Today in Human Geo we took our last test. It was really
depressing but the test was really easy. We all finished pretty quickly and Mr.
Schick went to grade them. Our class average was an 80%, which I thought was
pretty good. He rang the bell for everyone who got an A, and everyone did
pretty well. I got a 100% and since it was our last day I was really happy. For
our last class it was 9:11, and let me tell you it was sketchy. It’s said that
this is our last class because I love Human Geo, it was really fun and we had a
good class. Hopefully I have a good West Civ class because it would be a real
downer if I didn’t. Afterwards we got candy and Mr. Schick said goodbye to some
of us. Lucky for him, I will be in his West Civilization class! SO now Mr.
Schick wants us to tell him what we liked and disliked about this class so here
it goes. First off I really like blogging because it is a really easy way to do
homework. So don’t change that. Also I liked how we took notes and learned stuff
that is actually relevant to present day. I really like Google Docs too because
it makes groups projects a lot easier. I don’t really think there was anything
that I didn’t like about Human Geo so I say you shouldn’t change anything. And now i'm going to purposely post this blog at exactly 9:11
Friday, January 17, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
LAST TEST!!!!
Tomorrow we have a test on Urban Geography and also on the
video Guns, Germs, and Steel. We finished watching the video today in class and
we also reviewed a little. The last part of the video was just about the 14
animals that we learned about yesterday. 13 of them are from Asia, Europe, and
North Africa. None of these animals are from Popua New Guinea. We also learned
that cows, pigs, sheep, and goats were native to the Middle East and that’s why
it was such a thriving place in early civilization. So basically any location
that shares the same latitude will have the same climate, length of day, and
even weather conditions. Jared Diamond finally found an answer to the guy who
asked him why white people have more cargo than them. He said that it is all because
of geography. Where you live determines the ability you have to thrive.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
More of the Video
We continued watching the movie in Human Geo. We picked up
where we left off but it took Mr. Schick a while to get the video to play so we
reviewed for the first like 20 minutes. We learned about geographical luck. For
example some people are given better animals and crops depending on where they
live and that is geographical luck. Some places are specific with what plants
they grow. China produces rice. The Americas produce corn, squash, and beans.
Africa produces sargo, millet, and yams. Popua produces sago. We also learned
that Good domesticated animals should be able to reproduce within 1-2 years. They
have to be herbivores so they don’t have to raise other animals for the
carnivores to eat. Jared Diamond narrowed it down to 14 animals that fit the
job. They are goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses, mythos, donkeys, camels (2
kinds), water buffalo, rein deer, llamas, yaks, and cattle. And as Mr. Schick
said, Popua has NONE of these animals.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Today in Human Geo we watched a video called Guns, Germs,
and Steel. It’s about a man named Jared Diamond who is a professor at UCLA. Fun
fact he has an obsession with all types of birds. Kind of weird if you ask me.
He travels to Popua New Guinea which is an island nation located between Asia
and Australia. Mr. Schick said that it was like a paradise for bird lovers because
none of the man made things have been built yet so many exotic birds live
there. One man from the island ask Jared why white man had so much more cargo
than people from his homeland. Cargo is all the stuff you own. We also learned
that all great civilization have large population, advanced technology, and
well organized work forces. The people who live in New Guinea have a source of food
from the sago trees. Which contains a lot of food but it goes bad quickly and it’s
a lot of work to harvest them. More notes on the video to come!
Friday, January 10, 2014
ITS FRIDAY!
Today in Human Geo we had class first mod. When class started
some junior came into our and talk to us about stuff. I’m not even sure who she
was or why she was there but she was sort of funny. She prayed with us and then
left. Mr. Schick continued with his PowerPoint on Urban Geography and I’m pretty
sure he finished up today. We talked about the second revolution of urban geography.
All about steel mills and we even brushed up on some things we previously
learned. So I guess sometime next week we will take our final test of the
semester on what we just learned and then Human Geo will be over. That’s okay
thought because I have Mr. Schick next semester for Western Civilization. I probably
won’t have the exact same class but that doesn’t really matter. I really liked
Human Geo this semester and hopefully West Civ. Is going to be fun too.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Another Urban Geo blog
Today in
Human Geo class we learned more about Urban Globalization. Here are all the
notes we took from Mr. Schick’s PowerPoint.
2 Components to form urban cities:
- An agricultural surplus
- Social
stratification
Hearths of Urbanization:
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Mesopotamia
(Iraq)- 3500 BC
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Nile River Valley (Egypt)- 3200 BC
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Indus River Valley (India)- 2200 BC
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Haung He An Wei
River Valley (China)- 1500 BC
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Mesomerica
(central america)- 200 BC
Mesomerica:
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Mayan Aztec
civilizations
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theocratic centers where rulers were deemed to
have divine authority and were god-kings.
Diffusion of Urbanization:
The Greek cities:
By 500 BC, Greeks were highly urbanized.
A network of more than 500 cities and towns made up the Greek empire.
Theses cities and towns were sitting on mainlands and islands.
Each city had an acropolis and an agora.
The Roman cities:
A system of cities and small towns that were linked together with roads and routes.
The Romans were the first to come up with connecting their cities with roads.
Sites of Roman cities were typically for trade.
A Roman city's form combines the acropolis and agora into one space.
Roman cities had extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Between 1/3 and 2/3's of the population was enslaved.
Diffusion of Urbanization:
The Greek cities:
By 500 BC, Greeks were highly urbanized.
A network of more than 500 cities and towns made up the Greek empire.
Theses cities and towns were sitting on mainlands and islands.
Each city had an acropolis and an agora.
The Roman cities:
A system of cities and small towns that were linked together with roads and routes.
The Romans were the first to come up with connecting their cities with roads.
Sites of Roman cities were typically for trade.
A Roman city's form combines the acropolis and agora into one space.
Roman cities had extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Between 1/3 and 2/3's of the population was enslaved.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Urban Geo
Today was our first day back in Human Geo class since break.
Today’s class was short due to the 2 hour late bell. We spent the first part of
class discussing Mr. Schick’s new mustache, but also talked some about why we had
exams before the semester was over. Mr. Schick told us the story behind that
and then we continued our class. The remainder of class was spent starting our
new lesson, Urban Geography. We will have a 100 point test on urban geography
sometime before the semester ends.
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City:
a conglomeration of people/buildings clustered together to serve as a center of
politics, culture, and economics.
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Urban:
the buildup of the central city and the suburban realm- the city and the
surrounding environs connected to the city
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More
than half of the Earth's population lives in urban areas around the world.
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A
rural area can become urbanized quite quickly in the modern world. Ex: Shenzhen,
China
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Before
urbanization people often clustered in agricultural villages
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