Human Geography

Matthew Bishop 1/17/20                                                       Human Geography Review- Blog #22  My favorite topic in Human Geo was learning about migration. It was my favorite because it's super interesting, and I love learning about immigration numbers, and how it changes populations of countries through the world. The most memorable class period was probably when we watched the end of "God Grew Tired of Us," because John finally got to see his mother and younger sister after all they have been through. It was a great and very memorable moment.

Matthew Bishop 1/13/20                                                              God Grew Tired of Us- Blog #21 Part One: 1. 2 million people died. 2. Orphaned young men/boys who walked over a thousand miles to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where they still are at today, since Sudan is still dangerous. 3. The war started because of oil and religion. 4. Muslim North and black Christian South. 5. Very harsh desert terrain and lack of food and water. Survived attacks from lions and hyenas and survived bombing raids from the North. 6. They had to leave again and had to move Kenya. 7. 5 years. Part Two: 1. Don't use forks because they have never seen them. 2. To bury dead bodies of the lost boys. 3. In Kakuma, they slept on the ground, but in America they sleep on a comfortable mattress. 4. 3 months, after that, they need to work for themselves and pay them for their air travel. 5. What is the meaning of Santa and the Christmas Tree and how does it

Matthew Bishop 1/6/20                                                         Introduction to Migration- Blog #19 Migration- The movement from one place to another place. Emigration- Act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another one. Immigration- The action of permanently of coming to a country to live there permanently.  Highest U.S Immigration Flows by Country (1820s-2010s) Ireland- 1 million people in 1850s. Germany- 1.25 million people in 1880s. U.K.- 600k people in 1880s. Italy- 2 million people in 1900s. Russia- 1.5 million people in 1900s. Hungary- 600k people in 1900s. Canada- 750k people in 1920s. Mexico- 1.75 million people in 1990s. Cuba- 100k people in 1960s. Philippines- 400k people in 1980s. China- 500k people in 2000s. There are two types of migration. 1. International Migration- permanent move from one country to another. -Voluntary -Forced 2. Internal Movement- permanent move within the same country. -Inter-region