows the poverty, the trafficking, what people will do for money, and how the people live in the conditions. I have learned a lot from the movie and I hope we continue to watch it in class.

                I have learned a lot in class about India and their problems and I hope to continue learning about them and hopefully it will get better in their country.

Hard Times In Inda

                Today in India there are many problems with human trafficking, child exploitation, and forced labor. India is one of the worst countries with these problems, and it needs to be stopped.

                Human Trafficking is when people own other people and they put them up for trade or money. This is a giant problem in India because some people think that they can own other people and make them do a lot of jobs for them. Human Trafficking is basically like slavery, and slavery is completely wrong and you should not be a loud to make other people do work for you unless they are getting paid in some way.

                Another huge problem in India is child exploitation and that is when people will use children to have sex with or just get pleasure from. An estimated number of 158 million children at the ages of 5-14 are engaged in child labor because they were rapped or forced into bad situations. I think that this is disgusting and that they should not ever be putting children into these problems, because then the young girl will have to deal with a little child and raise it while she is still being raised.

                The other main problem in India is forced labor. Forced labor is a horrible problem because while they are doing the labor and getting threatened they are most likely not getting any food or drink, and both of these things could lead to death for the person anyway. It should be a law in India that people cannot make you do anything and if they are you betting be getting a little bit of pay.

                I think India needs to work on many of these problems and I hope everything gets betting for the people in that country. 


https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_childlabour.html

Maj Mahal

• The Indian film industry is multi-lingual and is the largest in the world, in terms of ticket sales and total numbers of films produced.
• In Slumdog millionaire the three characters names are Salim, Jamal, and Latika.
• Chai is a Hindu word for tea and a Chai Wallah is a person that provides the tea to other people.

1. Taj Mahel is in Agra, India
2. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife
3. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site
4. It had over 3 million people visit, and that was back in 2003
5. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen

5 fact about Mumbia Riots

• Through December 1992 and January 1993 nine hundred people were killed
• About 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and at least 2,000 people were injured in the riots of Mumbia
• The riots still go on today
• In 2008, several members of the Shiv Sena were indicted for their involvement in the riots
• About 2,000 people, mostly Muslims, died and the violence

The Indian World

Look up 5 facts about Mumbai?

1.  It is the Capital of India
2.  Formerly Mumbia was known as Bombay
3. Bombay became Mumbia in 1996.
4. Tropical Climate
5. The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.

What is Dharavi?
It is one of the ten constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, located in Mumbai City district.

How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
Millions of people live in shanty towns without water and the most little electricity as possible.

What is a shantytown?
A city district, inhabited by people living in huts and shantie with a large population usually.


How much is a rupee worth?
1 united states dollar = 48.47 rupee

Who is Amitabh Bachchan
It is a film actor and producer from India.

India Questions and Answers

1. What is the current population of India? 1,173, 108, 018
2. What is the total fertility rate in India? 2.68 children born/woman
3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? 37.2% - 77%
4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India. On Feb. 13, people thought to be Islamic terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune, killing 17 people.  Indian authorities on Saturday issued a national alert after 9 people were killed and at least 57 were wounded when a bomb exploded at a bakery in a neighborhood popular with foreign tourists in the western Indian city of Pune.
5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?  India ranked 119th of 169 countries.
6. Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. In less than three days, at least 120 people died. More than 4,000 animal carcasses were later hauled out of the mud. Two weeks after the floods, Surat’s diamond-polishing factories were practically empty of workers, who had fled fearing disease. An industry group estimated the losses at $60 million.
7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? They have it extremely polluted with methane gas, they dump toxic waste into it, dead babies, and human waste flows into it from the city.
8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate of India is 76.9% for men and 54.5% for women.
9. What are the major religions in India? The major religions of India are Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%.
10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved independence in 1947 from Great Britten.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/terrorism/index.html?offset=25&s=newest

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/world/asia/01india.html

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html

http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=8719

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

Notes for India and China

1.21 billion people in India

1.35 billion people in China

Two out of every five people in the world - and are equal in size to the world population in 1950

China and India are both bigger in population then the whole western hemisphere

China's life expectancy is 73

India's life expectancy is 64

Chinese and Indians still live in rural areas - 55% and 70% and China will most likely become Urban by 2015

Migration does not effect these counties that much because the countries are huge as it is. China is getting a lot of immigrants from North Korea, and India is getting many immigrants from Bangladesh

Total Fertility Rate or both countries used to be six children per woman but it has calmed down and now China is only supposed to have one child and India has a TFR of 2.8

Class of 11/19/10

Today in class we started presenting our projects about the coffee trade.

Human Geography Paper About Coffee

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FA0yuDpGGPWuRy0s3ocob5v-F6HM2-AqF9TAkyrRCR0/edit?hl=en#

Class of 11/15/10

Today in class we worked more on the coffee project that is due on Wednesday, we also got to watch fun youtube videos of the John Carroll students singing about our teacher that recently pass away.

Class of 11/11/10

Today in class we got another project and this one is about coffee.

