Podcast Day 2

Today we took more notes on the immigration podcast. Over the years there have been policies in place to be granted access to the Unites States. In 2008, Obama decided that domestic violence was also a good enough excuse to be let into the country. Obama welcomed everyone to the Unites States. Too many people came and this shocked him. Once Trump was elected, he start putting restrictions in place and denied people access. Now only 30 immigrants can be let in each day which I think is a great system.

Podcast

Today in class we listened to a podcast. This podcast was about Trump's handling on immigration. We only listened to the first 10 minutes or so of it, but it was very informative. I learned some very interesting facts. For example, I had no idea that the United States turned away 900 Jews in 1941. This was right before World War II started and The Jewish people came to the United States from Germany to be safe from the Nazis. I find it horrible that the United Sates would turn them away like that and leave them out there to be killed. After this happened about 700 of them were put in consentration camps and eventually killed. Then once WWII ended the U.S. felt bad about this and tried to save their butts by signing onto letting refugees into the country if they were in danger. They did not however do this all the time. As it would turn out, the Unites States only let in some immigrants from communist countries because they wanted to make themselves look good.

More Migration Facts

Today I went to class and put my books down, then had to go to the IT guy because I broke my computer. I was very stressed out and flustered, but then he took care of it and I went back to class. Once I was back in class, we were reading a packet about migration. I learned many different interesting facts. I learned that about 80 million people migrated to the United States from the years 1820 to 2015. It’s very interesting as well that over half of these people were still alive in 2015. The United States had three main eras of immigration. These were colonial settlement in the 17^th and 18^th centuries. Then it was mass European immigration in the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Finally, it was Asian and Latin immigration in the 29^th and early 21^st centuries. There is still a lot of immigration but it isn’t in the huge masses from certain places like it used to be.

Migration

Today in class, we went over different types of migration., We learned about the difference between immigration and emigration. Immigration is when migrants are going into a country. Emigration is when migrants are exiting a country. These are easily remembered because of their first letter of the word. We also learned about Ravenstein’s Law. This involves the distance that migrants typically move. Most migrants relocate a short distance and remain within the same country. Long distance migrants go to other countries and go to big cities. Internal migration is staying in the same country but moving to a different region or staying in the same region. International migration is moving to a completely different country. I also learned today that about 9% of the worlds people are international migrants. Also, most people go from developing countries to developed countries. 

Quiz Today

Today in class we went over the notes on Rosling’s Global Health video. After Mr. Schick gave us the answers to the questions, we had to take a quiz. The quiz had the exact same questions as the notes we took. It was pretty easy, but it was also kind of hard to remember what I said on the paper. It shouldn’t have been hard because we went over the answers right before we took it, but I have short term memory loss. I think I got either an 80% or a 100%. This is because there are two questions on the quiz that I wasn’t sure about. I know that if I got one wrong though, then I probably got the other one wrong. Overall, I think I did well on the quiz. 

Life expectancy and wealth Video

Today we watched a video about populations. I thought it was very interesting how the population of areas of the world has increased and gotten richer and healthier over time. In 1810, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and The Americas all had around the same life expectancy and wealth, but now it is very different. Once the industrial revolution happened, the Americas, Europe, and The Middle East had a income and life expectancy increase. When this happened, Africa and Asia pretty much stayed the same at the bottom left side of the chart. Now, it has evened out a little bit, but there is still a bit of a gap.

Tests Back

Today, we got our tests back. I am pretty proud of myself because I got an A. It was a low A but it is still better than I thought I would do. The questions that I got wrong were either silly mistakes or I didn't understand the wording. I think that overall I understood the unit pretty well. I actually think it was very interesting about the different populations of places in the world. Considering I wasn't in class when we reviewed for it, I think I did well.

Test 2dayyy

Today in class we took a test. I thought the test was pretty easy. It kind of through me off a couple times but I think I did pretty well. I originally got a couple of the questions wrong, but I went back and checked it and then I changed it. I was kind of stressed out about the test, but once I took it I felt a lot better. After I finished, I drew a pull and push comic. It wasn’t very good but I tried. I don’t really know what else to say, but I hope I get a good grade on it so that I start off the quarter strong. Also, I want to get the bell rung for me. Overall, good class today and I hope I did well.

Absent

Today I wasn't in class because I was not feeling well. I stayed home from school today.

More with Population

Today in Human Geography, we learned about different population pyramids. We looked at different counties in random states. We discussed why some were different weird shapes. For example, one was an Indian Reservation which had very little kids, but good amount of older people. Once the kids were old enough to move out, they did. We also looked at world populations from 1950 all the way to 2100. We also looked at the population of Japan. I am scared for Japan because their population is shrinking, and it will start shrinking even more rapidly because they aren’t having babies. We don’t know what is going to happen to them, so I am a little fearful for them. I also find it crazy how the population of Africa increased by 10 in 30 years.