today i went to the bathroom ad then i came back and we began watching a national geographic movie. it was called guns germs and steel, it started out talking about how europians have been conquering since the very beginning. jared diamond wanted to find out what seperates the haves and the have nots. he started in papua new guine. he's a proffesor at UCLA but he likes birds, he started watching birds when he was seven and now watches birds around the world. he's a biologist. people have been living in new guine for over 40000 years. a islander once asked him why white men have so much cargo but they have none and that got him thinking. the first europians thought that they were genetically superior to everyone else so why shouldnt thay have all the goods? diamond says that thats crazy beacause they can learn and react more quickly then most people, they can go into the forest and make a shelter in minutes out of what they find. why are some culture so advanced while others arent? it was a large population, advanced technology and specialized work force. he went out to solve inequality, so he started looking at before inequality.13000 years ago humans were sriving in the middle east, people lived as hunter gatherers, they were always on the move, making makeshift shelters. 13000 years ago they hunted whatever they could find. jered diamond is not a good archer

i hate the wifi when it doesnt work

The United States is the fourth largest nation on earth, with a population of 307, 212,123. The total fertility rate is 2.05, and the net migration rate is 4.31, resulting in a population growth rate of 0.975%, which means their population is rising slightly. The infant mortality rate is 6.26 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 78.11 years (75.65 for men, 80.69 for women), which means they probably have a good health care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an excellent educational system. The main language is English, spoken by 82.1% of its people, and the secondary language is Spanish, spoken by 10.7% of its people. 82% of the population lives in cities.




France is the 22 largest nation on earth, with a population of  64,057,792 . The total fertility rate is 1.98, and the net migration rate is 1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 , resulting in a population growth rate of 0.549%, which means their population is growing slowly. The infant mortality rate is 3.33 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 81 years (_78 for men,84 for women), which means they probably have a good health care system. The literacy rate is 99, which means they have an _good educational system. The main language is french, spoken by 100% of its people, and the secondary language is NA spoken byNA of its people. 77%of the population lives in cities.



Japan is the 11 largest nation on earth, with a population of 127,078,679. The total fertility rate is 1.21, and the net migration rate is NA, resulting in a population growth rate of -0.191%, which means their population is 127,078,679. The infant mortality rate is 2.79 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 82.12  years (78.8 for men, 85.62 for women), which means they probably have a Goodhealth care system. The literacy rate is 99%, which means they have an Good educational system. The main language is Japanese, spoken by All of its people, and the secondary language is NA spoken by NA of its people. 66% of the population lives in cities.



Niger is the 64 largest nation on earth, with a population of 15,306,252. The total fertility rate is 7.75 and the net migration rate is -0.57 resulting in a population growth rate of __________, which means their population is Dropping The infant mortality rate is 116.66 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 52.6 years ( 51.39 for men, 53.85  for women), which means they probably have a Bad health care system. The literacy rate is 28.7% which means they have an bad educational system. The main language is French spoken by NAof its people, and the secondary language is NAspoken by NAof its people. 16%of the population lives in cities.



Iran is the 20 largest nation on earth, with a population of 66,429,284  The total fertility rate is 1.71 and the net migration rate is -2.62  resulting in a population growth rate of 0.883% which means their population is decreasing The infant mortality rate is 35.78 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 71.14 years ( 69.65  for men, 72.72 for women), which means they probably have a ok health care system. The literacy rate is 77% which means they have an not too shabby educational system. The main language is Persian and Persian spoken by 58% of its people, and the secondary language is Turkic and Turkic dialects spoken by 26% of its people. 68% of the population lives in cities.



Mexico is the 12  largest nation on earth, with a population of 111,211,789 The total fertility rate is 2.34 and the net migration rate is -3.61  resulting in a population growth rate of 1.13% which means their population is growingThe infant mortality rate is 18.42 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 76.06  years ( 73.25 for men, 79  for women), which means they probably have a ok health care system. The literacy rate is 91%  which means they have an ok educational system. The main language is spanish spoken by 92.7% of its people, and the secondary language is Spanish and indigenous spoken by 5.7%of its people. 77% of the population lives in cities.



Bangladesh is the 8 largest nation on earth, with a population of 156,050,883 The total fertility rate is 2.74 and the net migration rate is -2.53  resulting in a population growth rate of 1.292% which means their population is ShrinkingThe infant mortality rate is 59.02 deaths per 1000 live births, and the life expectancy is 60.25 years ( 57.57  for men, 63.03  for women), which means they probably have a bad health care system. The literacy rate is 47.9% which means they have a bad educational system. The main language is Bangla spoken by NA of its people, and the secondary language is english spoken by NA of its people. 27%of the population lives in cities.

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Recent news

Australia Population Set to Reach 22 Million

indiatimes.com

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/rest-of-world/Australia-witnesses-high-population-growth-set-to-touch-22-million/articleshow/5045493.cms

Australias population, driven by migration, is set to touch 22 million. In the city of Melbourne, immigrants are pouring in at 1700 a week, most of them young students. Bureau of Statistics has said Australia's annual net migration soared in the first three months of this year to 278,000 - up from just 100,000 five years ago. Annual population growth was estimated at 439,000, almost double the level of five years ago. But when the bureau's conservative methodology is taken into account, real annual population growth could be closer to 500,000, 'The Age' newspaper said today. While population growth has kept the economy growing and house prices rising this year, it has also put pressure on public transport and other services - especially as the growth is being driven by international students.

