human geo

Today in human geo, we continued the video on the boys from Sudan. They were coming to America to finally get away from the so called prison that they were in for over 10 years. They were sad but excited for a new life in America. They did not understand some of the items that Americans use and eat. This one guy ate butter. One ate mayo out if the packet. One used shaving cream for lotion. They are having troubles in the USA but they are doing it to make their country proud. They want to help them as much as they can. I can't wait to see them be successful and have great jobs and have a happy life.

Human Geo

Today in human geo we reviewed the quiz, I did okay, I got just lower than a B. I made some  dumb mistakes. I wish I reviewed it more and then I would have gotten a better score. But its okay because I will do better next time and everyone slips up once and a while. My grade should still be a B so its fine. We continued the movie on the boys leaving Sudan. I thought they would be happy but I was very wrong because they feel that it is prison and they want to move back to Sudan ASAP. They don't get feed that much, more than in Sudan and their way to Kenya but not enough to be more happy. They also have big .  meetings to kill time. They don't know where there parents are so that is sad. It sounds like all they want is to move back to Sudan.



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Human Geo

Today in human geo, I took a test and it was fairly easy and understandable. It was very clear and that is something that not all tests have. I like how it was not on scan tron because I can not stand those. We also watched a video on how the people from Sudan were leaving their country. That was very sad. I could not believe how unhealthily they looked and they looked so sad and I felt it. I must have been the worst life experience they will ever encounter. They were drinking their own urine which is discussing but it was what they had to do to survive. They ate mud and they had to go through Sudan twice because they got kicked out of Ethiopia. They finally settled in Kenya which they now get fed and taken care of by the United Nations.   

Human Geo

Today in Human Geo I learned about Germany, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Indonesia is a great place to find natural resources like gold which is very valuable. Other than that they are not the best country to live in because the overall poverty and natural disasters. Nigeria is very poor and the population is the highest in all of Africa. They can't even handle there own population and they keep having babies and some of them can not live to the age of one. There is nothing that positive about the country and the people have no where to go so they have to stay because there is no money. They also have a lot of diseases that kill people. In Germany people are making good money and the country is already developed. There is a lot of Muslims that are moving there that want to set up churches but Germany will not let that happen.

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Human Geo

Today in human geo, we learned about different rates that had to do with population. First thing I learned was that to keep the population the same, each woman has to have at least 2.1 kids on average. The USA's average is 2.0, just under what we need to be and I think that it is a good thing that we are just under the 2.1 standard. Another thing that I learned was the rate in Nigeria is 5.8. That's a lot of babies! I also learned that the USA has a population of over 300 million! That is a lot of people! Canada is one of the biggest counties in the world but it only has a 10th of our population. I also got to say that the voice you do is so funny! Anyway I also learned that Chad has a life expectancy of only 48.69 years. That is very sad but Monaco on the other hand has a life expectancy of 89 years! I am so jealous. We only have a expectancy in the 70's. That is not great.



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Human Geo

Ben Tasel                                                                                           September 13th 2012

Today in human geo we answered all of the rest of the questions. There was some cool topics like that gas in   every country in Europe has gas that cost over 8 dollars per gallon. They also drive smaller cars that have higher gas mileage then us. I also learned that there are better countries better than Zimbabwe in Africa because there are people that are getting killed by there government. So they are moving to a country with a 95 unemployment rate. That is very interesting. Most countries that die from AIDS are from Africa except for India. In China they have the most cell phones in the world. In the video, I was surprised that China was going to have more English speaking people then the USA. I was also shocked that there are 845,000,000 Facebook users and that would be the third population if that was a country.

Human Geo

In human geo today we learned about lots of topics. I learned that Pakistan and India both have nuclear weapon and that they do not like each other and they may use their nukes against each other. I also learned that Iran is building a nuclear weapon but they could not fly it to the USA. That was a sigh of relief. Also Zimbabwe has a unemployment rate of 95%. That is more than every country in the world and that 19 out of every 20 people are looking for work. I also learned how to remember that that usa has republic because the       pledge has the word republic in it.I also learned if we dropped a nuclear bomb on Iran then most of the muslims would attack us with the  bombing type of thing. A lot of countries do not like us, especially those middle eastern countries. So we should try to make peace with them.



