1. According to the Population Reference Bureau's "2013 World Population Data Sheet", 271 are born every minute, and 106 die every minute. That's a global net population increase of 165 per minute. This lesson was published on May 5th. What's the estimated global population increase exactly one week later (May 12th)?  A: over 10 million       B: 20,739      C: 1155    D: 1,663,200    
2. As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid shape will  A: become wider at the base and narrower at the top         B: be inverted          C: become more rectangular            D: bulge in the middle
3. What does a Population Pyramid NOT give you information about?    A: birth rates         B: actual number of people        C: life expectancy         D: death rates
4. Which continent would have the most fast-growth pyramids?   A: Africa         B:  Asia          C: North America         D: South America

today we watched a video about the population pyramid, the population pyramid tells us the range of peoples ages in different countries.  Mr. Schick was not in class today because he had to go a wedding, so he gave us a assignment to do while he was not here.  

Today in human geo class we talked about interesting facts about countries. We used the cia fact book to find out interesting facts. My interesting was that a lot of people are coming to australia and not enough are leaving, this resulted in a population increase and its still growing. I heard this alarm go off and at first I thought it was someones phone and they were going to get in trouble. Turns out it was just Mr. Schick's phone alarm, so he could remember to sign in for his flight. We talked a little bit about annual income for certain countries. the highest is 102,000. The lowest annual income is the Congo republic with the annual income of 400 dollars a year. This means that most families cannot provide for their families.

Today in human geo we reviewed for the upcoming test, but there was surprise guest in our class Today and his name was ryan. I know ryan lacrosse and it was funny seeing him there in that class.
we talked a little about immigration, emigration, TFR, and crude birth and death rate. For a population to stay the same, the TFR must be 2.1. Higher would result in a increase, lower would result in a decrease in population. We also learned about a method, the method is that with the TFR when one is born it replaces the person who died.

I went to a retreat at Saint Margarets middle school, it was a very interesting and fun day. they had juniors come with us to help and talk with us about struggles and how to cope with them. all around it was a very fun and informational retreat.

Today in human geography class we learned about crude birth and death rate. The rate is measured by 1000 people. We also learned about the rate of natural increase, this is when you subtract death from north. We learned a lot about migration and emigration, a immigrant is someone who leaves one country and moves/lives in another country. when you leave a country and join a new one, to the country that you left you are considered an emmigrant. But you can also become a dual citizen so u dont have to pledge to a certain one more than another one.

Today in human geo we had our first test, the test was not that hard, I thought that the quiz was very fair and fairly easy. Mr. Schick let us use our blog for the test, good thing that I wrote  good information in my blogs. The first couple parts of the test were very easy and I did not need to look at my notes a whole lot. When I got to the part where we had to write the essays, I cringed in my seat because there were so many of them. They were not as bad as I thought when i completed the test. over all I liked the test and thought it was a fair/well written test.

Today in  class we talked again about the affect america has on other countries. Mr. Schick showed us a photo of a mcdonalds and KFC in China, this fast food restaurant was like no other. It was the same chain of fast food but the building has a chinese twist on it. Since the american companies have moved to other countries the life expectancy has dropped dramatically. Japanese  people are expected to live to at least live to eighty years of age. Fast food causes heart problems and heart attacks if not you don't watch what you eat. All of this is an example of globalization, globalization is the connection between different parts of the world. Globalization  is not a new idea, it has been around for a very long time. Alexander the Great used globalization to try and unite many parts of the world under one government. This is what i thought and gathered about today's class.

In class we learned about how india is gonna overtake the english language from america. Indian people work for less money than americans do, 25% of indian children  are smarter than american jobs. by the age 38 you will lose 10-14 jobs that you have. this could be bad and good.

          Today in class Mr. Schick gave us assigned/mandatory seats. Many people did not like this because they were not as close as they wanted to be to there friends so they could socialize and have fun in class. Some people liked their seats and did not want to change their seats at all. Then there were a few who could really care less about where they sit. As for me, I really don't care where I sit because as long as you are getting good grades and paying attention you shouldn't have a problem with talking. Then the whole class got into this big argument and debate on why we should change the seating chart. Mr. Schick decided to do it like the people of athens in the agora. So a few people got up, spoke and said there reasons for the seat change. We won the debate but in the end I ended up in the same seat as before.

•    Agora- a public space used for used for assemblies or markets. Usually common in ancient Greece and the center of congregation.    
• Arete- a very sharp pointed mountian.   
• Polis- a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes. 
• The year 508 B.C-cleithenes grants full rights to all free men of athens.
• Socrates- was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of western philosophy.  
• the death of socrates-in 1778 he poisoned himself for his beliefs by the government .
• the socratic method- is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.
• what the acient greeks meant if they called you an idiot-  An idiot, dolt, or dullard is an intellectually disabled person, or someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way

           Today in human geography  class we talked about many things. Here are a few things that we discussed; Mr. Schick helped more people finish setting up their blogs, we discussed a Message to Garcia, and we watched his Als ice bucket challenge.in message to Garcia was not just about getting this letter to him but counting on a reliable person to deliver it safely and on time without  any complications. In order to be successful in life you must become a reliable friend, employee, and even boss. If not people will not be able to trust you nor will people rely on you. Mr. Schick showed us his als ice bucket challenge video and its was hilarious! I think he cried in it!  To end class he checked to see if everyone had there notebook because it was worth five points.