ok so hey Mr. Schick,
I thought you would want to know that my dad just yelled at me for pronouncing Reggie Bush's name wrong. and that he just scored a touchdown against the ravens tonight. so yeah go ravens.
Detroit sucks, especially Regay Bush, bye.
Monday, December 16, 2013
12/16/13; Last Blog Till Next Year
Today during
human geo we went over the review questions that grace made for the final/midterms
exam. Honestly, a lot of the class was spent with us goofing off like usual. Grace
sounded like a chain smoker so we all knew what she was doing this weekend. Studying
obviously. But her quiz game thing that she made was really helpful and
contained all the information for the exam. Our exam is on Thursday, the second
test time. So this is my last post for this blog, because this is only a
semester class, oh wait just kidding, we still have two weeks after the break. Never
mind about that. But there’s not 1 day till Christmas, not 4, but 9! And here
is the answer to Mr. Schick’s “trick question”;
What is the
net migration rate for the whole entire world?
0
SO UNTIL
NEXT YEAR
HAVE A GOOD
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
Friday, December 13, 2013
12/13/13; Exam Study Guide
Today in human geo, we got our study guide and briefly went
over the concepts in it. Considering we will not likely have school Monday, or
very short classes, Mr. Schick wanted us to use this time as if we would not
have class Monday. The exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions and 1
essay. The multiple choice questions will range from all the topics we have
covered this semester, and the essay questions is basically why is it important
to know all this information and how is it all tied together. The notes from
today’s class are;
Study Guide to the Semester Exam - Human Geo - Fall 2013
1.Introduction (Excellence)
a.
A Letter to Garcia
He delivered the message without questions
because he was responsible
Be someone that another person can count on
B.
Socrates/ancient Greeks
"The unexamined life is not worth
living"
Question your life
c.
Did You Know?/Shift Happens
Showing us that technology is shaping our world
d.
Globalization
How super connected we are with the rest of our
world
e.
Infrastructure
Transportation (airports, ports, roads)
Electricity
Communication (cell phones, towers, ((leads
back to electricity)))
2.Population and Migration
Money, have vs have not
a.
population pyramids
The pyramid types
b.
crude birth rate, crude death rate, RNI, TFR
Study the terms (notebook)
c.
immigration/emigration, NMR
(net migration rate)
d.
push forces, pull forces
Bad government, religion, freedom, famine
e.
developed nations, developing nations
Infrastructure and what the country
has/provides
f.
God Grew Tired of Us
3.Cultural Geography
a.
language (bilingual nations, official language)
USA has no official language
Canada has 2 (French & English)
Shapes the schooling
b.
major religions (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism,
Buddhism)
Why is it important - having contact with
different people your whole life
Your job could require you to go outside of the
USA or home land
(notebook)
c.
ethnic heritage
4.Political Geography
a.
country, nation, state, nation/state
b.
World Leaders of the 12 nations we studied (plus the US)
c.
type of government, leader and title, recognize photographs
Mr. Schick's blog & the test
5.Economic Geography
a.
Microfinance
- tiny piece of the large economy in the world
Test
b.
Infrastructure
Microloans help up the infrastructure
Up above & notebook
c.
Kiva
Organization where normal people can provide
small ($25) loans to people in developing countries to help them kick start
their business in a developing country.
d.
Peace Corps
Help people in developing countries
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
12/11/13; Talking Exam
Today during
human geo, we had a very short class and it was filled with a lot of shhhhing. And
Mr. Schick ended up spitting on Devin accidently. We went over the microfinance
test, which didn’t take that long, and then we stated talking about the exam
coming up. Grace said that she would make an exam study guide game for Monday and
I think that will be fun. It’s sad to think that after the class on Monday, our
class is being spilt up. Our study guide for the exam will be posted on Mr.
Schick’s blog, but our most valuable resource is our past tests. So that’s all
for today, so until Friday. And happy late birthday Mr. Schick, I hope you had
a good time in California.
Friday, December 6, 2013
12/6/13; Microfinance Test Day
MICROFINANCE IS OVER. I think I did very well on it. Did you
know that Grace Mottley has donated billions of dollars to the less fortunate? That’s
why she will be president. The test was very short, only 15 questions. And Devin still cant make buckets and his shadow today looked like he was 25 & Annie and i thought he was a sub, so yeah. then at the end of the class Grace made an unnecessary scene.... maybe she wont be president anymore... BUT I GOT A 93 WHICH IS REALLY GOOD
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
12/4/13; Microfinance Stufy Guide
Today in human geo we went over a study guide for the test Friday.
The notes from today’s class are;
·
Microfinance; a form of financial services for entrepreneurs
& small business’ lacking access to baking & other services
·
Microloans; a small loan given to individuals
who might not have access to typical banking
·
Problems;
o
High interest (23%)
o
Providing services to those in poverty is high
in money
o
Time consuming for processing all the loans
·
Receiving;
o
People who are trying to kick start a small
business
o
Villagers funding clinics, hospitals, etc.
o
Students trying to further their educating
o
Teachers starting a school
·
Kiva
o
$500,000,000 in loans
o
1 mil lenders
o
1.1 mill borrowers
o
Repayment rate = 99.01%
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
12/3/13; Possible Microfinance Test Questions
Possibly questions
for the microfinance test;
1. What is microfinance?
a. A term used to describe financial
services to low-income individuals.
2. What are microloans?
a. Small amounts of money given to
people who don’t have access to banks.
3. Name 3 things that microfinance can
help improve;
a. Diseases.
b. Poverty.
c. Local sanitation.
4. What causes malaria?
a. A bite from an infected female mosquito.
5. Name one way drought can be solved;
a. Using extra water for the farms.
6. Name one way heavy rain can be
solved;
a. Evening out the water that falls.
7. Where are microloans most popular?
a. Developing countries.
8. Name a website that uses microloans;
a. Kiva.
9. Name two ways that microfinance can
help a community;
a. Bringing more money into the
community.
b. Improve the local info structure.
10. Name one thing that microloans are
used for;
a. Insurance.
Monday, December 2, 2013
12/2/13; Microfinance
Today in
human geo, we went over our class power point in huge detail. We will have one
more test, on microfinance, before the final exam. After the final exam, that
will be the end of human geo and we will switch into west civ after the winter
break. Some of the notes from today’s class are;
· Microfinance – the supplying of
financial services to people who need a “kick start”
· Microloans – loans given to people
who need it to provide them the money they need
o
Microloans
help
§ Starting a small business
§ Provide insurance
§ Improve infrastructure
Microfinance
helps the developing countries try and eliminate things like malaria, improve
the problems that drought causes, and help with clean water.
Microloans
are available to middle class to financially troubled people. It is most common
in developing countries because they don’t have access to a bank.
That was
most of the notes from class today, so until tomorrow.
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