World Leaders Stress Unity to Fight Crises

UN speakers: Globalization today means rich get richer, poor poorer

abcnews.com

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8661430

Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls."Globalization is driven by the pursuit of excessive profits," Christofias said. "As a result the rich are becoming richer and the poor, poorer."His remarks echoed those of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday, who condemned "the behavior of those who still continue to grow indecently rich, after leading the world to the brink of disaster." The president of Rwanda, another nation bathed in a bloody genocide in the 1990s, said Thursday that the way forward out of economic recession will require expanded participation, beyond the insider club of the wealthy G-8 nations or even the broader G-20.

Canada fertility rate hits 15-year high

english.people.com

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6765146.html

Canada's fertility rate increased further to 1.66 in 2007 from 1.59 of the previous year, the highest since 1992, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. In 2007, a total of 367,864 babies were born, the highest since1995. Compared with 2006, that number increased by 13,247, or 3.7 percent, the fastest annual increase since 1989. However, the report pointed out that Canada's fertility rate of 1.66 is still below the replacement level fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman, or the level of fertility the population needs to replace itself from one generation to the next. Statistics Canada said that besides Canada, other countries with low fertility rates like the United States, Australia, Spain and Sweden have also experienced an increase in their fertility rates in the year 2007.

migration patterns

more people are migrating now then ever before, over 190 million live outside the country of their birth. People mainly move to get a better job and make money. a third of the worlds migrants have landed in either japan, germany, france, cananda, US, italy and the UK. Most end up in cities because of the job oppurtunities. Not all of them move for jobs, sometimes it''s because war, famine, persecution, and enviromental reasons. UN officails estimate that there are over 35 million refugees( a person that flees his or her country because of a well founded fear of persecution based on race or ethnisity, religion or idealogy), most of them in africa and western asia.
            Push and Pull Forces
push forces people out of their coumtry because of bad stuff. pull forces pull people into different countries because of better economic oppurtunity, and better health services.
immigration= PEOPLE COMING INTO A COUNTRY
emmigration= PEOPLE LEAVING A COUNTRY

demographic transition

today we wnt over demographic transition in detail. At first the country has a high birth rate and a high death rate, but then the health care gets better and sanitation improves so the death rate slowly starts to decrease and the population starts to go up. But after a while the birth rate starts to drop and eventually drops below the death rate and then the population starts to decrease.

9/21/09

Today in class we talked about the demographic transitions and we also looked at peoples homework assingments about population pyramids. We talked a little on what will cause a countrie to lose population or gain it

Weekend Assingment

Bostwana

TFI: 2.6

Life Expectancy: 62

Births: 46

Deaths: 17

Infant Mortality:13

Migration Rate:5

Bostwana will grow rapidly because their TFI is above 2.1 and their births is alot more then their deaths. They also have alot of young kids around the age of 10 so their population will strat growing pretty fast in the next ten yeras or so.

Australia

TFI:1.8

Life Expectancey:82

Births: 265

Deaths: 143

Infant Mortality:5

Migration Rate:6

Australias population is gowing to decrease becasue their TFI is below 2.1 and they have alot of old people that are past there child bearing age so their population won't grow to fast.

we look at population pyramids and talked about the total fertility rate. If a countries fertility rate is below 2.1 then its population is going to decrease, but if it's above 2.1 then the population will increase. If it is 2.1 then the population will stay the same.

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today i wasnt in class

Globalization - the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change

Headings: Diversity Amid Globalization, Converging Currents of Globalization, Globalization and Culture change, Globalization and Geopolitics, Environmental Concerns, Social Dimensions

Pictures: A Family in India rents out its TV for a few dollars a week
an example of globalization is how customer call centers are being moved to india
A thai woman eats at mcdonalds but it has traditional thai dishes as well as hamburgers
A Library in Maryland has multilingual welcomes on the door
As the economy in the gulf coast switches from oil to tourism and real estate, immigrants from india and pakistan make up the majority of the workers

Map: the drugs are being transported around the world?

5 themes of geography
• Places
• Movement
• Human interaction
• Location
• Region

classwork

1. North America-j

2. Latin America-D

3. The Caribbean-L

4. Sub-Saharan Africa-G

5. Southwest Asia and North Africa (The Middle East)-I

6. Europe-C

7. The Russian Domain-E

8. Central Asia-F

9. East Asia-H

10. South Asia-B

11. Southeast Asia-K

12. Australia and Oceania-A


Part 2

1. United States- North America
2. France- Europe
3. Iraq-southwest asia and north africa
4. China- East Asia
5. Saudi Arabia-southwest Asia and North Africa
6. Haiti-The Carribean
7. India-South Asia
8. Japan-East Asia
9. Venezuela-Latin America
10. Iran- East Asia and North Africa
11. Russia- The Russian Domain
12. The United KIngdom- Europe
13. Israel- Southwest Asia and North Africa
14. Germany- Europe
15. Tibet-East Asia
16. Afghanistan- Southwest asia and North Africa
17. Brazil- Latin America
18. North Korea
19. Egypt- East Asia
20. Kenya- Sub Saharan africa
21. Pakistan- South Asia
22. Vietnam-south Asia
23. Mexico- Latin America
24. Cuba



https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/refmaps.html