Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Latin American Thanksgiving
Today we had a Latin American Thanksgiving! All the human geography classes brought in Latin American food. My class was the first 3 mods so we got a choice of whatever we wanted before it was gone. The food was pretty good. The desserts were the best in my opinion. I had a quesadilla that was good too. I ate so much food by the end of class, I was stuffed. It was a lot of fun to have that much time just to eat.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Today in Class we...
Today in class we talked about our North America tests which we didn't do that well on. We also talked about our research paper on Latin America and our Latin American Thanksgiving next tuesday. I am excited for it because we have 3 whole mods we can just eat!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Tuesday Test Questions
Group Members: Kailey Tracy, Bry Wakefield, Jill Sparks, Matt Ryan
1) Q: True or False: Cattle and wheat were native to North America.
A: False
2) Q: Philadelphia, D.C., Chicago, and New York
Which does the Megalopolis not include?
A: Chicago
3) Q: How many stages were there settling in North America?
A: 3
4) Q: How many people are in North America?
A: 335 million
5) Q: Why do people move to the city?
A: Because there are more jobs.
6) Q: Acid rain does all of the following except: Damages forests, poisons lakes, erodes stonework, and purifies air.
A: Purifies air
7) Q: Why do people move out of the city?
A: To have space, more affordable, less crime.
8) Q: How long immigrants been arriving to the U.S.?
A: 400 years.
9) Q: What country does the U.S. have a great relationship with?
A: Canada
10) Q: What nationalities are the 2 most common immigrants in the present?
A: Asians and Spanish
11) Q: What is the most common natural resource in North America?
A: Coal
12) Q: North America has every geographical feature except: coal, rainforests, mountains, tundra, and deserts.
A: Rainforests
13) Q: What is one of the U.S.’s conflicts?
A: How many immigrants allowed into the country.
14) Q: What country is the last superpower?
A: United States
1) Q: True or False: Cattle and wheat were native to North America.
A: False
2) Q: Philadelphia, D.C., Chicago, and New York
Which does the Megalopolis not include?
A: Chicago
3) Q: How many stages were there settling in North America?
A: 3
4) Q: How many people are in North America?
A: 335 million
5) Q: Why do people move to the city?
A: Because there are more jobs.
6) Q: Acid rain does all of the following except: Damages forests, poisons lakes, erodes stonework, and purifies air.
A: Purifies air
7) Q: Why do people move out of the city?
A: To have space, more affordable, less crime.
8) Q: How long immigrants been arriving to the U.S.?
A: 400 years.
9) Q: What country does the U.S. have a great relationship with?
A: Canada
10) Q: What nationalities are the 2 most common immigrants in the present?
A: Asians and Spanish
11) Q: What is the most common natural resource in North America?
A: Coal
12) Q: North America has every geographical feature except: coal, rainforests, mountains, tundra, and deserts.
A: Rainforests
13) Q: What is one of the U.S.’s conflicts?
A: How many immigrants allowed into the country.
14) Q: What country is the last superpower?
A: United States
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Today in class we read the rest of the essays and took notes on them. We also looked at Mr. Schick's North America power-point.
Here are my notes:
North America Power-Point
• United States and Canada
• Diverse in everything.
• 335 million people.
• Rich in natural resources.
• Variety in climates.
• Ultra-globalized.
• Last remaining global superpower (U.S.) (Nuclear Power, weapons)
Environmental Geography
• North Americans have transformed the land.
-Wheat, cattle, horses are not native but introduced.
• U.S. is the third largest consumer of water
-China is #1 and India is #2 (more people)
-U.S. city dwellers consume 175 gallons a day! (showers, car washing, washing machines, etc.)
• Water shortages and problems like cleanliness.
Here are my notes:
North America Power-Point
• United States and Canada
• Diverse in everything.
• 335 million people.
• Rich in natural resources.
• Variety in climates.
• Ultra-globalized.
• Last remaining global superpower (U.S.) (Nuclear Power, weapons)
Environmental Geography
• North Americans have transformed the land.
-Wheat, cattle, horses are not native but introduced.
• U.S. is the third largest consumer of water
-China is #1 and India is #2 (more people)
-U.S. city dwellers consume 175 gallons a day! (showers, car washing, washing machines, etc.)
• Water shortages and problems like cleanliness.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Notes from Class
Population and Settlement
• People usually move toward the west.
• This started in the Colonial times.
• People in North America move a lot.
• Many people commute to different locations.
• 445 million people by 2050.
• Changing transportation changed commutes and made it easier to get to place you want to get to.
