A message to Garcia was a short written piece explaining the negative aspects of our society, mainly focusing on the quality of work and willingness to work within our society. The author explains how a man named Rowan delivered a letter to Garcia in Cuba as war broke out between Spain and the US. Without asking any unnecessary questions, Rowan set off to Cuba with no knowledge except the country in which Garcia was residing. This piece of writing is very accurate according to my standards of work in the sense that I believe in work done right, doing so asked the first time. While analyzing this article, I took into consideration taking initiative, excellence, and inspiration, all of which I strongly believe in and support. This piece of writing sets standards for my willingness to do work in high school as well as my determination to succeed throughout my classes. In this piece of writing Elbert Hubbard explains the initiative Rowan took to go on this journey with any doubts, as well as to find and deliver the letter to Garcia. This initiative goes extremely further than the task itself. Those who take initiative succeed. A successful person doesn't get 'laid off' nor does he need to go on strike for a higher salary. Those who take initiative are successful, and irresistible to employers, initiative is an important building block for ease of life and living to your fullest potential. Taking initiative throughout my high school career will ultimately get me into the best possible college, which will eventually lead me to a life full of endless possibilities While inspiration and excellence may be two completely different principles, I would argue that they are in correlation with each other. As I read in the piece of writing, I see the success as a result of excellence and initiative. I see the opportunities for those who work hard for excellence and success. This success inspires me to be excellent in the classroom, as well as everywhere else including the sports field, the pool, and even at home. It truly inspires me to be the best person I can be not only throughout my high school career but in college and the rest of my life. For success comes from excellence and success breeds new and critical opportunities throughout your life. A Message to Garcia is a very important piece of writing. It shows the readers the importance of working hard, taking initiative and working towards excellence. These principles will grant you new and exciting opportunities throughout your life. I have taken this information into consideration for my future, especially the next 4 years. My high school career at The John Carroll School will require my best effort, taking initiative, and the constant drive to be excellent. With these principles in my mind, I hope to be successful in high school to eventually have the contingency to live my life to the fullest with an abundance of opportunities.
Today in class, we closely analyzed and learned about "A Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard. Some of the things we learned today were:
- A Message to Garcia was published as an inspirational essay in 1899
- It was extremely popular and was republished as a pamphlet and book
- Over 40 million copies were sold
- Published in 37 languages
- It was made into a movie twice
- " Take a message to Garcia" became a very popular slang term for taking initiative
- The essay was taken place during the Spanish-American War
- Garcia- Revolutionary seeking Cuban independence
- Rowan- army officer
- President McKinley- 25th President, assassinated 6 months into his second term by an anarchist.
- Tallest mountain in North America was named after him up until 2015
- Perihelion- when a planet or stars are closest to the sun
- Slipshod- careless
- Imbecility- incapability
- Missive- a letter; especially long or official
A message to Garcia as I learned in class today was very powerful and monumental then and even in the present for its topic consisting of work ethic, excellence, and initiative, which are things many people struggled with then, and things many people still struggle with today.
Today in class we discussed excellence within ancient Greece and specifically Socrates and his teachings. Within ancient Greece, people met and talked about issues and topics affecting the region in the agora and a polis is a city state or political entities run by people. People also vote on important topics within the agora. Socrates was a man who worked as a stonemason when he was young and he later fought in the Peloponnesian war. Later in his life, he taught a few young people outside the agora in a workshop. In this workshop, Socrates posed questions to them to discover their underlying belief and their extent of knowledge. We also learned that 508 B.C. was a very important date because it was the first recorded time in history that people revolted against their leaders. After this, countries like the United State of America and France did the same thing. Finally we learned that in ancient Greece, excellence was considered as moral virtue, fulfillment of purpose or function, and the act of living up to ones full potential.
