Visualization of Lifespan and GDP throughout 200 Years

Today in class we watched a video called, Hans Rosling: 200 years in 4 minutes. This video began with showing a diagram for countries of the world with life span along the y axis and the GDP per capita along the x axis. The life span went from 25 to 75 years and the GDP per capita went from $400 to $400,000. Rosling said the the lower left corner with the low life span and low GDP is where the poor and sick are located. The rich and healthy are put into the top right corner with the higher lifespan and higher GDP. On the diagram there were multiple circles or dots to represent different countries. The larger the dot, the larger the population is. The diagram began in 1810. With almost all of the countries in the lower left with the average lifespan of the world was 40 years old and low GDP.  When it gets to the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800's, caused a spike in GDP increase and lifespan. The Industrial Revolution caused for the economy from mass production. In the early 1900's there was a major drop in lifespan and GDP because of WWI and the Spanish Flu Epidemic.

Population Pyramid

Today we discussed population pyramids in class. A population pyramid is a chart of population that is split by gender and age. In this split, men are listed generally on the left and women are listed generally on the right. At the bottom of the pyramid is the youngest age and as the lit goes up, the age categories do as well. The intervals of each lever are most frequently 5 years apart. The three major ranges for women are pre-reproduction which begin at ages 0-14, the currently reproducing ages 15- 44, and the post reproduction ages are from 45-100+ years. If the pyramid has a wide base then the population is growing rapidly. If the middle is the widest part of the pyramid then the population is growing slowly. The shorter the bar is then the less people or population there is from that age group. Then we discussed that demographic transition is breaking down the age groups. Pre- industrialization is before a country is fully developed and has improved their resources of technology. 

Population and Settlement Test Review

Today in class we went over our most recent test. I am happy with how I did on the test. I felt that this test was easy and quick to take. I was only nervous on taking the CIA.gov portion because of the time limit. I ended up getting all of those correct and done in an efficient amount of time. I was not too worries was about the different portion but I ended up getting the definition of GDP per capita incorrect. I did not see the difference in ways of expressing it. I also had trouble with the section asking for the highest Net Migration Rate and Total Fertility Rate of the nations. I am happy that I got the extra credit correct because it helped boost my final score. I feel confident that I now know the information we went over after our review and the information from this unit in class.

Population and Settlement Test

Today in class we took a test on population and settlement. I feel confident about this test. I studied hard for this test and made sure to review everything I could. The most stressful part was trying to navigate through CIA.gov. Although  have been on this cite plenty of times, I began to panic and click some of the wrong things or continually forget where each category was. I am not good when it comes to being timed on tests so this part was the most concerning for me. The only part where I had some trouble on was with a few vocabulary words. Fort the most part I knew them, but there we two words I did not know. That was one question I guessed on. I am happy to have gotten this test over with finally. I hope that I can get a good grade on this test and bring up my grade. This test I found was short and easy.

Population and Settlement Review

Today in class we reviewed for our upcoming test on population and settlement. I feel this review was helpful for preparing me. First thing to go over while studying is about the world population. The most important facts would be that the worlds current population is 7.6 billion people, the first billion was reached in 1804, and 90% of the population growth rate is from developing countries such as Africa, South and Central America, East Asia, and Latin America. The next slides most important fact is Crude Birth rate is the number of births per 1,000 of a population, the Crude Death rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 of a population, and the Rate of Natural Increase(RNI) is produced from subtracting the death rate from the birth rate. If there are more deaths than births, the RNI would be negative, if there are more births the RNI would be positive. The Net Migration Rate is the difference between people entering and exiting a country . Immigration is the number of people entering a country and emigration is the number of people exiting a country. Then we discussed Push Factors and Pull Factors. A push factor makes somebody want to leave a country and a pull factor is what brings a person to a country. To keep a countries population the same, there needs to be a birthrate if 2.1 children per woman. If this rate is lower, the population will drop. If this number is higher, the population will grow. The final topic was Gross Domestic Product(GDP). The GDP divided by the number of people gives the GDP per capita.

CIA World Fact Book Review

Today in class we reviewed the answers we got from the blog questions yesterday. I really like the CIA World Fact book. I find it so interesting that you can look on this website and find multiple facts and statistics from almost every country. This site is super useful to find information, reliable, and is easy to navigate. I like how every category or group has its own section that you can read more on rather than having one large paragraph with lots of numbers. Some of the statistics really surprise me such the GDP per capita in Luxembourg is $105,100 while the GDP in the United States is $59,000. This is a huge difference when comparing the two countries. I am also able to learn about countries I didn't know existed. There are many statics that surprise me, especially form the suffering countries like the life expectancy of Afghanistan is 52.10 years or the GDP per capita rate in Chad is $2,300.

CIA World Fact Book

1. What is the population of China, and of India? 
   The population of China is 1,384,688,986. The population if India is 1,296,834,042.

2. What is the Total Fertility Rate in Japan?
   The Total Fertility Rate in Japan is 1.42 children born per woman. This is 209th in the world.