Websites for Coffee facts

http://www.planet-coffee.net/coffee-manufacturers

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/consumption.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-coffee-consumer-countries.html

http://www.nectaroflife.com/

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Is-Coffee-So-Addictive?&id=175269

Due Date

Today in class Colby and I turned in our project on the culture of Sudan. Colby and I also both had shadows, so it was a pretty fun class. After we turned in our project we got to just talk to our shadows and got to learn more about them. also we listened to music during his class, so the shadows had a great time.

Class of 11/4/10

Today in class we worked on our project a little more because we have to turn it in tomorrow, so we were trying to finish it up. We also got to go to the TV studio again and Kristy brought in her Halloween candy, so it was a great class.

Class of 11/3/10

Today in class we continued to work on our project about the culture of Sudan. We also got to work in the tv studio, so it was a lot of fun.

Class of 10/28/10

In class today we discussed our projects that are going to be due next week. My partner for my project is Colby and we are doing ours on the culture of the Sudans compared to the culture in the United States.

Rejoining with His Mother

Today we finished the movie on the Lost Boys og Sudan and at the end of the movie John finally met his mother after seventeen years of separation in the airport. There were many tears of joy that day, for that family and it was know all around the state, in the newspapers and computer. John is now happy and he is rady to support his family in the United States.

Lost Boys of Sudan

Today in class we watched more of the "Lost boys of Sudan" movie. Today it was mostly about a guy named John talking about how he is going to help his family that is now in Uganda because of the war in Sudan. He sent them a thousand dollars and he wants his family to live in the United States with him.

Meanings of Terms

in-migration- to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory. 

out-migration-to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory 

forced migration-the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region.

net internal migration- This refers to a change of residence within national boundaries, such as between states, provinces, cities, or municipalities. 

 

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

internally displaced person (IDP)- is someone who is forced to flee their home but who, unlike a refugee, remains within their country's borders. At the end of 2006 estimates of 24.5 million in some 52 countries.

Class of 10/21/10

Today in class we learned how to hold the door for somebody and got told to say your welcome when someone says thankyou. We also learned that the lost boys of Sudan had to leave their country because of a civil war. They also couldn't stay in Ethiopia because their government started to fail, some of the boys were in the refugee for around ten years and it was very sad but the boys became very close like familyand it was hard for some of the boys to leave and go to the US.

class of 10/20/10

Today in class we went over our old test and discussed why some answers where right and wrong. It was a pretty fun class though because I had a shadow, so he kept getting messed with by my friends and the teacher.

HUman Geo long break homework

Human Geo: Part 1

            In my future when I am done high school and college, I would definitely like to be doing something that has to do with sports, either a trainer, coach, or even a physical therapist. The only place I could see myself living in is the East Coast of the United States. I want to stay on the East Coast mainly because that’s where lacrosse is played for the most part. On the East Coast I would like to go to Florida maybe, and North or South Carolina. I would like to move to Florida because of the warmer weather and it is a huge peninsula on the ocean. Also, I would want to go to one of the Carolina’s because it has the Ocean. So definitely having the huge bodies of water are pull factors for me to come live there. Another pull factor for those two places is that they are both in the United States, so that means I still have freedom of speech and religion. I can’t think of many push factors for those two states except for the fact that, being on the ocean like that there could be some pretty bad storms. Maybe another push factor from those two places could be jobs because I’m sure many illegal immigrants try to go to Florida or the Carolina’s to enjoy the weather and to get money, so finding a job could be a problem possibly. I definitely would not like to leave the United States because all the other countries are not free like we are, and the U.S. has basically everything a person could want, land, water, jobs, money, and freedom, so there is no reason for me to leave. I will most likely be staying on the East Coast because the sport I love is down here and so are the places I would want to move to.   

 Human Geo: Part 2

            After speaking with my parents and grandparents I learned that both my parents and immediate grandparents were all born in Maryland. My great grandparents on my mom’s side were born in Maryland and Massachusetts. My great grandparents on my dad’s side were born in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It is known by my maternal grandparents that our ancestors came from Ireland and Whales. It is not known however who our first ancestor was and when they arrived in the United States. My grandpa on my dad’s side also knows little about his ancestry, he was told growing up however that some of his ancestors came from Scotland. My grandma on my dad’s side has been looking into her ancestors for a few years. She has found that the first ancestor on her dad‘s side of the family came from Graben, Germany in August of 1750 to Philadelphia. His name was Caspar Defibaugh and he migrated by a ship called the Edinburg. He came to buy property. His wife and kids did not come at first but planned to meet up with Caspar in the future. When his wife and kids came to join him his wife got very sick and died. Caspar then remarried and moved from Lancaster P.A. to Bedford County P.A. When he was done moving around he bought one hundred and fifty acres, two horses, and a cow. Later he and his older son began work on the Defibaugh Tavern. It took many years but Caspar Defibaugh finally made his Tavern and became the Baker in it, and the Tavern still exist today. I really loved learning all this information and I think it is good to know about your family and where you came from. I think it is amazing that so many people come from so many different places.

