Today in class... 9/29/10

Today in class, we took a human geography test. The test questions were basically asking about the religions, the countries in the middle east, and 9/11. Luckily we were able to use our blog notes so that helped me out a little bit. I think I did pretty well on the multiple choice questions, but the essay question I struggled a little. When I finished answering the multiple choice questions, I realized I only had 10 minuted to write the essay. Hopefully, I passed.....

Israel:

Most people live in cities

Government: parliamentary democracy

Pop. 7 million +

Once you hit a certain age, it is mandatory to enroll in army

GDP is ranked 6 in the world (gross domestic product)

75% Jewish; only nation in the world w a large percent of Jews

Suffrage is 18 years old

In the middle w the oil imports, exports, and consumptions

Hebrew is their official language; English is also spoken

Iran:

Government: theocratic republic ( religious based)

98% Muslim

Persian main language

Not the most educated country 77% can read or write- anyone over the age of 15

When you reach a certain age you must enroll in the army- except for woman

Named the state (nation)  sponsor of terrorism

In the process of building a nuclear/atomic bomb

Today in class... 9/28/10

Today in class we pretty much spent most of the time reviewing for our test tomorrow. We reviewed the middle east, the religions, and 9/11. I took a few notes to study from for the test. I'm aslo going to review some of my previous notes which i have already posted onto blogger.

Religions

Middle East

9/11

Iran: They're trying to build a nuclear bomb which has the country on edge; due to 9/11, we have fighter jets flying around protecting our country; They will try to get at us by terrorism ; The worst thing that could happen is that they successfully build the bomb and drop it Israel. They want to remove Israel from the Earth. Then the u.s. would start bombing iran with everything that we have.  They are state sponsors of terrorism - the people fund them w weapons and bombs and they train them. The government is - they live the islamic book

9/11: Alquida attacked us, the leader was Osama Bin Ladin;

Religions: christianity has over 1.2 billion people - they are the largest; the books - Islam: Quran, Jewish: Torah; Christianity: Bible.  Holy Cities; the populations of each;  Muslims pop. - over 1 billion;  Abraham is the father of each of these religions - they are "abrahamic". The prophet in islam is  main (and last)Muhammad;  the 5 pillars of Islam (for extra credit)

Today in class... 9/22/10

Islamic religion

Was discovered in Arabia

Monotheistic

There god's name is Allah

Those who follow the Islamic religion are known as Muslims

It was revealed to humanity  by the prophet of Muhammad (who is the final prophet)

The Holy Book: Qur'an

It is treated with a great deal of respect because it contains the sacred word of Allah

114 chapters - mainly stating that Allah is the most merciful and kind god there is

Some of the fragments have been dated as far back as the eighth century

Holy City

Arabia - its where the religion was first discovered

The population of the religion:

About 1.5 billion around the world

Holy People:

Men:

Ibrahim - the Muslims' version of Abraham, the Muslims see him as the father of the Arab people, prophet

Musa - the Muslims, version of Moses, he was a prophet

Dawud - the Muslims' version of David, he was a prophet

Muhammad, the final prophet, Islamic religion was revealed to humanity by him

Allah - their god

Women:

None

Their Belief:

Monotheistic

Their god's name is Allah

They believe in their holy book the Quran

They believe in angels

They believe in the prophets

They believe in the day of judgment - a day where they will be assessed to decide whether they go to heaven or hell

They believe in Predestination - Allah has all of the knowledge of everything that will happen

Today in class 9/21/10

Saudi Arabia

•Pop. 28,686,633

•its on production in the world

•it oil exports in the world

•80728 -oil consumption

•100% muslimm

•monarchy based off of Islamic laws-from  the Quran.

•Capital: Riyadh

•lan. Arabic

•continent: Asics

•Terrain: an sand desert

100% Muslim

Arabic language

Infant mortality rate (how many babies die per thousand) 11 deaths

Israel:

Most people live in cities

Government: parliamentary democracy

Pop. 7 million +

Once you hit a certain age, it is mandatory to enroll in army

GDP is ranked 6 in the world (gross domestic product)

75% Jewish; only nation in the world w a large percent of Jews

Suffrage is 18 years old

In the middle w the oil imports, exports, and consumptions

Hebrew is their official language; English is also spoken

Iran:

Government: theocratic republic ( religious based)

98% Muslim

Persian main language

Not the most educated country 77% can read or write- anyone over the age of 15

When you reach a certain age you must enroll in the army- except for woman

Named the state (nation)  sponsor of terrorism

In the process of building a nuclear/atomic bomb

Today in class...9/17/10

Notes:

Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
On the Meditterean Sea
Contains the Red Sea
9.4% unemployed
Population- over 76 million people
2.92% arabitable land
Muslim- 90%
Christian- 1%
There second language is English
71.4% over the age of 15 can read and write
Africa- continent

today in class... 9/16/10

Today in class, we were assigned to search the web and find what continents were the home to certain countries. I got most of my answers from worldatlas.com. When we finished our assignment, we went online and played  a game that helped feed the hungry in China. It was very fun.

