Today we went over the video called The Population Pyramid as a class. The pyramid is based on age and gender. The pyramid for Rwanda was big at the bottom and grew smaller at the top.

Today in Human Geo we watched a video called Pyramid Population. This was about how fast our population grows at a rate of time. There was a study done that there 217 born every min. and 106 every min. I though that was very interesting. After we were done watching the video we had to answer discussion questions that went along with the video.

Today in Human Geo we got back our first test. We went over it as a class. I did okay on the test I now know I should definitely take better notes in class just in case we do have an open book test where we can use our notes. I thought there were too many questions on Ancient Greece.  Throughout this unit I liked learning about Globalization and how many cultures compare to ours.

Population and Settlement

          Today we started a new unit about population and settlement. There are 7 million people on the planet today. I learned that the US is ranked 50 in the world. If you think about it that's not very good. This is because of our diet and lack of exercise. People now are going home and sitting in front of the TV and not doing anything active. Peoples diet in the US is decreasing cause of all the processed food. The life expectancy for the US is 78.54 or something around there.

Today in class we all studied. we used quizlet to help us. I made flash cards and did a practice test. I think quizlet is very helpful.

CLASS TODAY

Today in Human Geo as a class we came up with some test questions for our test coming up this Wednesday. We talked about "The Message To Garcia", Globalization, The Ancient Greeks, and the "Did You Know 3.0" video we watched.

Globalization

Today in human geo we learned about globalization and how American companies have franchised to other country's like China and Japan etc.. This gives the American companies a chance to make more money on their product. Globalization is the connection of different parts of the world, the expansion of international cultural economic/political activities. One of the trading routes was called the Silk Road. Globalization is growing around the world everyday.

I was absent today due to not feeling well.

terms (revised)

agora- central spot in ancient Greek-city states(gathering space) artistic, athletic, spiritual, and political.
arete- means "excellence of any kind", also may mean "moral virtue", the act of living up o ones full potential.
polis- central urban area (body of citizens) was a independent city.
508 B.C-birth of democracy
Socrates-Greek philosopher, one of the founders of Western philosophy (470 B.C)
Death of the Socrates-corrupting the youth of Athens, introducing strange gods, sentenced to die by drinking Hemlock
Socratic Method- discussions between individuals
If they called you an idiot- they wanted their personal needs to fulfill those around them

Terms

Agora- was a central spot in ancient Greek city-states.

Arete- means "excellence of any kind”, the term ay also mean “moral virtue”, the act of living up to one’s full potential.

Polis- an independent city and its surrounding region under a unified government

508 B.C- “Democracy” began in Athens, todays meaning “ruled by the people”               http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/access/greek/timeline_greece.htm

Socrates- Greek philosopher, one of the founders of the western philosophy

Death of Socrates- - was a classical convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods, and has been sentenced to die by drinking poison hemlock.

Socratic Method-named after the classical Greek philosopher Socrates, discussion between individuals
What the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot- someone who thought their own personal needs trumped those of the society around them, and over time, the word "idiot"               http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greekpolitics/f/GreekIdiots.htm

Rest were Wikipedia..

"Message to Garcia"

               Today in human geo we talked about "The Message To Garcia". the main idea is you need to work hard to be trusted. Rowan was the  guy that took the letter to Garcia without any complications or complaining. The president gave Rowan the letter, the President at the time was McKinley. The war that was going on at the time was the Spanish-American war and part of it was in Cuba.

Day 4

Today we talked about our blogs and how to work them correctly. We learned how to attach links to our blogs and saw that you can post a video as well. we also made a title for our blog.

JC

There are many things I can do to make me a better student through high school. One thing I can do is stay organized, if I stay organized I will know what I have and when I have a text or quizzes. You could keep a planner with you so that you can have your homework written instead of having it all typed. Another thing that could make me a better student is having time management, if you can manage your time you can get things done earlier. A third strategy that could help is asking questions, by asking questions you will understand what you are doing in class. Another one is participation, when you participate it shows that you understand what you are learning. My last thing would be doing your homework, doing your homework every night can get your grade up very easily.

second day

Today in human geo we made sure everyone got their blogs working and sent for the first half of class. We also saw the syllabus with everything we need to now for the course. We learned that there is NO EXTRA CREDIT. Mr. Schick’s room is in 121 the T.V studio. There are also penalties for late assignments, the deduction is ten percent per day that you do not turn in your work. We are also graded on participation.  That was our second day of human geography.