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  In class today, we about got done finishing the podcast on Asylum. On this blog I'm going to answer the question Mr. Schick gave us towards the end of the podcast. He asked if we thought the podcast was biased or not. I think the podcast is biased because throughout the podcast and interview the lady only talked about how Donald Trump destroyed the concept of Asylum and how his new policies are hurting the people trying to immigrate into the United States. The news channel is I think NBC because I recognized a voice. But the entire time the lady didn't say on thing in Donald Trumps favor. She also refused to see his side when adjusting the qualifications.

  In class today in Human Geo we talked about asylum and if Donald Trumps Polices are undermining it or bringing us closer to the original concept. We listened to a podcast for the majority of class and I learned a lot about the concept of asylum. The lady started out by telling the true story of how nine hundred Jewish people fleeing from Germany before WWII broke out coming to the U.S. and being rejected entry. The U.S. said that they would have to wait like all the other immigrants. The Jews then sailed to Europe where several hundreds of them were captured and killed, leaving the U.S. feeling a little guilty.  

We learned a few things in class today. One thing is Interregional Migration.  Perceived economic betterment typically compels individuals to make interregional migrations.  Historically- enticement of abundant available land on the American Frontier. Presently- most jobs, especially in services, are clustered in urban areas.  Westward expansion contributed to a shift in the center of population. 

In class today we learned that Mobility is the most generalized term that refers to all types of movements. short term and repetitive acts of mobility are referred to as circulation. Example: college students going to school and then coming home every year for holidays and summer.  Permanent move to a new location is migration .  Ravenstein's laws for the distance that migrants typically move .  most migrants relocate a short distance and remain in the same country.  long distance migrants to other countries head for major centers because of economic activity .  International migration- permanent move, voluntary or forced, to a different country. 

Today we had a quiz on Hans Rosling. I learned a lot from him, he studies global health. He made a chart showing the worlds statistics. In the bottom left there were the poor and sick and the top left there was the rich and wealthy. He showed which country he showed by color and the size of the population by how bog the circle was. The y axis showed the lifespan of the country and the x axis showed the income. I also learned that England was the country that the industrial revolution began in. He showed how well a country was doing In the birth and death ratio by 5 stages. Stage one being stable and no rapid death rate, while stage 5 would be a rapid decrease in population.    

Today in Human Geo, we didn't end up doing very much since we had less time in class to work. We were handed a paper that looked like a quiz and we all thought we were going to have a pop quiz. This scared all of us because we didn't know anything on the paper because we hadn't watched the video yet. Once Mr. Schick told us it wasn't a pop quiz, we all were relieved and felt happy. Next, we watched a video about the worlds life expectancy and wealth throughout the years. I found it interesting how greatly the world has improved in both wealth and life span over just the course of a hundred years or so. Some key things I picked up from the video were that size corresponds with the population of a country and most people were located in the middle of the graph. On other part I found important was in the year 1810, people were averaged to only live for about 40 years. I really enjoyed the lesson today and I hope we do more on it. 

Today in class, we got our unit tests back on population and growth and overall I didn't do the best but the mistakes I made on the test I felt were just because I didn't take my time and really focus on what I was doing. Also I feel like I need to fix my study habbit's because I get distracted and don't focus on studying the stuff that's actually going to be on the test. Also I really liked the unit because I found it very interesting because you get to learn about each country and what the country is all about and how the country is doing. 

Today in class we learned new things about regions. I didn't enjoy how we learned it though. We just sat there and took notes for almost an hour. I like when we have interesting conversations and debates rather then take notes for the whole class. I have a lot of fun when we all talk to each other, but today wasn't fun because I found myself drifting off and not paying much attention. I highly suggest that next class we have long conversations and talk to each other because taking notes the whole time doesn't help me learn, it just bores me.

Today we had a test on population and different rates of the world. I felt pretty confident at the beginning and I knew I was going to do well. I was very anxious because I fell behind when the first questions were asked but then I caught up and I was fine. The end part was a little hard and I'm worried on how I did because I wasn't sure if I got them right or not. I enjoyed drawing cartoons on the back. My cartoon was drawing the difference of immigration and emigration which in immigration its when a person enters the country and emigration is when a person leaves the country. I thought this lesson was very interesting and I hope we learn more about it.

  Today in class we talked about more population pyramids and also about the World FacBook and how to find things. We talked about how the surrounding area can effect how many people are there. The surrounding area can also effect what ages of people are there. If there is a place with not many jobs not many people will be there.  it is less old people because they want to get away from the military to live out the rest of their life in peace and solitary. Then there could be a place like Buffalo County where there is not many jobs and it is a Indian reservation center, which In turn means there is most likely not going to be a lot of people. Most likely the working class will have the least amount of people there. finally if there is a serene are where old people can relax then thats what will happen. It is more than likely that there will be more old people than the working class and kids

Today in class, we learned about population pyramids. Population pyramids look like horizontal bar graphs that compare the ages of males and females. They analyze population growth or decline of fertility, mortality, migration, etc. Each bar goes by 5 years and the ages are grouped into kids, economically active, and the elderly. There are three types of population pyramids. The first one is shaped like a Christmas tree. This means that this country or nation is a developing nation that has a high birth rate and a short life expectancy. Examples of a Christmas tree population pyramid would be the population of Namibia or Bangladesh. The second shape is a box, which means the nation is developed with slow population growth, low infant mortality rate, and a long life expectancy. An example of a box shaped population pyramid would be the USA or Sweden.