QUIZZZ

Today in Human Geo class we had two shadows and they were both from St. Paul's. One's name was Chris and the other had a cool last name. We also took a quiz on population and migration. The questions asked what population pyramids were, what TFR and RNI was. There were no short response questions (thank God), they were mainly matching and one word answers. On the back of the last page we had to answer questions about three different population pyramids ((questions like which pyramid (a, b, or c) had the highest TFR)). Over-all, the quiz wasn't terribly difficult but I was super tired so the quiz made me sad.):

Here are some notes I took to prepare me for the quiz:

·        Life expectancy- the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year.

·        Total fertility rate- Average number of children born per woman.

·        For a population to remain the same the TFR must be 2.1

 

Population Pyramid

            Today in Human Geo class we went over the answers to the test we took on the documentary we watched called “God Grew Tired of Us”. When we finished going over the right answers, we continued our new unit on population pyramids that we started yesterday. Some notes I took on this subject is that on the graph, the women are always on the right and the men on the left. I also wrote that more people live in cities for the first time in history. We also discussed why some population pyramids look unusual. Like, some graphs had an unusual amount of people around the age of 20. This indicates that where they are probably has a really good collage that a lot of kids want to go to. This also means that there won’t be a lot of very young children because the age group that usually is having children is focusing more on their education.

God Grew Tired of Us Assessment 10/8/13

Today in Human Geo class, we took a test on the documentary we spent the last few days in class watching called "God Grew Tired of Us". During the test we were allowed to use our blogs as our only resource. We were expected to transfer our notes into our blog before, and if we did so, this was a sort of reward. Before we took our test though, we all ate cupcakes in honor of Erica's birthday. :)

Once everyone finished the test, we started to take notes on a new unit on population pyramids. Population pyramids are what we use to analyze the growth or decline of fertility, mortality, and migration in cities. The three basic shapes are;

1.      The Christmas tree-

·         Developing nations

·         Growth rates are slow

·         High birth rate

·         Short life expectancy

                                    Examples; Namibia, Bangladesh

2.      The box-

·         Developed nation

·         Slow growth

·         Low infant mortality

·         Slow population growth

·         Long life expectancy

Examples; Sweden, USA

3.      The cup-

·         Developed nation

·         Negative growth

·         Low birth rate

·         Shrinking population

·         Long life expectancy

Examples; Italy, Japan

 

           

           

 

God Grew Tired of Us Part IV

            Today in class we finally finished watching the documentary “God Grew Tired of Us”. Through Red Cross and other foundations John tries to find his family. After a few years in America he finally hears back from his mother. In a letter, his mom tells him of what has happened to his family in Uganda since he ran away. His home was destroyed, and his uncle and his uncle’s children were all killed. Also, many of his family members were sick. Because of this news, John decides not to go to school yet, so he can send his working money to his family back home. Eventually, John gets reunited with his mom and his sister.

             The boys who live in Syracuse New York organized a walk in honor of Sudan’s troubles. Through this walk they tried to inform Americans of the war happening in Sudan, and encourage the official separation of the country.

            Panther goes back to Africa to marry his girlfriend. They then returned back to America where Panther gets his Bachelor’s degree. He plans to open a school back in Africa.

            Daniel continues to live in Pittsburg and takes classes at a community collage. He hasn’t found and family members yet.

            John got his Bachelor’s Degree. He now funds a non-profit organization and  built a medical clinic in his hometown.

           

Test Answers & God Gave up on Us part III

            Today in class, our previously completed tests were returned to us so we could see our grades and go over the correct answers. Once we finished reviewing the test, we used the remaining time in class to continue watching the documentary “God Grew Tired of Us”. Before we could start the movie, we discussed previous events in it, so people who were absent or new, could get caught up. In the video, we left off where Daniel, Panther, and John moved to America were trying to adapt to the new culture. The U.S gave them three months to get used to the new country before they had to get a job and start paying their own way. They were also told that they would have to pay the airlines back for the air-fare.

            The three guys (especially John) wanted to adapt to the American culture, but they also didn’t want to fully let go of their past. John says he still wants to do things “the Dinka way”.

            All three guys managed to get a job by the deadline. We left off at 53 minutes.

God Grew Tired of Us Part II

Today in Human Geo class, we continued viewing the documentary "God Grew Tired of Us". Today in the documentary, we followed Panther Brior, John Bul Dau, and Daniel Abul Pach to America. Daniel and Panther go to Pittsburg PA and John went to Syracuse NY. These three men were so far out of their culture. They didn't know things that we consider common knowledge. For example, when they were on the plane they ate the butter and jam by themselves because they didn't know any better.  They also didn't know what potato chips are or how to turn the lights on and off.

The three guys were given about three months to adjust to their new life in America. Once that time was up, they were expected to get a job and start paying their own way. They are also supposed to start paying the U.N back for their flight.

 

 

 

God Grew Tired of Us

Today in Human Geo class we started watching a documentary called, “God Grew Tired of Us”. It starts out in 1983 when Sudan had a civil war splitting the country in half. The war was fought over religious differences and territory. Over the course of the war, about two million people died. During wartime, men were usually targeted. As a result of this many men (as well as young boys) tried to flee. About 27000 boys (soon to be known as the lost boys) walked hundreds of miles with no food or water, to safety in Ethiopia. The boys stayed there for about three years, until Ethiopia began having government struggles of their own. As a result, the boys had to flee once again, this time going to a United Nations refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. Once they finally arrived, their numbers had reduced dramatically. There were only about 12000 boys alive.

The last scene we saw before the end of class, we saw that the boys were given the opportunity to go to the U.S. Panther, John, and Daniel took them up on the offer. The only problem was, they had no ida what to expect because our culture is so much different from theirs. These boy had never showered, or even used electricity before.

We will pick up where we left off in class tomorrow.