Going Over Grades

Today in class we went over our blogs. We also went over all our grades to see how we are doing. We went through all our grades to check them over to make sure there were no mistakes by us or our teacher. As we went through we checked through each grade with their dates to see if we got full credit for each one with their dates. Also, to see if the grades were right. We also were able to do our blogs and work on work that some of us wanted to make up. 

CIA Facts

• The population of the United States is 326,625,791 in July 2017. 
• I found this as an interesting fact because we have been learning about the population. This was interesting because it goes to show how large the united states is. Also that they can take the mark of how many people are in the united states in July 2017. Also how we know how many people come in, out of the US and that we can keep track of it.
• The birth rate of the United States is 0.81% in 2017
• this is interesting because it shows the population is decreasing. This involves what we have been learning because we have been talking about what birth rate is. I found this cool because our population is decreasing slowly. Also, that to sustain a constant rate we would have to have a birth rate of 2.1.
• In the United States, 79% of americans speak English
• This is interesting because we have been talking about the birth rate. This shows that 79% of the birth rate and migration of the united states speaks English or is born learning to speak English.
• in the United States, there is 9,147,593 sq km land area.
• This is cool because we have been talking about areas and maps. This is interesting because I never knew this and it is something new for me to know.
• The United States has 9,147,593 sq km of coastline.
• This is interesting because we have been learning about land areas.

Class Work

Ancient cartography. We all know Eratosthenes made a map of the entire world. Name three other things he is known for.

• 1. a great mathematician  
• 2. poet
• 3. astronemer 

Time zones. If it is 10:00 am in Bel Air, what time is it in…

• 4.  Portland, Oregon =  7:00 am
• 5.  Greenwich, England =  3:00 pm
• 6.  Toronto, Ontario =  10:00 am
• 7.  The South Pole =  3:00 am

Locations and place names.

• 8.  List five toponyms that are named after physical features.
• England 
• Whales
• Scotland
• Ireland 
• Channel Islands
• 9.  List five toponyms that are named after Native American places.
• Chicago
• Philadelphia 
• Sante Fe
• Seattle 
• Boston
• 10.  List five toponyms that are named after a person of prominence.
• Arlington County
• Bullock County
• Cook County 
• Bacon County
• Hale County
• 11.  List five toponyms that have some religious affiliation.
• Emerson college
• John Carrol
• George Fox University
• Anderson House
• Westin St. Francis

Latitude and Longitude. Give the latitude and longitude for the following cities.

• 12.  Baltimore, Maryland =  39.2904 N and 76.6122 W
• 13.  Quito, Ecuador =  0.1807 S and 78.4678 W
• 14.  Taveuni, an island in Fiji =  16.8414 S and 179.9813 W
• 15.  Christchurch, New Zealand =  43.5321 S and 172.6362 E
• 16.  Juneau, Alaska =  58.3019 N and 134.4197 W

Antipodes. (Don’t worry, this won’t be on the test. But it’s still cool.)

• 17.  Give the definition of Geographic Antipode: the antipode of any spot on earth is the point on earths surface diametrically opposite to it; the antipodes of a region similarly represent the area opposite it

Find the antipode for the following locations. I suggest www.antipodesmap.com.

• 18.  Beijing, China =  Departamento Conesa, Argentina 
• 19.  Bermuda =  the ocean 32° 18' 6.6" S, 115° 14' 22.7" E
• 20.  Your house =  in the water 39° 39' 5.2" S, 103° 28' 32.6" E)

Going Over Notes

• Location Can Be Identified In Three Ways
• Place Name
• A toponym is the name given to a place on earth
• Site
• Is the physical character of a place
• Situation
• The location of a place relative to other places
• Region
• A unique area
• An area on earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics a region
• A region derives its unified character through the cultural landscape - a combination of cultural, religious, and physical features 
• We went over how people talk in different areas
• At the end of class we were able to finish the blogs

Test Review

Today in class we finally got back our tests. He said this was the latest we ever get them back and apologized which was very nice and respectable. Then we started to go over them. we went around answering questions and checking them over. If we got a 90 percent or higher we would get one ring of the bell but if we got a 100 percent, we would get two rings of the bell. this was pretty funny to do. Sadly, I didn't get a ring on the bell. After we had discussed the question we went over the essays on the back. He told us what he wanted us to have on it and what we did good on he underlined and what wasn’t really important that we said wasn’t underlined. After that we ended and was able to type our blogs and finish them in class if we wanted to. He also cracked some good jokes in today’s class to.