Today in class, we discussed Socrates and his punishments for corrupting Athens youth as well as impiety, which is not believing in the gods of the state. We discussed that when he went on trial, he didn't apologize for his actions, but he said his actions were necessary for the well being of Athens and that he should be rewarded for his actions. The jury ultimately voted guilty and he got put to death by poison hemlock, which slowly makes the muscular and respiratory system dysfunctional and kills you in about an hour. Though, he could of avoided this, for his friends could have easily gotten him out, to live outside of Athens, and live out the rest of his life without wronging the Athens community, though, he declined the offer, for he wanted to prove his loyalty to Athenian Democracy. Finally, in class we had a vote of our own, and we ultimately voted not guilty, for his obedience to Athenian democracy is exceptional, he has a brilliant mind, and can help improve ideas, law, and beliefs within the Athenian state.
Today we took our first unit test of the freshmen Human Geography class at The John Carroll School. I believe that I did well on this test, for the reason that I used a lot of my weekend to study for this test. I am a bit sad that this unit is over since I enjoyed these topics, but I am relieved that I probably did well. Some of the questions I was not prepared for, but Mr. Shick did a good job of warning us and preparing us for the test. I liked the way the essay questions were proposed to us, as well as the fact that Mr. Shick gave us more information and explanation on these topics. In conclusion, I am happy about my effort and possible results on this unit and unit test, I hope that I am able to do this throughout the year, as I am striving for an overall A or B in all my classes
Key Concepts 1. How do geographers describe where things are? 2. Why is each point on earths unique? 3. Why are different places similar? 4. Why are some human actions not sustainable? 1.1.1: Explain differences between early maps and contemporary map. 1.1.2: Describe the role of map scale and projections and making of maps (cartography) 1.1.3: Explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on earth surface. Geography is the study of where things are found on earths surface and the reasons for their locations. Human geographers ask 2 simple questions. Where are people and activities found on earth? Why are the found there? Cartography is the science of map making Maps are used as references and communication Absolute location- exact location Relative location- location relative to other locations Earliest maps were reference tools Simple navigation tools First map prepared by Eratlosthenos (276-194 B.C.) Improvements to the world map made by Ptolemy. Advancements to the world map made by Europeans, Chinese, and Islams
Today in class we learned the different types of maps. We were also revealed the truth about how the world actually looks compared to what we normally see in classes and posters etc., this is call the Mercator map. This map is a misrepresentation of the way the earth looks because the land masses at the pols appear larger than they actually are on earth. An accurate representation of the world is called the Peters map, even though it may look distorted to our eye, it is actually correct. Everything is to scale, and all the landmasses are the correct size at each pole. We discussed the reasoning as to why the school system and the government chose to use this map as the world map instead of the correct map. We came to the conclusion that the Mercator map was what was always right, and what was always shown, instead of the correct map, that is never shown, because its 'wrong'.
Today in class, we wrapped the concepts of early maps and the types of maps and began working on the concepts of time zones through out the world as well as longitude and latitude. We learned that there are 24 different time zones throughout the world for the 24 hours in each day. We learned that for every 15 degrees of latitude, it is a new time zone, each separated by one hour. We learned that there are 180 degrees of latitude east and west, with the prime meridian being at 0 degrees, as well as 90 degrees of longitude north and south, with the equator being at 0 degrees. Finally, towards the end of class, we discussed other possibilities involving time zones. Mr. Shick told the class that at one point in time, someone had suggested that the earth as a whole should run on one time, instead of 24 different ones. This would not only confuse people who are not on the prime meridian, but it would change the time of day things occur, such as the sun setting and rising. We decided as a class that the way time zones function now is workable and makes sense compared to a singular time throughout the world.
Today in class we located specific significant places on the Mercator, Gall-Peters, and the Robinson map. Some of the places we found were the prime meridian, our nation of origin, which it Italy for me, all seven continents, all five oceans, the international dateline, the tropic of Capricorn, the tropic of Cancer, and The John Carroll School. We also discussed the times zones once again, and we focused on the fact that there are 24 times zones as well as the primer meridian and the international dateline, and their connection to time zones. We also emphasized the places of these two lines. The prime meridian being at 0 degrees latitude, and the international dateline being at 180 degrees latitude. The Prime Meridian is exactly along the 0 degree latitudinal line going through Greenwich, England, while the international dateline is altered to accommodate nation-states near the 180 degree latitudinal line. These two lines are very important in time zones and the way we tell time today!
