Debate on Migration

Today in Human Geo. we started to have a discussion. The discussion is about if what trump is doing about immigration is undermining it or is, he is restoring it. I think that if you wanted to say that he is restoring it then you would theoretically be correct. I think that this is true because he is not letting anyone in. Now by anyone one I mean the people that are coming from Syria that he is not allowing in. By doing this he is violating the Geneva Convention that happened in 1951. In 1951 there was a Geneva convention where they made a rule called that said you have to accept people into your country if they can prove they are being persecuted in their home country. The Syrians are either being killed, forced into terrorist groups, or live an awful life. You could also he is helping. Wait, no you can’t because you can’t undermine a problem by just telling lies like trump does.

More On Migration

Today in Human Geo. we learned about more migration. We talked about mobility and how anything you do is mobility. When you go to school, shopping, the grocery store, the bank, work, and anywhere else you go. There are two types of migration. The first is part is immigration. Immigration is the leaving of a certain place. This can be voluntary or this can be forced. The next part is emigration. Emigration is moving into a country. This can also be forced or voluntary. We also learned that three percent of the population has migrated at one point. Net migration is the difference between immigration and emigration. Ravenstiens's law for the distance that migrants typically move a short distance away while immigrants move out of one country into another. There are two categories of migration. The first is international which is a permanent move to another country. This can be forced by war or lack of jobs. This can also be voluntary due to a job or a college. The second type is internal this is a permanent move to another part in the same country.

Migration

Today in Human Geo. we learned about migration. Mobility is the most generalized term that refers to all the types of movement. When you go to school, work, local shops, and to go see relatives you have to move to get there. Short term and repetitive acts are referred as circulation. College students moving to college each fall and returning each spring or during breaks for Thanksgiving or Christmas are good examples of mobility. A permanent move to a new location constitutes migration. Net migration is the difference between immigration and emigration. Ravenstiens's law for the distance that migrants typically move a short distance away while immigrants move out of one country into another. There are two categories of migration. The first is international which is a permanent move to another country. This can be forced by war or lack of jobs. This can also be voluntary due to a job or a college. The second type is internal this is a permanent move to another part in the same country.

Demographic quiz

Today in Human Geo. we had a pop quiz on a paper that we learned about in class. The paper was on a video that we would watch and then fill in the answers. The first question was what the professor Hans Rosling teaches. The answer would be that he teaches Global Health. He has a very interesting accent which can be very confusing at times. The second question was Hans Rosling created a graph for all of the countries in the world. What was on the y-axis. The answer to that question would be the income per person. The second question was something along the lines of what would be on the x-axis. The answer to that would be the life expectancy per person. These are just some of the examples of the questions. There was also mention of different stages but the questions for those were not that difficult. 

Population And Migration Graph

Today in Human Geo. we talked population and migration and how you graph them. Hans Rosling is a guy who teaches Global Health. On the x-axis you have income per person and on the y-axis you have the life span per person. The brown countries were brown. The Asian countries were red. Africa's that are south or "sub" the Sahara are blue. The Americas were yellow. In 1810 the life expectancy was forty years of age or less. The areas that are in the lower half of the graph are places where people are sick and poor. They may have bad health care and they may have low employment rate. People in the middle of the graph were people who are blue collar workers that make a living. The people who are at the top of the graph are people who are healthy and they are very wealthy. In the late 1700s the industrial revolution happened and it sorted kickstarted the entire movement that made the other countries great.

Reviewing the test

Today in Human Geo. we reviewed the test that we took on population and a couple other things. The test in my opinion was relatively easy. I only got one question wrong  which I think is very good. I think that the first part of the test was definitely the easiest because we could look up the answers in the fact book. I think that it was hard a some points because we didn't know where to find something or where to look. The next part on the test was the fill in the blank. I thought that this was easy except for one question about if you think that the population of Russia is decreasing or increasing. I thought this was confusing because I think that there wasn't really any evidence that showed how you would come up with the answer. The next part with the graphs was very easy as long as you knew how to read them. If you didn't know which side women and men are on then you were screwed.

Population maps and places

Today in Human Geo. we talked more about population. We looked at many maps. Some maps had squares. Each square was people per square kilometer or mile. Some of the darker squares are where it was more densely populated while lighter places were where it was less densely populated. Some maps even didn't have any blocks anywhere because no one livid there. Other maps had more detail while using color. They did this by using different colors which were darker and lighter than each other. These maps had more detail because they were not restricted to a box or a square. We also learned how people settle in clusters. By clusters they are cities or groups that live together. We talked about how humans avoid clustering in places like dry lands, wet lands, cold lands, and high lands. People cluster in low lying areas, fertile soil, temperate climate, near an ocean, or near a river with easy ocean access.

Human Geo. Test

Today in Human Geo. we took a test. The test was 15 questions in the first part was questions we had to look up in the CIA fact book. Some of the questions were like what is the population of a certain country or how many airports are in the country. Other things are like what is the death rate and what is the total fertility or infant mortality rate. To find the rate of natural increase you subtract the death rate from the birth rate. Next was the fill in the blank. I thought that this part was relatively easy because we had a word bank. Then we had to answer a few questions on population. One of the questions was what country has the longest life expectancy. Another question was what country do you think has a higher birth rate. I think that the test was relatively easy.

Test Review

Today in Human Geo. we talked about what will be on our test. Our test will be on many things concerning population. We will have to look up things in the CIA world fact book in a certain amount of time and right them down. An example of this question is what is the population of The United States or what is the infant or mother mortality rate are. These questions can be answered from the CIA fact book and going to the desired country and reading about it. There are also other questions that may be on the test concerning the entire world. Another thing that will be on the test is a fill in the blank with a word box. You will have to use the word box to fill in the blank area in the sentence. Another part that will be on the test is you have to list different countries with different push or pull forces. Lastly you will have to tell what type of diagrams they will be. There are three types, a box, a cup, and a tree.

More on human population pyramids

Today in Human Geo. we talked about how different populations vary because of what is located there. We talked about how a college can increase the rate of a small town's people from ages nineteen too thirty. This helps with the economy of the town because they get jobs and then they pay taxes instead of a small amount of people paying not as many taxes but taking out more benefits. This is also a very bad problem in Japan because there are not many young people paying the taxes and doing the work but there are many old people taking out of the benefits. This has been happening for a while, but it first started back after Japan lost World War Two and the atomic bombs were dropped. There is a town called Leavenworth that has a population of mostly men because there is a massive prison there. Lastly there is a mostly girls’ school where the population of women greatly outnumber the men because, well it’s an all-girls school.