Last Blog for Human Geography

      Today was our last human geography class. It’s kind of sad. I really liked this class. You always made it really fun and exciting. I have to admit I never really liked social studies or whatever you call it, but I actually have fun in this class. I wouldn’t change or make any comments to anything that you do because you did a really good job teaching me. Towards the end of the semester I think I personally did better. On our last test that we took today I got an 88! I am glad I finished off the semester with a good test grade. In the beginning I had a little trouble, but I got used to the tests and realized what I needed to study. Well this is my last blog for human geography. Don’t worry though I have you next semester so you’ll be hearing a lot more of my pretty cool blogs for Western civilization.

Test and Movie

      Today in human geo we once again watched a little bit of the movie, Guns, Germs and Steel. Today we just went over the big things that are going to be on our test. In the video we went over the 14 animals that were domesticated and we had to write all of them down. That’s the only thing we pretty much watched in the video. Then we started going over the test and writing down thing that we would need to know for Friday. We got asked the questions and we would write down the answers. We went over the things for the test because tomorrow we don’t have class. Friday is our last class learning Human Geography with you. It’s kind of sad because human geo was fun, but that’s okay you get me next semester! I don’t know if this is going to be our last blog or not, but if it is goodbye!

Test Friday

Today in human geo class we went over the movie that we watched the other day. It was called Guns, Germs, and Steal. That was pretty much all we did in class today, nothing else. We just shared what we thought were some important facts to know about the movie. There was one fact that was said which was that the people would cut down sago trees and combine them with water to make dough. The only problem with the tree was that there was no protein and it would go bad. That was the only fact I remember from today, but I remember that I had already written down the other facts that were said. Otherwise, we found out today that our test on urban geography is going to be on Friday. I don’t really know what the test is going to be on and I don’t really want to take a test if it’s going to lower my grade because at this point my grade can’t be lowered. I think that pretty much covered what happened today.

Guns, Germs, and Steal

 

      I agree with Jared Diamond’s theory. His theory has to do with civilizations that were able to thrive, form new cities, prosper, and why other cities weren’t able to develop. I agree with it because cities did thrive and prosper, they did develop, and they were successful. They don’t have some of the things we have, but there cities did grow. They are successful in their own way. Here we are successful in different way than the ways they are successful. If you get what I mean there. I also agree with how he said some cities weren’t able to develop because that is so true. Some cities weren’t able to prosper, thrive, and form new cities. Some were able to thrive and prosper and they were the ones that were successful. I think Jared Diamond’s theory is true because while watching the movie and watching what they did, and how they did things, I agree with him.





Urban Geography

So the other day in human geo class we took notes on urban geography. We didn’t have that much class time because once again we had another two hour delay. I really needed that two hour delay. I also need to learn stuff though on urban geography because we have a test coming up and out of all the tests we have taken, minus exams, this is the only one that I have seriously needed to pass. I need to because I don’t want my grade to go down, so I am going to study really hard for this test. I need all the facts I can get though to pass. Otherwise, it was just a normal human geo day, but you were also getting mad at us because we kept talking a lot. It’s the usual, getting mad at us for talking. Well that’s basically all we did in class on Friday!

Back From Break!

Well were back from a two week break. I had a great break and I hope you did too. So we are now starting a new unit. We are learning about urban geography. We didn’t get much into detail today about it so I don’t really know how to explain it right now. Today all we did was take a lot of notes. Tomorrow now we don’t have school because of the winds and temperature. It was weird because today we were actually talking about snow days. This day off isn’t for a snow day though. Otherwise we had a long class today and we talked about our exams. We got it curved by 3 points and I personally thought I did better then what I got. We then have a test in urban geography the 15^th and that concludes our semester. Hopefully I am praying that I do well on that test!

Exam Review and Last Blog

 

Today in human geo we looked over what was going to be on our exam that we have next week. Our exam is the last one of Thursday. I’ll be able to get a few extra days to study for it which is good. That is all we did in class and apparently we have a huge essay at the end going over everything we learned which I am not really excited about, but if I want to pass this exam I have to do it. We went over infrastructure, population pyramids, everything. He explained to us what everything was and some people took notes on things that he was saying and I didn’t take notes because I am going to look at all the power points and get everything together. I don’t know whether or not I’m going to do well on this exam or not, but I hope I pass. This is also the last blog before the break so I'll see you when I get back!

Noisy Class

Today in human geo class we got yelled at a lot because people wouldn’t stop talking. Today was a really short class because we had gone in two hours early because of the snow storm that had happened over the weekend. We also missed Monday and Tuesday because of it. So our class today was only like twenty six minutes long which, isn’t enough time to get really anything done. Our whole class today was a little bit over one of the mods from 3 to 8. Those mods are like twenty two minutes long. Either way we barely had any time today.  What we did in that class though was we got our tests back that we took on Friday. I was really happy with my grade and it didn’t move my grade up that much only a point, but that’s okay. I am just happy with the grade I got and I am happy that I passed.

Test!!!!!!