3. What is the death rate in El Salvador?
   The death rate in El Salvador is 5.8 deaths per 1,000 in the population.
4. What percentage of the French identify “none” as their religion? Is this statistic verifiable, and why?
   The percent of French that identify their religion as "none" is 23 -28%. This statistic is not fully verifiable because in France the government does not often ask their citizens their religion because they feel it is not their business and to separate the church from the government. This means that some French citizens may not have decided to tell the government their true beliefs so the rather stated none.
5. What percentage of Mexicans identify themselves as Roman Catholic?
   82.7% of Mexicans identify themselves as Roman Catholic.
6. What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in the United States?
   The GDP in the Untied States is $59,800.
7. What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in Nigeria?
   The GDP in Nigeria is $5,900.
8. What is the GDP - per capita (PPP) in Luxembourg?
   The GDP in Luxembourg is $105,100.

9. What percentage of the United States’ population are Internet users?
   The percentage of Internet Users in the United States population is 76.2%.

10. What is the number of airports in Russia, and in the United States?
    There are 1,218 airports in Russia. There are 13,513 airports in the United States.

11. How many people in the world do not have electricity?
    1.201 billion people in the world don't have electricity.

12. What is the Infant Mortality Rate in Canada, Cuba, and the United States? 
    The Infant Mortality Rate in Canada is 4.5 deaths per 1,000 of the population. The Infant Mortality Rate in Cuba is 4.4 deaths per 1,000 of the population. The Infant Mortality Rate in the United States is 5.7 deaths per 1,000 of the population.
13. What is the literacy rate - total, for men, and for women - in Afghanistan?
    The literacy rate in total is 38.2%, for men it's 52%, and for women it is 24.2% in Afghanistan.
14. What three countries have the highest life expectancy?
    The three countries with the highest life expectancy is Monaco, Japan, and Singapore.
15. What three countries have the lowest life expectancy?
    The three countries with the lowest life expectancy are Afghanistan, Zambia, and Lesotho.
16. What nation has the sixteenth highest Net Migration Rate?
    The sixteenth highest Net Migration Rate is Monaco with 6.50.
17. What is the unemployment rate in Vietnam, South Korea, the United States, India and Kenya?
    The unemployment rate in Vietnam is 7.3%, 10.4% in South Korea, 10.1% in India, and 40% in Kenya.
18. Military Expenditures are listed by the percentage of each nation's GDP spent on defense.

What percentage is spent by Germany, China, and the United States?
GDP percentages spent on defense in Germany is 1.24%, in China it is 1.87%, and in the United States it is 3.16%.

19. What three countries produce the most crude oil, and how much do they produce?

20. What three countries import the most crude oil, and how much do they import?
The top three countries with crude oil import is the Untied States with 7,969,000 bbl, China with 6,710,000 bbl, and India with 4,057,000 bbl.

21. What percentage of the world’s people speak Spanish? Chinese? English?

6% of the world speaks Spanish, 5.1% of the world speaks English, and 12.3% speak Chinese.

Population Rates

Today in class we discussed different rates used to measure population. The first two rates we talked about was crude birth rate and crude death rate. Crude birth rate is the number of births per 100 of the population and crude death rate is the number of deaths per 1000 in a population. Then we talked about what rate of natural increase(RNI) is. RNI is the crude death rate in a population subtracted from the crude birth rate of that population. This is most often seen as a positive number because in most countries, the number of people being born is higher than those who are dying. This may not always be the case though. Then we talked about how migration can impact a population. Net migration rate is the number of people leaving or entering a country during year. A person who is entering a new country is an immigrant or immigration while a person leaving a country is an emigrant or emigration. When people enter a country, it is written as a positive number. When people are exiting a country, it is written as a negative number. The final thing we talked about was push and pull factors. A push factor is something that makes people want to leave their country such as civil war or unemployment rates. A pull factor is something that makes somebody want to move somewhere such as religious freedom or better employment opportunities.

Life Expectancy Rates Around the World

Today in class we went over more on population and settlement. First, we learned about life expectancy. Life expectancy is the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. The average life expectancy rate for a person living in the United States is around 80 years. The highest life expectancy comes from Monaco with around 89 years and the lowest is from Afghanistan with around 52 years. We also found that women tend to have higher life expectancy's than men. A few reasons for this could be women most likely will watch see doctors when they feel sick, men do more risky jobs than women, and men take more risks and are less cautious than women. We also began to discuss our thoughts on if younger generations would have a longer life expectancy compared to some of the older generations. Some said younger generations would have a longer life expectancy based on our increase in technology and medication for health reasons, but others said younger generations would have a lower life expectancy based on the increasing rates of  drug users such. These drugs include nicotine found in cigarettes or e-cigarettes.

Test Review

Today we got to get our test back. We reviewed our answers. I enjoyed this because it helped me figure out what I need to study more and figure out what I got wrong. This test will be helpful for me to study with. Before the review I was unsure of what I got wrong and I felt confident before the test. We also got more clarification on how we can fix the things we messed up. I also learned better ways to help me study what I got wrong. Absolute and Relative location is what confused me the most, but now I understand what the difference is. The test was not too difficult for me. I think I should have studied more thoroughly than I did.  I also was confused about time zones. It was hard for me to remember which direction the time zones increased and what way they would decrease. 

