Tests handed back

We got our tests back today. I got a 97 out of 100. I am very happy that I got the grade I did, I studied a lot so I think I deserved it. I even got one the bonus question that asked what the net migration for the world was. I guessed zero and got it right so that added an extra two points to my grade. After reviewing the test with the class I realized that a lot of people did really well on it. Lots of people got high A's and even over one hundred with the extra credit. If I remember correctly our class average was a 86.2 percent. Although that was the lowest class average out of all of the classes I still think that we did really good on the test.

Cultural Landscape

In Human Geo on Friday we talked about CDR and CBR. CDR stands for crude death rate. Crude death rate is the total number of deaths per year per 1,000 people.  You can calculate the Crude death rate by taking an area and the total number of deaths in that area and divide that by the total population in that area. CBR stands for crude birth rate. Crude birth rate is the number of live births given among population. You can calculate the Crude birth rate by dividing the amount of live births and the total mid year population. The country that has the lowest birth rate is Japan and the country with the highest birth rate is Niger. The country with the lowest Crude death rate is Qatar and the highest crude death rate is Egypt.

Human Geo Unit 3 test

Today we had our test. I studied a lot for it and I think it actually paid off. The only question that I had a little bit of confusion on was one of the bonus questions. It was the question that asked about the net migration of the world. If I remember correctly I put zero and I have no clue if its right or not but I really hope it is. Quite honestly I think I did good on the test but then again every time I say that I do bad. Therefore I really hope I got the bonus question right so that I can get an extra 2 points.

Test Review Population

In Human Geo today Mr Schick  asked us questions about what would be on the test that we are taking Thursday. I definitely do have some terms that I need to study like Maternal Mortality rate, Natural rate of increase and the types of each Pyramids and how to identify them. I am worried about having to identify each population Pyramid with Box, Cup and Christmas tree. In conclusion I will probably be spending the rest of my night studying all of the notes I have taken.

Population Pyramids part 2

In Human Geo today we looked at different places in the United States and looked at their population pyramids. We looked at what shape their pyramid was and why the pyramid looked like that. The different Pyramid that it could look like are a box, cup or Christmas tree.  We looked at different cities and towns and had to figure out why their Pyramid looked like it did. For example if one Pyramid had more males and it is near the ocean then it may be home to a coast guard or military port.

Population Pyramids

In Human Geo today we looked at different Population Pyramids. The three Pyramids that we looked at were the most common ones. They are Christmas tree, the Box, and The cup. We use Population Pyramids to analyze growth (or decline) of fertility, mortality and migration in cities. There are two sides of the Pyramid. Males are usually on the left from the middle and females are on the right of the middle. The Christmas tree Pyramid represents a developing nation. If it looks like a Christmas tree then the country most likely has slow growth rates, high birth rates, and short life expectancy. Some examples of developing nations are Namibia and Bangladesh. The second type of Pyramid is The box. If your Pyramid looks like a box then it is a devolped nation and has slow growth. If it looks like a box then it has low infant mortality, slow population growth and long life expectancy. Some examples of a box pyramid country is Sweden and the United States. The last type of Population Pyramid is the cup. If your population graph looks like a cup then it is devolped but has negative growth. The country also has a low birth rate, shrinking population and long life expectancy. Some examples of a cup Population Pyramid are Italy and Japan.

Factbook info

In human geo today we all shared the countries that we found on Facebook then shared interesting facts we found about them. I learned many other things about different countries in the world. I shared my fact about how there are 232 airports in Sweden and only 149 of them have paved runways. After sharing that fact with the  class I learned a few facts about the Pitcairn Islands, Brazil and China. I found out that China has mostly mountains, plateaus and deserts. I also learned that it is home to Mount Everest. In the Pitacairn islands they only have a population of 54 and it is declining. It also relies mostly on selling postage stamps for money. They can sell these postage stamps to tourists who visit the Pitacairn islands.