Labeling Maps
Today in class we finished up maps of Mercator, Peters and Robinson projection of maps with adding the prime meridian, the nation of our origin, which for me is Italy, we labeled Europe, Antarctica, North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. We also labeled the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. We labeled the International Dateline, thew Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, and The John Carroll School. We also had three guest in the class, one of which was top twenty in the country, one came from Harford Christian, who also plays basketball, and one from C. Milton Wright, who cheers and has braces. We all hoped that they will come to JCS to become a part of the amazing Patriot community as well as help out our sports teams to aid us in future championships Finally, we were given a chance today to work on homework for other classes to get a free much needed free night!
Today in class, we discussed the GPS. The GPS is short for Global Position System. Its a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth. How does it work?: 1. Satellites placed in pre-determined orbits 2. Tracking stations to monitor and control satellites 3. Receivers that can locate 4 satellites or more can figure out the distance from them to calculate the exact location. Uses: 1. Turn by turn 2. Navigational aid to pilots and ship captains 3. Locations for social media Why is each point on Earth unique? A place is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic Describing features is an essential building block for geographers to explain similarities, differences, and changes across the Earth. Geographers describe features on Earth by identifying its location. Finally we discussed the governments insight on our personal lives through things like GPS, Alexa, our computers etc.
Today we identified location and regions on maps. Locations can be identified in three ways, places names (a toponym is a name given to a place on earth), a site (physical character of a place), and situation (location of place relative to other locations). A region is a unique area, an area on earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics is a region. Most often applied by 2 scales. 1. Spanning Political states. 2. Constrained with one political state. A region derives its unified character through cultural landscape- combination of culture, religious and political features. Finally, we discussed regions throughout the US. Some regions based on religion (some places closed Sunday), some regions cause different accents, in which differ from those throughout the country and world. We also discussed different accents in forgien countries including China, which is separated into North, South, East and Western China.
Culture is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. Latin word meaning cultus which means "to care for". Meaning: 1. To care about 2. To care for Culture: What people care about. Their ideas beliefs, values, and language, as well as ethnicity What people take care of, production of material wealth, food, clothing, and shelter. Scale The relationship between the portion of the earth being studied and the earth as a whole Globalization: force or process that involves the entire world, and results in making something worldwide We also learned that Mr. Schick was in a really good mood today because he learned his dog Ginny is not sick We also learned how he got his dog. To make a long story short. His wife found it hurt, after being hit by a truck and took it to a vet in the town they were outside of, in Virginia. After their trip ended, the vet notified his wife that she could adopt him, and she did. Vinny is short for Virginia.
American Settlement
Today in class we began reviewing for the test next week. This test will be on maps, regions, and cultures affect on the uniqueness of certain regions. I feel pretty good about most of the topics, but the only issue I have is the difference between latitudinal and longitudinal lines. But for the most part, I am pretty good on most of the topics that I will be tested on next week. Today, Grace John had a shadow named Holly. Holly came from Bel Air and hopes to come to John Carroll to get away from some of the people she doesn't like. She also got a smarty for answering a question about Christoper Columbus. That brings us to the final topic, we talked about Christopher Columbus and the colonization of North America. We talked about how they stole a lot of Native American supplies and killed a lot of them with diseases they spread.