Identifying Countries

1.  United States - North America
2.  France - Europe
3.  Iraq - Asia
4.  China - Asia
5.  Saudi Arabia - Asia
6.  Haiti - North America
7.  India - Asia
8.  Japan - Asia
9.  Venezuela - South America
10. Iran - Asia
11. Russia - Europe and Asia
12. The United Kingdom - Europe
13. Israel - Asia
14. Germany - Europe
15. Tibet - Asia
16. Afghanistan - Asia
17. Brazil - South America
18. North Korea - Asia
19. Egypt - Asia
20. Kenya - Africa
21. Pakistan - Asia
22. Vietnam - Asia
23. Mexico - North America
24. Cuba - North America

Cite Used: http://www.worldatlas.com/
Cite used for Russia: http://www.answers.com/

Today in class 9/15/10

Today we learned how to use the cia factbook. We learned how to navigate through factbook without using the search box. We learned that the United States imports, exports, and consumes the most oil in the world. We learned what a GDP (growth domestic product) and that Niger has the largest birth rate.

9/14/10 today in class...

Today in class we finished up on our reports. some people weren't sure how to publish their papers on google dox (like me) so other kids in the class helped us out some. Also, because of this, Mr Schick gave us until 4:00 to publish it. Luckily, with a little help, I learned how to publish my document and I also downloaded google chrome onto my computer. today was a pretty busy day in human geography class.

Erin Huffer's 9/11 Paper (website)

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1cO0StfnT4eAEI02J_iZTX-Y_p55_6VmQ86oVSm8fD20

Erin Huffer's 9/11 Paper

Erin Huffer

                                                                                                                        Section: 1

September 11, 2001

            September 11, 2001 is a day that will always be remembered in American history as a day of terror, suffering, and confusion.  It was an event that made the front page in every newspaper around the world.  Many people sat in their homes, in their living rooms and watched the terrifying incidents happen on their TV screens feeling helpless and unsafe.  No one knew what to expect and how to stop it.

            In the early morning of September 11, 2001, two commercial airliners crashed into New York City’s World Trade Centers instantly setting the tops of the buildings on fire.  Who can imagine the terror that was going through the minds of passengers who were in the planes and the people that were trapped inside the burning Towers.  The Towers had about 50,000 people working there each day.  Within ninety minutes of being struck, both Twin Towers collapsed killing more that 2,600 people.  Of this total, some of the people killed were firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical officers who were just trying to do their jobs in saving innocent peoples’ lives.

            Shortly after the tragedy at the Twin Towers, a third commercial plane smashed into the western side of the Pentagon in Washington D.C.  The plane smashed into the E, D, and C rings of the Pentagon in between corridors 4 an 5.  Even though a large part of the building had burst into flames, a highly toxic gas had been released from the impact, and an unbelievable amount of smoke was released.  Some people on the other side of the Pentagon didn’t even know that a plane had crashed into their building!  About 2,600 people were working in the Pentagon that day, but only 125 people died.  Due to the unique design of the building, military and other civilians were able to save a lot of lives by telling the remaining people to find the nearest, safest exit and get out as quickly as possible. 

The fourth and final plane was aimed at the United States Capitol or the White House.  Instead, the plane crashed into a field in southern Pennsylvania due to the heroic passengers on board.  Several passengers managed to gain control of the plane and crash it in a nearby field.  There were no survivors but these brave passengers saved America and many lives that day by taking their own.       

            The people responsible for all this tragedy were 19 young Arabs who were Islamist extremists from Afghanistan.   Some of these young Arabs had been living and training as pilots here in the United States for more than a year.  Even though most of them barely spoke any English and were only carrying small knives, box cutters, pepper spray, and Mace, they managed to create massive destruction on the United States.  Usama Bin Ladin was the leader of the Islamic extremists and believed that it was Islam’s duty to kill any American anywhere in the world because of the Americans’ involvement against Muslims.  