• North America's population is spread out around the region.
• Megalopolis- From Boston to D.C. is like a big city where population is very dense and built up.
• Immigrants began increasing in 1990.
Cultural Coherence and Diversity
• Over 43 million out of 300 million are immigrants living in the U.S. alone.
• U.S. has always been pull factor.
• People gravitate to people like them.
• Culture marks the everyday landscape.
• Place of opportunity is North America.
• Most immigrants are Asian and Spanish.
Economy and Social Development
• Social development- how people interact with others and their environment.
• Economy takes care of all imports and exports. (U.S. is mega globalized)
• North America has the world's most powerful economy and upscale population.
• There is a huge contrast between upscale population and poor population.
• United States economy has a huge impact on the global economy.
Environmental Geography
• Many species of plants and animals that Europeans brought like wheat.
• No cattle, horses, plants before Europeans brought them.
• Different kinds of plants and animals for different climates like the mountains.
• Grass lands can grow plants well.
• North America has every type of geographical area except the rainforest.
• People usually move toward the west.
• This started in the Colonial times.
• People in North America move a lot.
• Many people commute to different locations.
• 445 million people by 2050.
• Changing transportation changed commutes and made it easier to get to place you want to get to.
• North America's population is spread out around the region.
• Megalopolis- From Boston to D.C. is like a big city where population is very dense and built up.
• Immigrants began increasing in 1990.
Cultural Coherence and Diversity
• Over 43 million out of 300 million are immigrants living in the U.S. alone.
• U.S. has always been pull factor.
• People gravitate to people like them.
• Culture marks the everyday landscape.
• Place of opportunity is North America.
• Most immigrants are Asian and Spanish.
Economy and Social Development
• Social development- how people interact with others and their environment.
• Economy takes care of all imports and exports. (U.S. is mega globalized)
• North America has the world's most powerful economy and upscale population.
• There is a huge contrast between upscale population and poor population.
• United States economy has a huge impact on the global economy.
Environmental Geography
• Many species of plants and animals that Europeans brought like wheat.
• No cattle, horses, plants before Europeans brought them.
• Different kinds of plants and animals for different climates like the mountains.
• Grass lands can grow plants well.
• North America has every type of geographical area except the rainforest.
Today in Class we...
Today was an interesting class. We all were reading key points of our 5 themes of human geography essays aloud to the class everything was going fine and then it was Matt's turn. He started reading and had a bunch of words in one sentence that ended in tion. Mr. Schick had the great idea that he should rap them. Matt didn't want to, so Mr. Schick did instead. The rest of the class Mr. Schick was rapping a lot of what he was saying. It was very funny. Matt is suppose to come in with a whole presentation tomorrow. It should be good.
Population and Settlement 200 Word Essay
Population and Settlement
With North America expanding and growing bigger and bigger by the minute, the challenges grow bigger as well. Since more people are coming into this region of the world, they all need a place to settle. You have to clear agricultural lands to make more buildings, houses, etc. and this makes less and less rural areas. When people migrate here, they take jobs away from others. This creates another big problem which is not having enough jobs. With the population growing, there would be more traffic. There are also some positives. When more people settle in North America, the many cities will flourish. If people settle in North America, they will spend their money on various things which will help the economy. If North America’s economy does well, it will help the rest of the world’s economies. This is because the United States plays a big role in the global economy. In the book, it says that North America is one of the world’s most decentralized urban settings. This means they distribute administrative powers to less populated areas. So, even though it may be a problem with more people and less jobs, the powers would be spread out to different areas with less people. Population as well as settlement effects North America, the continent in which we live, more than we think in both positive and negative ways.
With North America expanding and growing bigger and bigger by the minute, the challenges grow bigger as well. Since more people are coming into this region of the world, they all need a place to settle. You have to clear agricultural lands to make more buildings, houses, etc. and this makes less and less rural areas. When people migrate here, they take jobs away from others. This creates another big problem which is not having enough jobs. With the population growing, there would be more traffic. There are also some positives. When more people settle in North America, the many cities will flourish. If people settle in North America, they will spend their money on various things which will help the economy. If North America’s economy does well, it will help the rest of the world’s economies. This is because the United States plays a big role in the global economy. In the book, it says that North America is one of the world’s most decentralized urban settings. This means they distribute administrative powers to less populated areas. So, even though it may be a problem with more people and less jobs, the powers would be spread out to different areas with less people. Population as well as settlement effects North America, the continent in which we live, more than we think in both positive and negative ways.
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