Presentation Day

            Today in class we finished our country projects and presented them to Mr. Schick and the rest of the class. We watched three other groups present their projects today. One was Indonesia, another was Italy, and the last was a country in Africa. We learned many facts about each country, including their population, type of government, and even the emigration to immigration rate. I found the death rate over the birth rate interesting for most of the countries. Although my group had our presentation ready, we did not have time in class to do our presentation. So instead of doing ours today we got to watch everyone else’s. I hope we do a great job on our presentation since we did technically have a day longer to do it than the other groups. I just hope I we have all the information we need about our country, if not, we’re in trouble…

Country Presentation

      Today in class we formed groups and started a PowerPoint presentation. We started this after we did our unit about facts from the CIA Factbook. This is where we learned all sorts of information about countries all over the globe. For my groups project we were assigned the United States of America and each of us found different facts about it. In our groups we each assigned each other a topic for our country. There was communication, government, population, and even economy. My group assigned me to research the government portion of our presentation. Using the CIA Factbook I listed all sorts of facts about our government. Like our nation’s symbol, which is the Bald Eagle or when The Declaration of Independence was signed, which was in 1776.  By using the CIA Factbook we learned a lot about our countries and how they were doing in today/’s environment, but then again there’s still a lot to learn.

The World Moves Fast

            Today in class we talked about population and how fast the world moves and its population. Like the fact that today there are seven billion people alive and that number is still climbing. We also talked about the average life expectancy for people in our country and others. It seems the lowest life expectancy for people is in countries around Africa like Chad. We also discussed crude birth rate which is the number of births per one thousand of the population, and crude death rate which is the number of deaths per one thousand of the population. Near the end of class we also talked about push and pull factors of different countries. The push forces for someone to want to leave their country are: civil war, environmental degradation, unemployment, and religious or ethnic persecution. And some of the pull forces to bring people to the USA and Canada are: better economic opportunity, better health services, religious freedom, and political freedom. These are just a few things that can affect our world greatly today.

Back Into Blogging

            Today in class I found that some our blogs came back up after yesterday’s drama. Luckily I was one of those people that got their blog back. Although some people in both classes situation hadn’t changed. Their blogs were still down today. I only realized that my blog was back up, when early in the class I checked just out of curiosity. That’s when I posted the blog I made yesterday. We also went over the video we watched for homework. This was a video called “Did You Know?”. This video showed a list of facts about the world. It also explains how fast our world moves and changes. Mr. Schick also told us about how back in his time he used one of the earliest versions of a cell phone. He also said he never knew it could get any better than how it already was. Right now I don’t see how much better technology can get, but then again I can’t see the future.

Website Down!

           Today in class I found that my blogs were removed from blogger. I also found that I wasn’t the only one to lose my blog. Just about half of the whole had the same problem as me. So today I had to sit next to one of my classmates whose blog wasn’t taken down so we could listen to the questions and answers for last night’s homework. We also went into deeper detail about the questions and our answers. Such as going back onto the CIA Factbook and finding more information on countries. I am very surprised though why our blogs would be down in the first place. Could it just be a coincidence that just before it was taken down for “spam” we used the CIA Factbook to get information for our homework? I will have my suspicions from now on, but I’m still really upset this all happened.

Overview

            Today in class we went over the homework we had yesterday. That homework was twenty-five questions about the world while using the CIA Factbook. We went over who was the leading exporter, importer, and so on. We also talked about how we were running out of fuel and other important supplies quickly. I learned that we were also hated by some countries because we choose not to buy oil from them. I also learned about GDP and percentages of people who are out of work. The USA is also the main importer in the world. As well as importing I learned we do other things. We are the third in the world for cell phone usage just behind China for one, or how we consume the most oil and how we have the most airports in the world. I discovered many things from the CIA Factbook. I’m sure it’ll make a great research engine.

The CIA Factbook

1. What is the population of the United States?

The population of the USA today is 313,847,465.

2.            What are the five largest countries in the world, by population?

The five largest countries based on population are China, India, United States, Indonesia, and then Brazil.

3.            What is the population of Pakistan?

Pakistan has a population of 190,291,129.

4.            What kind of government does the United States have?

The United States has a strongly democratic government..

5.            What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe has an unemployment rate of 95%.

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

The largest country in the world based on area is Russia.

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

Mexico has third largest amount of airports in the world.

8.            What country has the greatest number of exports?

China has the greatest amount of exports, which is $1,904,000,000,000.

9. What country exports more oil than any other?

Saudi Arabia exports the most oil of any country.

10. What country imports more oil than any other?

The United States imports the most oil of any country.

11. What country consumes more oil than any other?

The United States also consumes more oil than any other country.

12. Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military?

Woman can serve in the Chinese military if they are between the ages 16-49.

13. What is GDP?

GDP means gross domestic product.

14. What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it?

Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per capita at $141,100.

15. Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita?

The US is just outside the top ten for GDP per capita at number eleven.

16. Most of the countries with the highest birth rates can be found in what continent?

The countries with the highest birth rates can be found in Africa.

17. 11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in which continent?

The 11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HV/AIDS can be found in Africa.

18. What other country is in the top ten?

India.

19. Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths?

The US ranks number eighteen on the list.

20. Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones?

The US is not #1 in number of cell phones. We’re third the first is China.

21. What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic?

23.9% of the US is Roman Catholic.

22. What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic?

76.5% of the Mexican population is Roman Catholic.

23. What is Net Migration Rate?

Net Migration Rate is the difference between immigration and emigration in a certain area during a specific time frame

24. Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world?

The US does not have the highest Net Migration Rate.

25. What is the current population of the entire planet?

The world has a population of 7,021,836,029.