Population and Settlements

In class, we began by having free time to do any homework we had since another student was taking a test. In this time I, wanted to finish my math homework and my blog first. Having this time is very helpful because I did not have an off mod today which is the time, I usually get my homework done. This time was able to make up for my missing off mod. Once our time is up, we will begin talking about population and settlement. To begin my research, I started with defining population and settlement. Population is a group of people or things that make up an area or species. Settlement is a place that people choose to live and establish as a community, town, or group. Taking a guess, I would say we are discussing these topics at the same time because a population of citizens would make up a settlement. We then discussed how there is currently 7.6 billion people on earth at this moment.

Test Day

In class today we took a test. The test was about the Time Zones, Grids, and and how geographers describe location. During the test I struggled with questions about absolute and relative location.  These questions made me think and some were more obvious than others. I also had some trouble with time zone questions and remembering which way was adding and subtracting time off. I knew those were going to be tough for me, but I think I did alright with them. I was very nervous for this test just because I have been hoping I would do well. I studied a lot for this test, so I feel somewhat confident. It was not too difficult, but I am still a little nervous. Reading over the power point we reviewed in class was the most help for me as a studying tool. I am revealed that the test is over and I am ready to begin a new topic. 

Test Review Day

Today in class we took time to study for our test that is tomorrow. We reviewed by going over the Time Zones and Grids PowerPoint. I like using this PowerPoint because it has all the information we need while being straight to the point.  I've been using that to help me study along with the rest of my notes. I studied this weekend and during my off mods to help me prepare for this test. I feel pretty confident about this test. I will continue to study. I am most nervous about Coordinated Universal Time(UTC) and Daylight Savings. I sometimes forget the definitions and purposes of these things. UTC is the primary standard time is the primary time standard by which they would regulate the clocks and time. Daylight savings time some temperature zone countries adjust local clocks by an hour. Now I have to go study some more and finish preparing for my test.

Map Pop Quiz

Today in class, we went over some questions that other students had made for our blogs yesterday. This was helpful for me because I felt that it had many of the same questions that were on the pop quiz we took today. The pop quiz was stressful. I did not like only have ten seconds to answer the question. For me, I need to reread each question a few times and think about all my possible choices. I also did not like how I could not review my work when I was finished. I think I would have done better if I could have looked over all the possible questions and then made my final decision. I did not do too bad, but I feel that I could have done better. I don't like pop quizzes because of the stress of not being prepared to take a quiz. The stress alone can affect my test taking skills. The quiz surprised me, but it was a very helpful and will prepare me for our test.

Writing Test Questions

Today in class, we were given the task to write some questions for a possible test we came up with. These test questions could consist of the most important information.


1.) Which of the following are not used to help geographers find locations?
    A. Site
    B. Region
    C. Situation
(Answer: B)

2.)What are two questions that geographers try to answer?
(Answer:Where are people and activities found on earth?, Why are they found there?)


3.) What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
(Answer: Absolute location is a places exact location found with coordinates, degrees, minutes, seconds. Relative location is using regional and relative areas, buildings, landmarks, or streets that are close and familiar to another place.)

4.) A line of longitude is called a ____________, while a line of latitude is called a ___________.
(Answer: Meridian, Parallel)

5.) What is are the zero degree lines for longitude and latitude?
(Answer: Longitude: Prime Meridian Latitude: Equator)

6.) What is the correct order of major or important parallel lines from the complete South to the North?
1._______________
2._______________
3._______________
4._______________
5._______________
(Answer: Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Arctic Circle)

7.) How many regions are there in the time zones throughout the world?
    A.)12 Regions
    B.)360 Regions
    C.)24 Regions
(Answer: C)

8.)What is the name of the location that the time zones are organized by?
     A.) Greenwich, England
     B.)Los Angeles, California
     C.)Paris, France
(Answer: Greenwich, England)

9.) What are two reasons time zones were formed?
(Answer: Commercial reasons, legal purposes, and social purposes.

10.) What is the acronym for Coordinated Universal Time?
   A.)CUT
   B.)CTU
   C.) UTC
(Answer: B)

Map Quiz, Longitude, and Time Zones

Today in class, we took a quiz on a few maps. The maps were of Central America, South America, and North America. I found that having two different maps made it difficult for me to recall where each location was meant to be. I studied by playing some games, but I think trying to do the two different maps at once mixed me up. I felt more confident with the Central and North America map. Next, we discussed lines of longitude. A line of longitude is called a meridian. These meridians run north to south and measure east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines of latitude also help to separate time zones. Greenwich, England is the center of the time zone separations. It acts as a zero degree mark. The earth is divided into twenty-four even regions of time zones. Every time zone is divided by country's or states. To the left of Greenwich, one hour is subtracted from the Greenwich time and so on for every region over. To the right of Greenwich, an hour is added every time you move over a region. That is how time zones are separated.