Human Geography

  Most of today in class was spent reviewing last weeks test from last week. Class was last mod today so everyone was more lethargic than usual. Since I was the only person to get a 100% on the test I really didn't need the review. The only plus side of reviewing was I had time to write the answers on the test so I could use it without my scan tron sheet. The rest of class time was spent taking notes on the population power point. We discussed immigration and emigration and why. We used the example of Canada and why people would want to immigrate there because their rate is so high. We came to the conclusion that the healthcare paid for by the government was a pull factor in people's decisions to move to Canada.

    Today in class we continued the power point on population. We also were given our tests back from last week. I was the only person who got a 100 on the objective part of the test, which gave my confidence for school a boost. Before we went over the power point I had already known about the earth's population and how it could affect us in the future. Such as how at around 11 billion people most of the arable land on earth will be used up and we will start to have a problem. This unnerved me because how I thought the earths population is expanding I believed that we could reach this in the near future. But after looking at the statistics on how many years it has been taking for the earth to grow a billion people I became more comfortable because it seemed like the growth was leveling out. What also could happen is that countries that have a high birth rate will become more developed so that their culture will change to lower their birth rate.

    Today in class we took the test on this unit. As I have said before I was confident before the test and I feel good about the test now. I don't feel like I missed any of the multiple choice questions because almost all of the we talked about in class the past two days. When It came to picking the two essay questions I chose the question on manufacturing goods overseas because I felt I had a better answer for that question. compared to other answers for essay questions in other classes I wrote a lot to answer the question fully with all of its parts. Even though it seems to be that I could have gotten an one hundred on the test I feel like there is something I did wrong. Whenever I feel this way about a test I always make a mistake which is what i am nervous for now.

Know two definitions of culture ( to take care of and to care for or care about) Why is globalization important In class we all explained our questions that we used in our blog last night.I forgot to do a blog, so I had to make a question up on the spot. As I was listening to my other classmates ask questions I wrote down The two questions above because these were the important topics I did not fully understand. As of now I have studied using my other blogs and the notes that I took a picture of during class to study for this test. I was pretty confident for this test before I studied but now I m prepared.

    Today in class we focused on the second assignment you had posted last night on where everyday items are made. The results were that most items were not made in America but made in Asian or other less developed countries. Even the companies that are based in America had their products made overseas. We concluded that this is because companies find it cheaper to make their products in other countries because they do not have to pay for their employees minimum wages. Companies also don't have to pay for healthcare and other necessities that American workers have. This makes it cheaper for them even though they have to ship their products across oceans. In class we used Jimmy's dad's company for an example. Jimmy told us the reason that his dad uses factories overseas is because it would be much too expensive to pay an American factory to do the same job.

   Today in class while the sub was in we went to your blog and did the assignment posted. My computer is quickly dying so I am trying to get this done before it dies. The blog posted focused on how geographers use scale and the term globalization. The definition for globalization used in the was how it is becoming easier and easier to communicate with other humans from around the world. The definition on dictionary.com says that globalization is the act of extending to other parts of the world.  Another definition was that it is worldwide integration and development which is very similar to the definition put on the blog. For the items I use most at home I chose my computer and my phone. My laptop was manufactured by Lenovo which is a company based in China my computer was also made in China. My Phone is made by Apple which is based in the United States, but my phone was built in a different Asian country most likely China.