Eratosthenes Accomplishments 1. Circumference of the earth 2. Distance from earth to sun 3. Calculated the tilt of the Earths axis If its 10:00 am in Bel Air its... 7:00 am in Portland, Oregon 3:00 pm in Greenwich, England 10:00 am in Toronto, Ontario 4:00 am in the South Pole Five toponyms named after physical features 1. Muang, Tai 2. Chiang, Tai 3. Viang, Tai 4. Blarney Castle 5. Geysir, Iceland Five toponyms named after native american words 1. Mississippi 2. Chanhassen 3. Stinkingwater Peak 4. Denali 5. Tucson Latitude and Longitude of... Baltimore- 39 17' 25" N/ 76 36' 45" W Quito- 0 13' 0" S/ 78 30' 0" W Tavuni, Fiji- 16°48'59.99" S -179°57'59.99" W Christchurch, New Zealand- 43 32' 0" S/172 38' 0" E Juneau, Alaska- 58 18' 6" N/134 25' 11" W Antipode- the direct opposite of something Antipode of... Beijing- Southern Argentina Bermuda- Perth Canyon Marine Park My house- Somewhere off the coast of Australia
Today in class we discussed and reviewed culture. We discussed that culture comes from the words cultus which means "to care for". We talked about some of the examples of culture and their differences in different regions or their effect on the area in which the culture is. We talked about how religion, beliefs, holidays, laws and so much more are a part of a places culture. We discussed 9/11 and its effect on our country, and how it changed our culture. Some of the ways in which it is changed is a new department in the government (homeland security), more airport security, and as a result of homeland security, their is more security at sports games, large events, large gatherings, large areas and so much more. We discussed how different regions produce different cultures, especially the differences in the 4 regions of China, in dialect and religion. We finally discussed laws and their differences throughout the world. We focused on the laws pertaining to death, and the certain conditions in which someone would have to commit in order to be accused of murder. Some of the charges include, manslaughter, first and second degree murder, and many more
Today we continued reviewing for our test on Friday. We worked a lot on time zones. We were reminded that there are 24 time zones throughout the world, each separated by one hour, makes sense, right? We practiced what times it would be if it were a certain time in another place. I feel pretty good about my knowledge about time zones, especially since we can use our time zone map on the test on Friday. We also discussed the 4 kinds of distortion from the projection of maps from the globe to a 2-D map. These four things include distortion of shape, distance between points, altering of direction between points, relative size. We also learned the 3 types of scale. Ratio scale, which looks like this, 1: 24,000. Written sale, 1 inch = 200 miles, and by adding a symbol, it is called a graphic scale. Overall, I feel pretty good about my knowledge on the material that I will be tested on on Friday. The only issue I have is remembering the difference between latitudinal and longitudinal lines and their direction in which they go. Hopefully I remember this information and continue to succeed in this class, as Mr. Schick does a GREAT JOB TEACHING!!!!
Today we began a new unit, called Population and Settlement. We focused on some facts about population today. A few of these include the worlds population: 7.5 billion. The world population is increasing by about 7.3 million each year. 90% of this population growth occurs in developing countries of Africa, south and east Asia, and Latin America. We talked about China and their laws to regulate population by limiting the amount of children each family can have. We talked about how large population could result in a lot of problems, one of which being economics. We discussed how population could increase to 9 billion by the time we are in our thirties. We also discussed the factors of population. They are births, deaths, the amount of immigrants and the amount of emmigrants. In conclusion, we talked about population, and the significance of population as well as what it will be able to do to our world if it increases anymore.
Today we took a final look at the population clock, finding out how much the American population would raise in 50 minutes and how much the world population would raise in 50 minutes. At the end of 50 minutes, the American population raised by about 200 people and the world population raised by 7,000 thousand people. We also took a look at life expectancy. Life expectancy is the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. We learned that the life expectancy was determined by the standard of life, and health accommodations. We learned men usually lived less than women lived. This is due to military activity, women go to the doctor more often, guys are more reckless, and finally, men tend to have more dangerous jobs than woman do. We also defined potable water. Potable water is water safe for human consumption. We talked about crude birth and death rate, which is the births and deaths per 1000 people. The rate of natural increase (RTI), is produced by subtracting death rate form birth rate. This gives us the annual natural growth, in percentage form.
