Facts about Sweden

Today we went on www.cia.gov and we were able to research a country and write 5 paragraphs about 5 facts. I chose the country Sweden because I know nothing about it and thought that it would be interesting to learn something about it.

The first fact I found about Sweden is that there population is only 9,960,487. Which means that the United States have nearly 314 million more people. Sweden is number 91 in the world for population while the United States is number 3 in the world.

The second fact that I found about Sweden is that Sweden has mostly a Lutheran based religion. But it also has many other religions that people in Sweden study. 63.5% Lutheran 8.1% other ( Roman Catholic, orthodox, baptist, muslim, jewish, and buddhist) and then 28.4% none or unspecified. 

The third fact that I found about Sweden is that there official language is Swedish. In addition to Swedish though many people can also speak Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, Meankielli are officially minority languages that many can speak.

The fourth fact that I found out that there birth rate is 12.1 per 1,000 people. This birth rate is only .4 less then the United States birth rate which is 12.5. This means that people in the United States has a higher birth rate then Sweden.

The fifth fact that i found about Sweden on www.cia.gov was that they have 8 registered air carriers, 219 aircrafts and 231 airports. Out of the 231 airports there were 82 unpaved runways and 149 paved airways.

Total Fertility Rate

Total Fertility Rate or TFR is the average number of children born per women. The average fertility rate can vary based on where you live. For example, the United States fertility rate is 2.01 and the world fertility rate is 2.42. In Nigeria the fertility rate is very high. There fertility rate bis 6.89 and it is still a devolping nation. However, in Japan the fertility rate is very low, it is 1.40. Many factors play a part in the fertility rate of a country. Some factors that play a part in how high or low the fertility rate is if a country is still devolping or the economic situation of a person.

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is the number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. The life expectancy varies depending on where you live and what kind of living conditions you live in. If you live in an area where there is little air pollution and you have shelter, food and doctors then your life expectancy will most likely be longer then someone who lives in an area with lots of air pollution and eats fast food everyday. The highest life expectancy is Monaco. Monaco's average life expectancy for males is 85.63 years and for women it is 93.58. This is because most people in Monaco are rich and can afford healthy food and proper health care. The lowest life expectancy is in Chad. The average life expectancy for men in Chad is 48.64 years and for women it is 51.03 years. They are not as developed as Monaco which is one of the many reasons that their life expectancy is lower. If you haven't noticed that women tend to have a longer life expectancy, this is because most women do not do as much hard labor as men. This labor will cause mens bodies to become weaker and more susceptible to disease.

Population

Today in Human Geo we talked about the population. I learned that every 8 seconds a new baby is born and every 12 seconds someone dies. I also learned that the Population increases by roughly 73 million people per year and 90% of the population growth takes place in the developing countries of Africa, South and East Asia and Latin America. If the Population keeps growing steadily there will be almost 10 billion people by 2030. I also cannot believe that in China you were not allowed to have a baby girl and if you did sometimes they would kill her or the parents would have an abortion. To me that Is so absurd.

test

     We took a test today in Human Geo on the Earth. I think that the test was pretty easy. I only had trouble on one of the questions which was the one that asked us "What was El Paso named after". I am pretty sure that I picked a person of prominence but I am not sure if that is right. When I just looked it said that it was named after a river so I guess I got that question wrong. Overall though I think I did really well on the test. But I did study so people who didnt study may think it was hard

Review game

In human Geo today Demetri made up a review game focus to play. I really liked the game we played. So pretty much Demerti split us up into two groups (half of the room). Both teams had team captains that would chose one person from there group and that person would go up to the board. Demetri would ask the two people up at the board a question then the first person to write the answer on the board would get a point. If you do not know the answer your team gets 1 phone call per round. At the end the team with the most points would win. And that is pretty much what the review game we played today was like.

What to expect on the test

Today in Human Geo we went over what is going to be on the test. Our test is on Friday. We started off by Mr. Schick asking us questions that may be on the test. We also talked about time zones. For example Mr. Schick would ask us what time it is in Beijing, Moscow and Greenwich England. Overall though I think that there are definitely some things that I need to study but I also think that I will do pretty well based on the questions Mr. Schick asked us in class.