Religions around the world

Today in class we learned about three different religions. The religions that we learned about were Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. They are similar but also very different. They all use different holy books to worship with. The number in worshippers also vary. Buddhism is a very popular religion with 500 million to 1.5 billion. Judaism only has 14-18 million followers. Hinduism is can be found anywhere but the majority live in Nepal and India. The people who worship Buddhism are called Buddhists. We also have to rank the number of worshippers around the world. Over all I am very fascinated with the variety of religions and how different some are.

My Rankings                                                                

• Christian 31.4%
• Muslim 23.2%
• Hindu 15%
• Buddhists 7.1%
• Judaism 0.2%

Test review

Yesterday in class we went over our tests and the format for the exam. We went over all the questions and the format. I am kind of nervous for the test but I feel that I have all the items that I need to help me study. I am very stressed because of all the exams and how much they count for. But as long as I try my best and study really hard I think that I will do ok.

Immigration essay part 2

Today in class we were able to work on our essays again. I feel really good about my essay! I feel that I brought up a lot of good points and executed it well. I am nervous though because I want to do really good to bring my grade up. We also had the opportunity to peer edit, which I didn't do, but I thought it was a nice Idea to have an extra set of eyes on our paper. I am also stressing about the exam but I know that it is the last one we take so I am lucky that I have extra time for that. Over all I am very glad that we got to do our essay at home as well as in class.

Immigration essay

Today in class we had a substitute and we worked on our essays. I personally got very far on mine and enjoyed that we were able to work on them in class. I feel very good about my essay and I feel that I am gonna get a good grade. Oh and Mr. Schick graded our tests and I got a 75 so like I barely got a C which was really disappointing cause I felt that I did really good. I definitely could have studied more and like focused on the dates but its ok because I am gonna do awesome on my exam!

Migration Test

Today in class we took a migration test which was okay. I feel like I got most of it correct but I feel a little confused on some. I think that it was a fair test I just feel like I definitely could have studied harder. Im hoping that I got a good grade. I also feel that it was helpful in so many ways to have a test before the exam because then I have something to study from and to look off of. I also like how we have to write essays on the migration topic because we get to tell our opinion. We can also study from that and that is a great way to study because it contains a lot of information. The test was also pretty easy because it was all discussed in class several times.

Immigration and Migration

Today in class we got a packet that had all the information we need for our test. I read the whole thing and then high lighted key ideas and definitions. On of the things that I high lighted was about Government immigration policies. Most countries have adopted this way of selectively picking immigrants and lets in some but not others. Two reasons why visas are granted are for specific employment placement and family reunification. The U.N. classifies countries according to four types of immigration policies.
1. maintain the current level of immigration
2. increase the level
3. reduce the level
4. no policy
I also read about unauthorized immigration. The number of people allowed to immigrate into the United States is at a historically high level but the number who wish to come is even higher.

Immigration Podcast

Today in class we talked about immigration as well as speech and discussion. We also listened to part of a pod cast talking about immigration and asylum. We took some notes on the key facts about the pod cast. Here are some of the key things
-Central American people are trying to come to the US
-The trump administration is making it very difficult for them to apply for Asylum
-In 1935 900 jews tried to escape persecution on a boat
-They reached the US and were turned away
-They then had to return to Europe where a big majority of them were killed
-Then in 1951 they agreed to a concept called non reformat which means to not return people to situations that are dangerous and or put their lives in danger
Personally I think that some of these things are horrible and no human being should have to go through this. I believe that it is unfair that the jews were turned away and were sent back to be killed.

Migration continued

today in class we discussed interregional migration which is perceived economic betterment typically compels individuals to make interregional migrations. Historically- enticement of abundant available land on the American Frontier. Presently most jobs, especially in services, are clustered in urban areas. Westward expansion contributed to a shift in the center of population. We also got a packet that had our notes in it which was really cool and convenient!

Migration n stuff

So today in class we took notes as well as got our pop quizzes back, which I got a 100 so yay me!
So we took notes on migration and some of the key issues are....

• Where are migrants distributed?
• Where do people migrate within a country?
• Why do people migrate?
• why do migrants face obstacles

mobility is the most generalized term that refers to all types of movement

-journying each day to work or school

-weekly visits to local shops

-annual trips to visit relatives whom live in different states

short-term and repetitive acts acts of mobility are referred to as circulation

-ex. college students moving to college each fall and returning home each spring

a permanent move to a new location constitutes migration

Quiz and Demographic Transition

Today in class we took a pop quiz on Hans Rosling and his teaching stuff. We learned that he teaches Global Health and he has a cool accent. I thought that the quiz was easy and fair. Honestly I feel like I got a 10/10 so yay! But we also learned that the United States was in stage one in the 1700's. I also learned that a country in stage 1 is Japan. Hans also made a graph and the left bottom of the graph was poor and sick. The right top hand corner represented the rich and healthy. We also did a discussion in the beginning of class going over the notes, which helped me for the pop quiz. I think that Hans is very interesting in his teaching ways. I enjoyed this quiz and thought that it was a good way to strengthen my knowledge on Demographic transition and all that stuff.

test talk part 3

Today in class we took our second major test. I actually feel like I did a good job. The format was fair and it was generally simple. We had to find 12 questions on the world fact book which was easy. Then we had to fill in the blank questions which was a little difficult but kind of easy. Then we had to do a matching part on the back. We had to match the population pyramid with the explanation or question. And when we finished we drew cartoons that relate with what we have been learning. Over all it was easy and fair.

Test outline

Today in class we discussed the format on the test. First we did some example questions from our test. We had to find many things from the world fact book. Some examples are death rate and infant mortality rate. After finding some information on the fact book we went over some of the topics that will be on the test. One of the topics was net migration. Net migration is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants throughout the year. Another topic is the total fertility rate. The total fertility rate is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime. We also discussed the rate of natural increase. The rate of natural increase is the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths occurring in a year, divided by the mid-year population of that year, multiplied by a factor. We also discussed push and pull factors. I definitely need to study but I fell that I will do okay on the test.

Halloween Blog

Today was halloween and in class we learned about population pyramids. Population pyramids are used to analyze growth or decline of fertility, mortality, and migration in cities. Population pyramids have three basic shapes. One of the shapes is an xmas tree. They measure when growth rates are slow, high birth rate, and short life expectancy. Another shape is a box. The box is usually associated with developed nations and slow growth. They also measure low infant mortality, slow population growth, and long life expectancy. The last common shape is a cup. The cup measures low birth rate, shrinking population, and long life expectancy.