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Cia.gov

1. What is the population of the United States? 313,847,465

2. What are the five largest countries in the world, by population? China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil

3. What is the population of Pakistan? 190,291,129

4. What kind of government does the United States have? Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition

5. What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe? 95%

6. What is the largest country in the world by area? Russia

7. What country has the third greatest number of airports? Mexico

8. What country has the greatest number of exports? China
9. What country exports more oil than any other? Saudi Arabia
10. What country imports more oil than any other? USA
11. What country consumes more oil than any other? USA
12. Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military? No
13. What is GDP? Gross Domestic Production
14. What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it? Liechtenstein 141,000
15. Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita? no
16. Most of the countries with the highest birth rates can be found in what continent? Africa
17. 11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in which continent? Africa
18. What other country is in the top ten? India
19. Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths? 18
20. Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones? No
21. What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic? 23
22. What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic? 76
23. What is Net Migration Rate? differents of immigrants and emigrants of an area
24. Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world? No
25. What is the current population of the entire planet? 7,038,000,000

I think that the population of the world is the most important stat there because everything revolves around it.

Human Geo

Ben Tasel                                                                                                              September 6th 2012

     Today in human geo we learned about Illinois. It is the fifth most populated state in the country. It's biggest city Chicago, has 3 million people living in the city and 3 million more living outside the city in the suburbs. They have lots of transportation. Chicago also has ore people living there then any other city in the Midwestern regin. They also have some amazing sports teams such as the bears for football, who won super bowl XX in 1986. Also they have the Chicago Bulls who won the NBA championship in 1991,1992,1993,1996,1997 and 1998. They also went 72 wins and only 10 losses one season. Mr. Schick was born in Chicago in December of a day that his parents could not find a hospital. Does that sound like someone else? Chicago sounds like a cool city and I have to go there one day.


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Wikipedia is Good!

Ben Tasel                                                                                        September 5th 2012

Today in human geo we learned about how Wikipedia is good. I learned that the false information that people put on their is taken down and they can't post there again. So almost they are more accurate then many other websites and the author get there information from very reliable sites. They also are writing and publishing these articles for many different peoples information. It could be a kid in elementary school or it could be a collage student that is making a big 1000 point essay or it could be someone looking for a job in engineering and needs more information about there field. Or maybe it is a wise old man trying to kill sometime before the bingo game but no matter who is the audience there is something for everyone. It has gotten topic for everything from bananas to Southwest airlines to Mexican baseball it has it all. Wikipedia is a good site to use with professionals writing the work.

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Essays

Ben Tasel                                                                                               September 2nd 2012

Essay 1:

Arete in my opinion is to everything to your fullest potential. People like the ancient Greeks achieved that my creating there own government and taking down the ruler. They let the people decide what was going to happen unlike what the other option which was whatever the king or person in charge said goes. These people are also very knowledgeable and wanted to do something and had the right idea to do it. Socrates would also fit in this category because he thought outside the box and had very good ideas that were never brought to the table. Arete to me is another word for success.

Essay 2:

Elbert Hubbard would be absolutely discussed with the way that the world works today. He would never find someone to send a message to Garcia and that is a fact. People are so caught up with technology and social media that they would never pick up a novel  or spend time doing something to change the world we live in today. People these days ramble about little things such as that their phone died or that their favorite sports team lost so imagine how much they would complain about sending a message to Garcia and they would make a million excuses about how they can't do it. Socrates would like how the world works because I believe he likes progression and the world has definitely changed from when he took his last breath of air.The world has also used some of his ideas. Also people have much more of a say then they did back when he lived.

Essay 3:

Number 1. I will do my homework more and not be lazy about it. I can't slack off anymore and homework last year was a big part of my grade not being where I wanted it to be.

Number 2: I want to put more effort into my work and not rush through it. I will budget my time so I can fit my work in.

Number 3: I want to behave better in class so I can not get in trouble with the teachers and get on their bad side.

Number 4: I want to take more of a commitment to sports ad stay in shape for everything

Number 5. I want better grades and I will do whatever it takes to do so.

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