Today we finished up talking about the rate of natural increase, which is found by subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate. Though we have to also incorporate emigration and immigration. An excess of persons entering the country is called net immigration. It is shown as a positive number. This year, Canada has 5.65 migrants per 1000 population. An excess of people leaving the country is called net emigration. Its represented as a negative number. This year, Mexico has -1.68 migrants per 1000 population. This number is less than other years that were around -3 migrants per 1000 population. We also talked about push and pull forces. We discussed that it would take a lot to want to leave your country, and these push and pull factors are usually the reason why people may want to leave. Some reasons why people may want to leave the country that are pushing them out, which are push factors include civil war, environmental degradation, unemployment or under employment, or religious persecution. The factors that draw you to a country are called pull factors. These factors are better economic freedom, better health services, religious freedom, and political freedom. One way to differ between the two is to remember pull factors as positive factors and push factors are negative or bad.
CIA World Factbook Facts
Here are some interesting facts from cia.gov about the population of countries around the world. 1. The dominate sex in Brazil is male This is interesting to me because I would think their would be more women because thats how it has always been, whether its my class ratio or more girls than boys in my family. 2. Afghanistan median age is around 18 years old This is a representation or the danger and violence going on in that country, it means there are less people who are older, meaning they could have been killed from the violence going on in that country. 3. The smallest population of a country is 54, in the Pitcairn Islands This is amazing to me because my small town is at least 20 times the population of this, and its a country!!! I start to wonder how they function and continue to thrive as a country. 4. The lowest life expectancy of a country is Chad, with 50.60 This life expectancy shows me that either violence or disease destroys the population of that country, it makes me want to figure out how to solve some of the issues there 5. The birth rate in Angola is 44.20 per 1000 population This shows me that people have more babies than we do here. When I looked, the TFR is 6.1 children per woman. Each of these facts I found interesting because they seemed very interesting and important to population as well as population growth. Age, population, birth rate, and life expectancy all play a factor in population, and population growth. Today in class we discussed total fertility rate. Total fertility rate is the average number of children born per woman. We talked about the number 2.1. We said that in order for population to increase, the total fertility rate had to be over 2.1. Its 2.1 because we have to take into consideration the number of parents that die after the birth of children, so in order to make up for this number, the number is 2.1.
Today we took a look at population pyramids. We use population pyramids to analyze growth (or decline) of fertility, mortality and migration in cities or countries/regions. In population pyramids, males are always on the left while females are always on the right. They usually have five year increments. In the population pyramids, the age ranges are as follows; 0-19 is the youth or children, 20-64 is the economically active. They have jobs, pay taxes and invest in things everyday. The final range is 65+. These are the retired people who don't have jobs anymore and need more care than other age ranges and therefore use a lot of money extracted from the citizens and the government. There are three basic shapes of population pyramids, the 'Christmas Tree' the 'Box' and the 'Cup'. The 'Christmas Tree' is representing developing countries. They have a high birth rate, their growth rate is slow, and finally they have a short life expectancy. The next type is the 'Box'. The 'Box' is representing a developed nation with slow growth. These countries have low infant mortality, and a long life expectancy. The final type of population pyramid is the 'Cup'. The 'Cup' is to represent developed nations with with negative growth. These countries have a low birth rate and shrinking population. They also have a high life expectancy.
Today we finished taking a look at population pyramids. We looked at a few cities, including a retirement community, a prison, and an all girls college. While we only saw the different numbers in population, we were able to infer the place in which it was representing. We took a look at the population pyramid for the world. We found out that it was in the shape of a Christmas tree. This means that as a whole, the Earth is developing. We found out that a reason for this could be the fact that 1/6 of the worlds population is malnourished or poor, without enough food, living on the streets. We talked about Whitey Bulgar, who was an infamous criminal who was recently killed in a prison. We learned that along with Osama Bin Laden, he was one of FBI's most wanted. He hid away in California and eventually got caught. He was transferred through many prisons, and the one got most recently got transferred to was one in West Virginia. In that prison he got beaten to death, and killed. Finally, we took a look a the population possibilities in the years to come. We saw that by 2100 the population of the world could be about 11,000,000,000 people in about 80 years!
