Test Tomorrow

Today in class we had another shadow, Allie. We also found out that we have another test tomorrow. For the whole class we just reviewed for the test and Mr. Schick told us what would be on it. 
Crude birth rate - number of births per year by thousands 
crude death rate - number of deaths per year by thousands 
rate of natural increase- subtract death rate from birth rate, then divide by 10 
net migration rate- the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during a year
immigration- coming into a country 
emigration- leaving a country 
push forces- war
pull forces- religious freedom, health care, more jobs 
total fertility rate- average number of children born per woman 
replacement rate- 2.1 

Population pyramid- a graphical illustration showing information about population broken down by age and sex 
Christmas tree - developing nation, slow growth rate, high birth rate, short life expectancy (Namibia)
the box- developed nation(slow growth), low infant mortality, slow population growth, long life expectancy (Sweden) 
the cup- developed nation (negative growth), low birth rate, shrinking population, long life expectancy (Italy, Germany) 

Quiz's back and population pyramids

Today in class we got our Lost Boys quiz back. Our class had the lowest average grade. The other classes got a B as their average, and our class got a D as our average. I got an 80%. We went over the answers and then we reviewed population pyramids. We went over what we learned yesterday then we looked at different pyramids for different cities and observed what we saw. We looked at cities in New York, South Dakota, etc. 

Quiz and population pyramid

Today we had a quiz on the lost boys documentary. We were aloud to use our blog which was very helpful. The quiz wasn't too hard. After we were all finished the quiz, we learned about population pyramids. Population pyramids show you the number of people in a certain age group. There can be a Christmas tree, box, or cup shape pyramid. Mr. Schick let me and Carly's shadow walk around the school and we ended up losing them. Luckily Mr. Maynard found them and brought them to our next class. Mr. Huber thought it was funny that we lost the shadows. 

Documentary

Today we finished the Lost Boys documentary. They organized another meeting for all the lost boys to meet again. They are all struggling to stay in the US because they have to pay for everything on their own now. We also saw that where they are from they don't celebrate Christmas the way we do. They don't believe in giving presents, Santa, reindeer, etc. Instead they spend time together, sing and dance. Panther got married to his girlfriend from Sudan and he plans to bring her to the US. John got reunited with his mother, they were so happy to see each other. Daniel still goes to a community college and hasn't heard from his family.  

More of the documentary

Today we watched more of the documentary of the Lost Boys from Sudan. They all found jobs in a bank, McDonald's, a restaurant, etc. They've been in America for a year now but they still face some struggles. Now they aren't aloud to travel in packs because some people are feeling threatened by them. They feel lonely so they start a support group and meet up with the other Lost Boys that traveled to America. They met in Michigan and they were all so happy to see each other. Daniel, John, and Panther all enrolled in college. One of them had to move out of his house because it was required that you live in a college dorm. They are also trying to work really hard so they can send some of the money they make to Sudan.

The Lost Boys

Today in class we watched more of the lost boys documentary. They finally got to the US and got there houses. They didn't know what anything was so there was a person in their houses telling them what to do and what everything was. They had never seen a shower, or even a light before. It was interesting because when they were on the plane they showed one of the guys looking straight into the light on the plane. It was funny watching them try to prepare food. One guy put crackers in a cup and mashed them up with a hammer and then poured milk in it. I don't think that would taste very good. They also only have 90 days to find a job and they are expected to pay back all of their expenses. This documentary is very interesting and i cant wait to watch more

Civil War Video

Today in class we started to watch a new documentary about the "Lost Boys" in Kenya. It was about two sections of the country, the North and the South having a civil war. Some of the boys got driven out of their country and so they hiked to a refugee camp. More then half of the lost boys died on the way to the camp. The ones who made it, were starving, dehydrated and about to die. Conditions weren't good at the camp either but it was better then before. They took care of each other and lived together for ten years. Then finally some were aloud to come to the US. Some are going to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. It's going to be a cultural difference because they have never had electricity before.