Well today we took a test and it was probably the first test I was actually confident with. I knew all the answers and it was pretty easy. I studied, but just not that hard so I’m glad that I knew everything and hopefully I did well. We didn’t get them back till a little later in the class because some people were still working. Right now were sitting in class and he gave us the option to do our blog so I am writing in now. He hasn’t graded the test yet, but I hope he does soon because I really want to know what I got on it. There is one kid left working and I hope he finishes soon so we can get our grade back! We’re getting into a lot of trouble today so I don’t even know if we will get our grades back today. He said were getting under his skin and he said he might just postpone the date he puts them in and I’m sad I really want them back.

Test Review

Today in human geo we had gone over a power point on microfinance and microloans. We had also got to hear and answer the questions asked for the academic team. We have a test on Friday which I hope I do well on. I am going to study really hard for that test and I am going to pass. Otherwise we went over the power point. It was stuff like the problems with microloans and other topics like that. He hadn’t finished the whole power point so it hadn’t been posted yet to his blog, but that is what I am going to use to help me study for the test. There was only a few slides and we finished a little while before class ended so we just talked about different things. There wasn’t much we talked about, but we went over the test, and what is going to happen for the rest of the week.

Questions for Test

 

 

1.) What is microfinance?

A: a general term to describe financial services to low-income individuals or to those who do not have access to typical banking services.

 

2.) How many people die each year from malaria?

A: 655,000 people

 

3.) What are the benefits of microfinance?

A: saving accounts, fund transfers, loans, and insurance.

 

4.) Name three problems in developing countries that can be helped by microfinance.

A: droughts, malaria, polluted water.

 

5.) How do loans affect small businesses?

A: loans help small businesses to get a kick start with their business.

 

6.) In what year did scientists discover the real cause of malaria?

A:1880

 

7.) What is malaria?

A: a life threatening disease transmitted by mosquitos

 

8.) Are there any cures to malaria?

A: No

 

9.) How can we improve microfinance?

A: We need to think of a solution to give people the chance to have a better life

 

10.)  What is a micro lender?

A: It is an organization that makes business loans to individuals who are not able to obtain financing from traditional lenders.

Going Over the Power Point

So today in human geo we went over the power point project thing that we all had done the other day. I wasn’t able to help out my group that much because I had forgotten my computer so I just watched the power point today. The power point was on microfinance and microloans. Some people had to look up the definitions to those two words and others had questions they had to answer. Some of the questions were like what does microfinance do for people, or how do loans affect small businesses. It was little questions like that that led to all those facts in the power point. There were also some about malaria and some other stuff. That was basically what we did in class today. We just went over the power point and asked some questions. It was a really long mod today so we got through it all.

Funny Stories!

So the other day in human geo we got to hear all of these funny stories of Mr. Schick when he was young. I thought they were pretty funny. There was one where there was this green guy and he and his friend would toss it around when the teacher wasn’t looking and one time they were tossing it, it went right into the teacher’s cup of tea. I don’t think you were a very good kid when you were younger. Otherwise that was what we did the whole class. We shared funny stories about each other and did nothing else the whole class. It was a fun class that day. I hope its okay that I turned this in today because you check the blogs on Sunday mornings so I waited to do it today. Thank you and hope you had a great Thanksgiving because I did!

Forgot my Laptop!

So today was sort of an interesting human geo class. Well first off I was in a rush to get in the car today and I forgot my laptop at home. Today we had to use our computers which was a disappointment because I had to look at someone else’s computer the whole time. It was okay though we did group work so I just sat with my group. We all had to say what our emails were so we would get emailed the power point.  I thought it was a really fun class today though. We didn’t do much, but it was still fun. It was better than last Friday’s class because last Friday we didn’t do anything. It’s okay though not every class is fun, but not every class is boring. Tomorrow we will probably do the same thing and get in our groups again. That was pretty much our human geo class today.

                                          Games !!

Yestersay in Human  Geography  our teacher wasnt't there so we had a substitute. What we were supposed to do was play a game that was put on his blog. I forget the name of the game, but I really didn't understand it. I didn't really get what the point of it was, but that's okay it was sort of fun. I pretty much just played the fishing part of the game the whole time. That was the best part of the game and the only part I really understood. Otherwise I didn't get what the point of the game was. That was pretty much what we did the whole class and I think we were supposed to do some of that worksheet we got, but I don't know our substitute didn't mention doing that so I pretty much played the game the whole time. So that was our class im human geography on Friday. 

                                                      Worksheets and Vending Machines

Today in Human Geography, well in the beginning I asked to go buy something out of the vending machine because I didn’t get to eat at lunch because I had forgotten my lunch. So I walked upstairs and I bought something and I walked back downstairs to the classroom and apparently my class did something to it while I was gone. I was a little bit scared. Then we just talked about the tests and some videos we had watched. Like naming a couple Did You Know? And Shift Happens. I don’t know if they were together, but we have watched a couple of videos. Otherwise we didn’t do much today we just kind of talked about human geography topics. Also again we went over our test and we also answered a few questions from a worksheet, but we only got to two of the questions because we started talking about other topics. That was what our class was like today.