TEDed Population Pyramids
Today we took a final look at population pyramids, as well as a TEDed on population pyramids. We learned different ways to identify the three different age groups in population pyramids. We saw that these groups were called pre-reproductive, the reproductive and post-reproductive. In the TEDed we saw population pyramids for various countries including China, Russia, Japan, The United States, and a few other countries. We were able to predict their future in population from the knowledge we have gained from the pas few days. We also took a look at a TEDtalk about a female super model who shared her experiences as a super model as well as comparisons of her privileges and those around her. We learned that the job of a super model is not as rewarding as outsiders may think. It is not a real career path and super models are some of the most insecure women in the world since they have to consider their looks every day, as its a part of their job. We also started watching a 3 hour long video of a waterfall as someone in the class needed to go to the bathroom. I had fun today!!!
As we finished the previous unit, we headed into the next unit of this semester, which is going to dig deeper into a previous unit we looked at in quarter one. Here are some of the notes we took today: Key Questions: Where is the worlds population distributed? Why is global population increasing? We does population growth vary among regions? Why do some regions face health threats? Population Concentrations 2/3 of the worlds population are clustered in 4 regions East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Europe Site and Situation of population clusters -Low lying areas with fertile soil and temperate climate -Near ocean or river that is near to ocean -Sparsely populated regions -Humans avoid clustering in certain physical environments: >>dry lands >>wet lands >>cold lands >>high lands Places considered too harsh for occupancy have diminished over time places of permanent human settlement are termed the ecumene Population Density Density can be compute in up to three ways for a place Arithmetic density Total number of objects in area/ land area Physiological density number of people supported by a unit area of arable land population/ arable land area Agricultural Density Ratio of number of farmers to amount of arable land population of farmers/ arable land area Components of population growth Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase
Today we went over our test we took last week. I ended up getting a 97% on the test, but with the extra credit points, I got a 100%. Overall I am proud of myself, and my study strategies continue to function and give me success in all of my classes with various types of test. We also talked about wars in the past century, including the Vietnam War, the Korean War, WWII, and WWI. We discussed that WWI was in the teens of the 20th century, WWII was in the 40s, the Korean war was in the 50s, and the Vietnam War was fought in the 60s. We also said the Great Depression was a time of economical failure in the U.S. in which 25% of Americans we unemployed, it was in the 30s and caused by the stock market crash in 1929. We also discussed that some countries have upwards of 60% of their country unemployed, which means they must have a poor economy. I'm eager to continue the semester and learn about the world and its people!
Natural increase- about 82 million people are added to the population annually
More than 95% of the natural increase is clustered in developing nations
Why is Global Population increasing?
Total Fertility Rate- amount of children a woman will have in their child bearing years.
2.42 is the worlds Total Fertility Rate
TFR exceeds 5 in some African countries, while its only about 2 in European countries.
Infant Mortality Rate- deaths of infants under one year of age
expressed as per 1,000 births instead of a percentage
IMR usually about 50 in sub-Saharan countries and about 5 in developed countries
Developed countries have lower rates of natural increase, crude birth rate, total fertility rate, and infant mortality compared to developing countries
Fertility and mortality vary not only between countries but within a country
Population pyramids explain a countries population structure
Dependency Ratio- Number of people too young or too old to work compared to the population eligible to be a part of the work force
Today we spent most of our class talking about demographic transition. Demographic Transition is a model of how natural increase rises and falls throughout time. There are 4 stages of demographic transition and historically, no country has ever reverted back to a previous stage. Stage 1 -Low growth -Marked by high birth rate and high death rates -No long term natural increase -no country is currently in this stage Stage 2 -Rapid growth -Marked by rapidly declining death rates and very high birth rates -High natural increase -Europe and North American entered stage 2 as a result of the industrial revolution (~1750) -Africa, Asia, and Latin America entered stage 2 around 1950, as a result of the medical revolution-improved medical care Stage 3 -Moderate growth -Marked by a rapid decline in birth rate and a steady decline in death rates, natural increase is moderate >>gap between CBR and CDR is narrower in stage 3 than countries in stage 4 -Population grows because CBR is still greater than CDR -Most European