People adapt to where they live depending on culture, economy and technology. If there is a disaster then the socioeconomic repercussions would be felt throughout the world.
-world needs food
-climate determines what food is grown where
-culture, economy, and technology determine how people will adapt to their climate
-climate links us in oir globalized economy
-meteorological processes are complicated
Human condition varies around the world
-5 main factors that influence the climate=
solar energy-
latitude
interaction between land and water
world pressure system
global wind patterns
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Test
“On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this graded academic work. I am a person of integrity and I do not cheat.” Agree to this statement by typing your name here: Paul Dykstra
Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic , political , and cultural change. Those who are pro-globalization believe that wealth will “trickle down” from rich countries to poor countries. They also believe it will spread the benefits of new ideas and new technology to all nations. One organization that loans money to nations so they can invest in business is the World Bank. On the other hand, those who are anti-globalization say it is not fair, because the richest 20% of the world’s people consume 86% of the world’s resources, resulting in inequities between “haves” and “have nots.”
Use the CIA Factbook to answer the following questions: In Luxembourg the life expectancy is 79.33, the infant mortality rate is 4.56 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 100% and the TFR is 1.78. In Libya the life expectancy is 77.26, the infant mortality rate is 21.05 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 82.6, and the TFR is 3.08.
We often categorize nations as being “developed” or “developing” nations. Vietnam and Mexico would be considered developing nations; Japan and Canada are developing nations.
The current world population is over 6.6 billion people. The number that measures how many children the average woman in a nation will bear is known as the total fertility rate, which is abbreviated as TFI . When this number is exactly 2.1, then the population stays the same; if it’s higher, the population goes up, and if it’s lower, the population decreases. The population is growing fastest in developing nations.
A population pyramid that is shaped just like a pyramid -- wide on the bottom and narrow at the top -- shows a country whose population is growing. If it is shaped more like a vase or a soda bottle, that nation’s population is shrinking. Young people are found at the bottom of the pyramid, and men are found on the left hand side.
When discussing migration, people who are entering a country are known as immigrants, and people who are leaving a country are known as emmigrants.
People leave their country for many reasons. An example of a push force is war, and an example of a pull force is good economic opportunities. If a nation’s net migration rate is a negative number, it means more people are leaving the country than are arriving.
Essay To Question 1- Many people believe that globalization will help the world by giving developing countries the opportunities to catch up with the rest of the world while anti-globalization supporters say that globalization will divide the world into haves and have not’s. I think the middle ground would be the developed countries supporting the undeveloped countries and almost waiting for them to catch up. It took the United States 200 years to become developed and the world wouldn’t wait that long, but they could just support the country’s economy enough to get it started and not let it fall so far behind that it won’t ever catch up
Step 4- The report says that 1/3 Mexicans say that even though the economy is bad and there aren’t as many job opportunities, they would still move to the United States and half of those said they would even if they didn’t have immigration documents. 66% of those said that life is better in the United States while 14% said it was worst. Currently there are 11.5 million and about 7 million are illegal. Since so many people are leaving Mexico and the total fertility rate isn’t as high as the net migration rate, the population is starting to drop.
Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic , political , and cultural change. Those who are pro-globalization believe that wealth will “trickle down” from rich countries to poor countries. They also believe it will spread the benefits of new ideas and new technology to all nations. One organization that loans money to nations so they can invest in business is the World Bank. On the other hand, those who are anti-globalization say it is not fair, because the richest 20% of the world’s people consume 86% of the world’s resources, resulting in inequities between “haves” and “have nots.”
Use the CIA Factbook to answer the following questions: In Luxembourg the life expectancy is 79.33, the infant mortality rate is 4.56 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 100% and the TFR is 1.78. In Libya the life expectancy is 77.26, the infant mortality rate is 21.05 deaths per 1000 live births, the literacy rate is 82.6, and the TFR is 3.08.
We often categorize nations as being “developed” or “developing” nations. Vietnam and Mexico would be considered developing nations; Japan and Canada are developing nations.
The current world population is over 6.6 billion people. The number that measures how many children the average woman in a nation will bear is known as the total fertility rate, which is abbreviated as TFI . When this number is exactly 2.1, then the population stays the same; if it’s higher, the population goes up, and if it’s lower, the population decreases. The population is growing fastest in developing nations.
A population pyramid that is shaped just like a pyramid -- wide on the bottom and narrow at the top -- shows a country whose population is growing. If it is shaped more like a vase or a soda bottle, that nation’s population is shrinking. Young people are found at the bottom of the pyramid, and men are found on the left hand side.
When discussing migration, people who are entering a country are known as immigrants, and people who are leaving a country are known as emmigrants.
People leave their country for many reasons. An example of a push force is war, and an example of a pull force is good economic opportunities. If a nation’s net migration rate is a negative number, it means more people are leaving the country than are arriving.
Essay To Question 1- Many people believe that globalization will help the world by giving developing countries the opportunities to catch up with the rest of the world while anti-globalization supporters say that globalization will divide the world into haves and have not’s. I think the middle ground would be the developed countries supporting the undeveloped countries and almost waiting for them to catch up. It took the United States 200 years to become developed and the world wouldn’t wait that long, but they could just support the country’s economy enough to get it started and not let it fall so far behind that it won’t ever catch up
Step 4- The report says that 1/3 Mexicans say that even though the economy is bad and there aren’t as many job opportunities, they would still move to the United States and half of those said they would even if they didn’t have immigration documents. 66% of those said that life is better in the United States while 14% said it was worst. Currently there are 11.5 million and about 7 million are illegal. Since so many people are leaving Mexico and the total fertility rate isn’t as high as the net migration rate, the population is starting to drop.
Monday, October 12, 2009
power point stuff
today we worked on a power point about a region we were assinged. i worked on europe. China=Rice
Americas=Corn, Africa=Sorghum, horses are more effient then people. wheat is god, rice can grow up to 10 feet tall Wheat=Middle East
asia has 2 monsoon seasins, ones dry and ones wet
Americas=Corn, Africa=Sorghum, horses are more effient then people. wheat is god, rice can grow up to 10 feet tall Wheat=Middle East
asia has 2 monsoon seasins, ones dry and ones wet
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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