Today in Human Geography we got our tests back that we took on the world leaders. I didn’t do as well as I thought I did, but then again there were some that I couldn’t find so I had to guess on them. I thought I had just done a lot better, but I guess I didn’t. The thing is, is that we got to use our blogs on that test and yet I still didn’t do well. I’ll do better on the next one though and I am going to study really hard because I want to get at least get an A on one test before the quarter ends! I am also happy because I got 3 extra points on the test because one of the answers that was marked wrong was wright so therefore, I moved my grade up a couple of points. I was really happy about that.

 

Test!!

Today in class we took a test. I thought it was unfair to tell us the day before about it, but then I realized why he did that. He did that because we were allowed to use our blogs on the test! I think I did pretty well except for on a few. I didn’t really finish, I did though, but I had to fill in random answers because I was told that if I didn’t write something down for them they would be marked wrong. I wonder what is going to happen if I did mark it down and it’s wrong. The ones that I didn’t get to answer was the ones about the countries on the last two pages. Those were the ones I didn’t get. There was also another one on the back of the first page because I couldn’t find the answer. I really hope I did okay on it though.

Leaders

Well the past couple of days we have been going over the leaders, about them, and there backgrounds. Then today we finally finished it only to realize that we have a test tomorrow. I wish I would have been able to know in advance when the test would be because there is a lot of facts about each person and we have to memorize that all tonight. Not everyone checks your blog so you need to tell us. Plus everyone has some others tests and quizzes that they have for tomorrow. Tell us in advance because I don’t check your blog every day and I need to know that stuff so I can study in advance. Memorizing this stuff all tonight is going to be really hard and it’s not fair. I also have other homework and another quiz tomorrow. I just really hope I can pass this test tomorrow.

Updating My Blog

Today in class we had a really long mod so we got a lot done. We updated our blogs on all of the leaders of the 12 countries we looked up. We then went through a power point and took notes and facts on each of the leaders.

 

Hamid Karzai – backround

·         He emerged as a resistance leader under Taliban rule and worked to undermine the regime

·         He is well versed in several languages including native Pashto, Persian, Hindi, French and English

·         Several times in 2001, Karzai warned the united states that the Taliban were connected

Brazil – Dilma Rouseff

·         She opposed Brazil’s military dictatorship of the 1960’s and 70;s and served three years in prison, were she was repeatedly tortured

·         She has been divorced twice

·         She has a degree in economics, and now rules the country with the eight- biggest economy in the world

·         She underwent chemotherapy for lymphoma in 2009, and is now in remission

China – Xi Jinping

·         Xi Jinping is the son of revolutionary veteran Xi Zhongxun, one of the Communist Party’s founding fathers

·         He married folk singer Peng Liyuan, who also holds the rank of army general, in 1987 to many in china, Ms. Peng was the better- known half of the couple before Xi Jinping became leader of the communist party

·         The couple have a daughter who is studying at Harvard

France – Francois Hollande

·         Hallande has no previous experience in a national government position

·         The mother of his four children is Segolene Roysl, with whom he shared 30- year relationship

·         He was born in 1954 in the city of Rouen to an extreme- right physician father and progressive social worker mother

Germany – Joachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Merkel

Angela

·         Graduated from University of Leipzig in 1978 with a degree in phyics and physical chemistry; earned a PhD in quantum chemistry from the Germany Academy of Science in Berlin in 1986

·         Has been Chancellor since November 2005

·         Merkel has earned the top spot on the FORBES List of Most Powerful Women In The World for eight of the past 10 years

India – Pranab Mukherjee

·         He taught Political Science at the Vidiyanagar College, and worked as a journalist before entering politics

·         Mukherhjee was rated one of the best finance ministers of the world in 1984 and was adjudged the best parliamentarian in 1997

·         He had a conflict with Rajiv Gandhi(who took over as Prime Minister from his mother Indira after she was assassinated in 1984) and started jis own party- Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress

Iran – Khamenei and Ruhani

·         Theocratic republic

·         In 1963, took part in street protests against the U.S. backed Shah of Iran. After the uprising was quashed, Khamenei was exiled. Khmenei was imprisoned multiple times and, in 1975, was internally exiled to a remote region in southeastern Iran

·         Was selected President of Iran in 1981 and re- elected in 1985.  Became Iran’s Supreme Leader in 1989

·         Hasan Ruhani

·         Has held several parliamentary posts, including deputy speaker and has also served on the Supreme National Security Council

·         Was just elected President of Iran – June 2013

·          He has been openly critical of the outgoing president, saying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s “careless, uncalculated and unstudied remarks” have cost the country dearly.

 

Israel – Peres and Prime Minister Netanyahu

Peres

·         Shimon peres was born in Belarus. His family fled to Palestine in 1934 to escape the persecution of Jews

·         When Arab forces launched their attack on the new state of Israel in 1948, Peres was given the chief responsibility for securing military equipment for Israel from abroad

·         Later he organized Israel’s nuclear program and is regarded as the father of Israel’s atomic bomb.

·         As Israel’s minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres was in charge of the Israeli negotiations during peace talks with the Palestinians. In the autumn of 1994 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with his own Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat