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.
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