class of 10/11/10

Today in class we took a quiz, and then waited until the end of class so we could leave for the day.

notes in class of 10/8/10

• over 6.8 billion people on the planet right now
• in creasing by over 80 million per year by 220, 980 per day
• 14,000 births per hour
• 90% of this population growth takes place in the developing countries, of Africa, South and East Asia
• people migrate because of push and pull forces, some push forces would be civil war, unemployment, and some pull forces are better economic, health services, religious freedom, and political freedom.
• TFR: average number of children orn per woman

Class of 10/7/10

Today in class we talked about the populations and the TFR of countries and why some countries have such hih numbers of TFR. i also got to leave class early for a soccer game so i hope i didnt miss anything.

class of 10/6/10

Today in class we went over the information we found about the courties we reseached. we went over why some countries birthrate was so low, and why some countries birthrates were so high.

test look over

Today in class we got our test back and we got to go over them and put the right answers down so we would no the right information for the past.

Info on Countries

life expectancy - the probable number of years remaining in your life, referring to heredity, health, physical condition, and nutrition.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/life+expectancy 

crude birthrate - Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_birth_rate 

RNI (rate of natural increase) - is the crude birth rate  minus the crude death rate of a population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_natural_increase

TFR (total fertility rate) -  is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate

net migration rate -  is the difference of immigrants and emigrants of an area in a period of time, divided (usually) per 1,000 inhabitants (considered on midterm population).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_migration_rate

population pyramid - also called an age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population, which normally forms the shape of a pyramid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_pyramid

What the countries are ranked in the world:

life expectancy - Japan 82.12 years, ranked #3, France 77.79 years ranked #8, Kenya 57.86 years ranked #189, Cuba 77.45 years ranked #55, United States 78.11 years ranked #49, Afghanistan 44.4 years ranked #219

crude birthrate - Japan 7.64 births/1,000 ranked #222, Kenya 36.64 births/1,000 ranked #29, Ethiopia 43.66 births/1,000 ranked #7, United States13.83 births/1,000 ranked #154,Germany 8.18 births/1,000 population ranked #220

crude death rate - Afghanistan 17.83 deaths/1,000 population ranked #7, Kenya 9.72 deaths/1,000 ranked #67, United States 8.38 deaths/1,000 raked #99, Japan 9.54 deaths/1,000 ranked #69, Mexico 4.8 deaths/1,000 ranked #192

TFR (total fertility rate) - Niger 7.68 children born/woman ranked #1, Afghanistan 5.5 children born/woman  ranked #13, Japan 1.2 children born/woman ranked #218, United States 2.06 children born/woman ranked #126, Germany 1.42 children born/woman ranked #196
  
net migration rate - Mexico -3.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #153, United States 4.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #25, United Arab Emirates 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #1, Argentina 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #73, Saudi Arabia -7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #171, Uganda-8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population ranked #173

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html

First Test

Today we had our first test. It was on the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, the middle eastern countries, and 9 11

review day

Today we found out that we are going to have a test on Wednesday on 9 11, middle Eastern countries, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism religion. All during class we were reviewing for the test so we could all get a good grade.

Prezi

http://prezi.com/clcjjwii8eox/christianity-islam-and-jewdism-facts/

class

Today in class we got a new project, and we learned how to use this website called Prezie and you can basically make a powerpoint on it. so today we started working with it to get familiar with it.

countries

Today in class we talked about the Middle Eastern Countries and we talked about why they have so much money, and we figured out that alot of the countries out there own alot of oil, and make us pay for it.

Identifing 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- 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- Afirica
20. Kenya- Afirca
21. Pakistan- Asia
22. Vietnam- Asia
23. Mexico- North America
24. Cuba- North America

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html 

9 11 research paper

https://docs0.google.com/document/edit?id=1XN3qo5rWcbmkw1fCGGQy-uA5bfLN7aGWtwmS1E0f6Io&hl=en#

911 reports

Today in human geography class we went over 911 and how it effect people's jobs and their lives. We also learned how to use wikepedia correctly so we can use it for school projects. 

vocab

geography-The topographical features of a region, usually of the earth, sometimes of the planets. 


globalization- The process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications

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.
 
http://dictionary.reference.com/
 
 
 
World Population- 6,697,254,041
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=world+population                               
 
Top Five Populated Countries- China- 1,330,141,295
                                                    India- 1,173,108,018
                                                    Untited States- 310,232,863
                                                    Indonesia- 242,968,342
                                                    Brazil- 201,103,330
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats8.htm
 
Top Five Religions- Christianity- 2 million
                                  Islam- 1.2 billion 
                                  Hinduism- 783 million
                                  Buddhism- 360 million
                                  Judaism- 17 million
http://www.godweb.org/religionsofworld.htm

what we think

I thought it was insane that it only took two years for facebook to get 50 million people and it took the radio thirty give years to get 50 million people to have

first assignment

go big or go back home