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Today in class we went over visualizing data again, but this time in a different manner. We went over a presentation conducted by a man that goes by the name of  Hans Rosling. The data began in 1810 and portrayed every country in terms of wealth and health. In 1810, all the countries started with low life expectancy and virtually no wealth compared to standards today. As the industrial revolution happened, all the countries boomed and after awhile China shot up after the people's revolution. This lead China to shoot up almost as much as the Americas and Britain, but it was still very poor in rural areas.

Today in class we started a new unit. We were introduced to the population pyramids. Population pyramids. A population pyramid gives a clear understanding and shows in data form the number or percentage of people of a target demographic and shows the life expectancy and can be used to predict the population in the future.  A population pyramid gives a clear picture of how a country transitions from high fertility to low  fertility rate . The broad base of the pyramid means a relative majority of the population lies between ages 0–14, which tells us that the fertility rate of the country is high and above population  sub-replacement fertility  level.

Today in class we got our test back. Like I had suspected, I had aced it. My final score was 98. I'm am not sure if this because of the right to privacy and such, but I believe I might've gotten the highest score in the class. I talked to the very smart people and all of them got at a maximum of 96. I got two questions wrong, first was a very simple one that I shouldn't have messed up. It asked the amount of oil that the USA imports a day. I read total production which is slightly more so I got it wrong. The second question I got wrong was about which country had the greatest RNI out of three countries. I didn't know it so I guessed and got it wrong. Looking back, I should've picked the developing nation because of 90% of the population growth takes place in developing nations.

Today in class we took a test about population and settlement, which we have been studying for a few weeks. The test was comprised of 4 sections. The first section was to test our knowledge and mobility with the CIA WorldFactbook by asking a serious of random questions and having to test takers look it up on the factbook. We only had 20 minutes to take that section to make sure we were able to find the information quickly. The next section was key terms that we had to know. It almost tripped me up but I believe that I did well on it. The next section was the hardest in my opinion. It was comprised of general knowledge questions that I had not anticipated, even still, I think and hope that I only got a few off. Next was a section about push and pull forces that I was able to come up with easily. There were a few easy bonus credits that I'm almost positive I got.

Today in class we went over the unit in desperate preparation for the test overmarrow. A couple of questions confirmed to be on the test are using statistics and math to find a net increase in certain topics such as migration, population increase, and fertility. There will also be a section where we have to use the CIA World Factbook to find answers. A few questions that are probable to be on the test overmarrow are the number of people on Earth currently, that the majority (90%) of the population growth takes place in developing nations, that in 1804 the population reached a billion, and the rate of increase flatlined around 1974-2011. A few more good things to know are that women, almost in every country, live longer than males (on average), the definitions of crude birth, crude death, and RNI (rate of natural increase), net migration rate, different push and pull forces and countries that have them, and the total fertility rate. Also, keep in mind that the TFR must be 2.1 for consta

Today in class we went over the questions that we answered yesterday. We had to answer 21 questions. This was done as a way to familiarize ourselves with the CIA Factbook. In addition to that, I believe that this was also done as a way to familiarize ourselves with the world and to get more general knowledge of the USA in comparison with the rest of the world. A couple days ago, we went over a video where a man is asked what makes America the best country. He responded by stating that it wasn't the best country. Overall, I believe it to be pretty foolish to try to pick a country as "the best". There are many categories to consider. In terms of overall GDP, both total and PPP, the US has the best economy, but if you consider only total or only PPP, the US is beaten.

1. 1,384,688,986  people in China.  1,296,834,042 in India. 2.  1.42 children born/woman 3.  5.8 deaths/1,000 population 4.  23-28%, no because not all people could be officially surveyed. 5. 82.7% 6.  $59,500 7.  $5,900 8.  $105,100 9. 246,809,221 10.  13,513  in America.  1,218   in Russia. 11.  1.201 billion 12.  4.5 deaths/1,000 live births in Canada.  5.7 deaths/1,000 live births in the USA.  4.4 deaths/1,000 live births in Cuba. 13. Total-  38.2%. Men-  52% Women-  24.2% 14. Mocano, Japan, Singapore. 15. Lesotho, Zambia, Afghanistan. 16. Monaco 17. Vietnam- 7.3%, USA- 8.6%, South Korea- 10.4%. 18. Germany- 1.24%, China- 1.87%, USA- 3.16% 19. The USA-  10,962,000 BBL/Day. Russia-  10,759,000BBL/Day. Saudi Arabia-  10,425,000 BBL/Day. 20. The USA-  7,969,000 BBL/Day, China-  6,710,000 BBL/Day, India-  4,057,000 BBL/Day. 21. Chinese- 12.3%, Spanish- 6%, English- 5.1%

Today in class I had to make up a test that I missed yesterday due to my absents on account of my illness. While I had to take the test, everyone else got to do their homework. I didn't know what to expect on this test, but except for one part, it seemed fairly easy. After that, we began studying a new unit. People and Population are what we're studying now. Supposedly it's better and more exciting than what we studied before, which is impossible as what we studied before was so extremely interesting that it seems impossible to top it. After class, I asked about the test that I was so confident to say it was easy, and to my disappointment, I didn't get an A.

I was absent from class today due to Illness.

Today in class we went over the questions we made yesterday. Of course, mine was used as an example of excellence, but the map didn't load properly so I had to update it but I couldn't find the exact map so instead we got a French one. After that, we had a pop quiz. The quiz was pretty easy but on account of me being a big dummy, I got two questions wrong, making it into a B. The questions I got wrong were the difference between Chicago and Maryland time and a question on map distortion. I got the question on map distortion right but then I second-guessed myself and got it wrong. When we were finished with that we started to work on our blogs.

Name:____________                                             Date:_________      Section:___________ 1. How do Geographers describe where things are? A. Google Maps B. Site and Situation C. Population D. All of the above E. B and C 2. What is the MOST important tool for Geographers? A. A Compass B. A Map C. Longitude D. Latitude E. None of the Above Use the Map seen above for questions 3-5 3. What Country is found at 57 °  North, 25 °  East? A. USA B. Africa C. Estonia D. Finland 4. What Country is found  at 45 °  North, 12 °  East? A. Italy B. Belarus C. Netherland D. Greece E. All the above 5. What body of water is found  at 43 °  North, 55 °  East A. Mediterranean Sea B. Caspian Sea C. Black Sea D. North Atlantic Ocean 6. Longitude lines are also known as __________ A. Parallels B. Meridians C. Intersections D.  Big Special Imaginary Lines 7. The name of the Parallel that runs exactly 0 °  North/South A. Equador B. Prime Meridi

Today in class we had a quiz. Of course, as I am a model student, I totally  knew about it and studied. Sadly however I came down with a case of amnesia and forgot everything I had studied for. Looking at my grade in Veracross, I am surprised I did as well as I had, considering the lack of preparedness, but also knew that I could've done better, and will strive to do so in the future. After that horrendous encounter, we had to take more notes, but wait a minute, it wasn't on lines of latitude anymore, but on lines of longitude! What excitement! They are pretty much the same as lines of longitude except measure east-west instead of north-south, intersect at the poles, and are called meridians instead of parallels. We also briefly covered timezones, but I knew basically everything that was covered on it already, but it refreshes my memory on a couple of important details. All in all, it was another exhilarating day at the Honors Human Geo class.