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.
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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, af...
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- pe...
Matthew Bishop 12/11/19 Introduction to Migration- Blog #18 Push and pull factors are factors that either push people into migration or attract them. There are many factors to a push factor, but all of them deals with some sort of problem the country the person is trying to migrate from. A pull factor is something good about a country that attracts a person to that country. Push and pull factors are considered as north and south poles on a magnet. Examples of a push factor: War, less job opportunities, bad economy, diseases, dictatorship, bad education, pollution, etc. Examples of a pull factor: Good economy, good education, more job opportunities, good leader, security, freedom, etc. Emigrant- when a person leaves their country for another place. Immigrant- a person w...
Matthew Bishop 12/10/19 Mapping Asia- Blog #18 1.Israel 2. Jordan 3. Lebanon 4. Syria 5. Iraq 6. Saudi Arabia 7. Yemen 8. Georgia 9. Armenia 10. Azerbijan 11. Kuwait 12. Bahrain 13. Qatar 14. United Arab Emirates 15. Oman 16. Saudi Arabia 17. Kazakhstan 18. Uzbekistan 19. Turkmenistan 20. Kyrgyzstan 21. Tajikistan 22. Afghanistan 23. Pakistan 24. Russia 25. Nepal 26. India 27. Maldives 28. Mongolia 29. China 30. Bhutan 31. Bangladesh 32. Myanmar 33. Thailand 34. Sri Lanka 35. Singapore 36. Laos 37. Vietnam 38. Cam...
Matthew Bishop 12/6/19 Demographic Transition Model- Blog #17 Morocco: CBR- 17.5 births/ 1000 population CDR- 4.9 deaths/ 1000 population Total Population- 34, 314, 130 million people. NIR- 17.5- 4.9= 12.6/10 =1.26. Morocco is in stage three as death rates are low but birth rates are slowly decreasing as well. Afghanistan: CBR: 37.5 births/ 1000 population CDR: 13.2 deaths/ 1000 population Total Population- 34, 940, 837 million people. NIR- 37.5 -13.2 = 24.3/10 = 2.43. Afghanistan is a stage two as their birth rates outweigh their deaths rates by almost 2.5 percent. Germany: CBR- 8.6 births/ 1000 population. CDR- 11.8 deaths/ 1000 population. Population- 80, 457, 737 million people. NIR- 8.6 -11.8 = -3.2/10 =-.32 Germany is a stage five country as their population is decreasing and their fertility rates are belo...
Matthew Bishop 12/4/19 Guns, Germs, and Steel –Episode 3 Directions: Before viewing the film, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 3. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class . 1)According to Jared Diamond, what allowed Europeans to develop the power necessary to conquer (take over) large portions of the world? Geography gave them an advantage with the crops and materials that they had had at their disposal to have guns, germs and steel. 2)Why were the Europeans who settled the South African cape(tip) so successful? Describe two reasons. 1. The geography in the area allowed a lot of land to farm crops and have animals. 2. The climates were the same in Europe and South Africa. 3)How did disease allow the Europeans to conquer the native popula...