and North American countries entered stage 3 in the mid twentieth century Stage 4 -Low growth -No long term natural increase and possible decrease -Country reaches stage 4 when population gained by CBR is diminished by losses in CDR -Condition known as zero population growth (ZPG) >>demographers more precisely define ZPG as the TFR that produces population change -Population change results from immigration Declining Birth Rates 2 successful strategies for lowering birth rates -Improving Education and Healthcare >>Emphasizes improving local economic conditions so that increased wealth is allocated to education and health programs seeking to lower birth rates -Contraception >>More immediate results reaped than previous approach >>Met with greater resistance, because it goes against some people beliefs or customs
Today we watched a video by Hans Rosling. He is a professor in Sweden, who teaches a Global Health course. The questions and answers to this video include: 1. What is the name of Hans Roslings course; Global Health 2. What does the X-axis measure; Income per person 3. What does the Y-axis represent; Life Expectancy 4. What is Hans' description for the lower left corner; Poor and Sick 5. What does he call the upper right corner; Rich and Healthy 6. What is the stage in which a country would be experiencing a high birth rate and a rapidly falling death rate; Stage 2 7. When was the United States is Stage One; Before the Industrial Revolution 8. Name a country currently in Stage 5; Japan, Russia, Italy 9. What stage includes a stable or slow RNI due to a high birth and death rate; Stage 1 10. The Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s in this country; Great Britain/England The Industrial Revolution, wherever in the world it took place helped that country move up in wealth and health, as well as life expectancy In 1948, there was a significant gap in countries due to varying affects of World War 2
Migration Where are migrants distributed? Where do people migrate within a countries? Why do people migrate? Why do migrants face obstacles? Mobility -the most generalized term that refers to all type of movement -short term and repetitive acts of mobility are referred to as circulation Migration -a permanent move to a new location Ravenstiens "laws" for the distance that migrants typically move -most migrants relocate within a short distance staying in your own countries -long distant migrants head for major centers of economic activity Migration in 2 categories International immigration -permanent move from one country to another >>voluntary >>forced Internal migration -permanent move within the same country >>interregional >>intraregional Facts -approximately 9% of the worlds population is international migrants -global patterns reflects migrations tendencies from developing countries to developed countries -net out migration >>asia, latin america, africa -net in migration >>north america, europe, oceania -U.S. has more forgien born residents than any other countries >>In 2010 there were 43 million and growing by one million annually Eras of Migration Eras of Migration in U.S. -colonial settlements in the 17th and 18th centuries -mass european immigration in late 19th and 20th centuries -aisan and latin american integration in the late 20th and 21 centuries
Today we read an article that dug deeper into some of the definitions of words we learned in class yesterday, which are listed below: Migration Where are migrants distributed? Where do people migrate within a countries? Why do people migrate? Why do migrants face obstacles? Mobility -the most generalized term that refers to all type of movement -short term and repetitive acts of mobility are referred to as circulation Migration -a permanent move to a new location Ravenstiens "laws" for the distance that migrants typically move -most migrants relocate within a short distance staying in your own countries -long distant migrants head for major centers of economic activity Migration in 2 categories International immigration -permanent move from one country to another >>voluntary >>forced Internal migration -permanent move within the same country >>interregional >>intraregional Facts -approximately 9% of the worlds population is international migrants -global patterns reflects migrations tendencies from developing countries to developed countries -net out migration >>asia, latin america, africa -net in migration >>north america, europe, oceania -U.S. has more forgien born residents than any other countries >>In 2010 there were 43 million and growing by one million annually Eras of Migration Eras of Migration in U.S. -colonial settlements in the 17th and 18th centuries -mass european immigration in late 19th and 20th centuries -aisan and latin american integration in the late 20th and 21 centuries In the packet we read, we saw descriptions to certain words that we learned yesterday. We saw more information on voluntary and forces migration, migration, mobility, and many more. Though we saw these words yesterday, this packet gave us a better understanding of the topic. We finally saw a piece of information that was different than yesterday, we saw yesterday that 9% of the worlds population were international migrants, but in the packet, we saw that only 3% of the worlds population was like that. Hopefully tomorrow we find out the truth behind this statistic and find out why the two are different in percentage.
