Not in Class

Not in class today, I can't wait for Western Civilization!

Human Geo

Today in human geo we watched the video in guns, germs and steel. Three ways that main civilizations stayed alive and running. Some of the big dynasties are the Greeks, Egyptians, Mayans ans Romans. They were not the typical hunters and gatherers. They went outside the box and made revolutionary weapons and spread unknown diseases to the other intruding groups. The man who wrote the book is the guy that I talked about last time, Jared Diamond. He went to Papua New Guinea. That is one of the only places that there are still hunters and gatherers. They said that we have so much stuff or cargo as they like to say. In a clip in the movie, a group of people from the 20's came and they showed there stuff to the guineans. They were a bit of a showoff and the Guineans took that as if they are much better than them. They are very smart though. They were able to build a fort in a very small amount of time.

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Jared Diamond

     Before I start typing I need to say two things. One this blog may suck because I have a migraine so I can't focus. Two Mr. Schick you need to change your blog title from Human Geo 2012 to Human Geo 2013. Your welcome.

     Jared Diamond is a American professor of geography at the University of Los Angeles. He wrote two books and they are Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. He has won awards on these books. He has received the genius award. He does researches such as Asia and Europe are more advances in the field of technology. He has been to lots of expeditions Papua New Guinea. He is environmental friendly. He speaks to the natives in their language. He studies the evolution of birds which is a study that has been uncovered. He is a best selling author as well. 

     Guns, Germs and Steel is a book that explains why Eurasian civilizations and Northern Africa conquered and survived Diamond argues that the holes in power and technology between human societies begin in environmental disagreements, which are produced by lots positive feedback loops. Weapons made the outnumbered civilizations win over the much larger armies. The first part explains that some of the civilizations have advanced while others have not. Some just would not advance technology wise with new weaponry, protection and tools. Some had to work harder because some people and dynasties were at a land that need to be fertilized. With the bigger ones there crops grew automatically and they were able to get money and trade better with more crops.  

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China

China is one of the most fast growing economies in the world. One of there main selling points is the automobile industry. They are taking foreign cars and trying to sell them to there people at a rate of 25,000 cars selling per day. China is also trying to branch out there cars to the US. The problem is the safety of the cars. In a Russian safety test, the Chinese cars failed awfully. The cars spinned out of control and the car broke down. The Chinese are thinking that American company like GM are not American companies are. They believe that they can sell the Chinese cars for lots of money in the US. That will not happen at all. 

Definitions

Capitalism- Is a social political-economic system based on the principle of individual rights.

Communism-  Is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless and stateless social order structuredupon common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.

Free Enterprise- Is an economic system that is based on private ownership of the means of production and the creation of goods or services for profit.

Free Market- Is a market where the price of a good or service is determined by supply and demand, rather than by governmental regulation.

China

Im not really in the Christmas vibe yet. Oh well I bet I will soon. Anyway today in human geo we saw a video on how China is where all of the labor is. The people are working full shift and only getting 1 to 4 dollars a day. Here in the USA the minimum wage for a worker is 7.5 a hour but the big companies can't afford to pay their workers so much. Then they go to China. A country that is poor and will work for so little. China has a seventh of the worlds population and jobs are so needed so they will work for a few US dollars a day. So this is where all of the money is made. I think it is not just a US problem but a world one.

Left early

I left early to go to the dentist.