            Two people that I have interviewed gave me much more insight into the tragedy that took place on September 11, 2001.  The first person I interviewed was my Uncle Todd.  My Uncle was in bed sleeping because he had the day off from work.  My aunt woke him up and told him to turn on the news.  He said that at about the same time his phone was ringing and it was his employer.  My uncle was a policeman at Sheppard Pratt and his boss was telling him to keep himself available because he may need to report to Sheppard Pratt to help.  Since no one knew what else to expect, no one knew if there were any other targets.  Just in case Sheppard Pratt got attacked, he needed to be on stand-by.   When he first tuned into the news which was live coverage, the people still were not sure if it was a terrorist attack.  When the second airliner crashed into the second Tower, from that moment on it was very clear that these were “deliberate acts of terrorism.”  My uncle knew that from that day on we were living in a changed world.   This personally impacted my Uncle Todd by making him aware of the fact that there are people around the world that resent the United States, Americans, the western way of life, and as a result are prepared to inflict pain and suffering upon us if and when they get the chance.  It has increased his “situational awareness” and it made him realize that we live in a society that is not as safe as we all once thought.

            The second person I interviewed was my Mom.  Mom was driving to work and listening to a talk show on the radio when a plane hit the first Tower.  The show was interrupted with an emergency news bulletin.  At that time they thought it was a tragic accident.  Minutes later it was reported that another plane crashed into the second Twin Tower.  With this, the person on the radio just kept yelling that this definitely was a terrorist attack and that the United States was under attack.  After arriving at work, my Mom heard about the Pentagon attack.  She felt extremely scared and as if at that point anything could happen.  My Mom felt that our country was very vulnerable and this made her so sad.  She couldn’t understand why there was no one protecting our country and how these evil people were able to get away with something of this magnitude.  My Mom hopes that our government today is a little wiser and that nothing like this can ever happen again.   

            The 9/11 attacks made a huge impact on the United States economy.  Since United States commercial air lines had been hijacked, no one was quite sure which planes contained the hijackers, and which planes did not.  All air crafts at that time were told to land at the nearest airport which left many people stranded for days at the airports.  It was the only time in American history when you could look up into the sky and not see a commercial air line pass by overhead.  The attacks on 9/11 caused a world wide spread about the safety of American air travel therefore the arrivals coming into the United States drastically dropped.  Before the attacks, the oversea arrivals coming into the United States was at about 7 million people but when the terrifying news broke out around the world, the arrival count dropped to about 3.5 million people.

            Another area that was greatly impacted by 9/11 was the American stock markets. All American stock markets closed and did not reopen until September 17, 2001.  When the stock markets finally reopened, the United States stocks had lost about 1.2 trillion dollars for that week. It was the worst and largest closure ever since the Great Depression.

            Even though I was too young to remember 9/11, this day still has impacted the way I feel.  To be honest, I don’t think I would ever be able to imagine a terrorist attack happening here in the United States.  You always hear about this type of thing happening in other countries, and when I watched the video of 9/11, it made me scared and unprepared.  I hope our government has learned from this.  I hope nothing like this ever happens again because I never would want my children or my children’s children to have to experience anything like September 11, 2001.

Work Cited

www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ni_all_wp.pdf

www.pentagon.spacelist.org

www.911research.wtc.net/wtc/attack/wtc2.html

9/9/10 Today in Class

Today in geography class, we learned more about our report. We learned about the cite we can and can not use. We can't use wikipedia, but we can use the citres that wikipedia gives you. I think I'm going to get started on my report tomorow.

9/8/10 In class today...

In class today, we were assigned to do a 3-4 page report on 9/11. I think for my report, I'm going to interview my mom, dad, and grandparents. My parents were with me when it happened so maybe they will be able to remind what I was doing when 9/11 happened. Also, I tried to set up a google account (?) which didn't go too well... i think I'm going to try again tomorrow.

End of week 1 assignment

Definitions:
1. geography- the study of the earth and its features including human life and the effects of human activity.
www.thefreedictionary.com/geography
2. globalization- growth to a global or worldwide scale
www.thefreedictionary.com/globalization
3. population- the total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group, in a certain area.
www.thefreedictionary.com/population
4. immigration- to settle in a non native region or country
www.thefreedictionary.com/immigration
5. industrialization- to develope an industry in a country, society,etc.
www.thefreedictionary.com/industrialization
6. religion- a set of beliefs, values, and practices based off of the teachings of a spiritual leader with the same beliefs. www.thefreedictionary.com/religion
7. culture- the patterns, traits, and products, someone follows from a particular period, class, or community.
www.thefreedictionary.com/culture

Population of the World:
About 6,866,506,370 people as of September 3 2010.
www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

Population of the 5 Largest Countries:
1. China- 1,338,612,968-July 10
2. India- 1,156,897,766- July 10
3. United States- 307,212,123- July 10
4. Indonesia- 240,271,522- July 10
5. Brazil- 198,739,269- July 10
http://www.cia.gov/

Population of the 5 Largest Religions:
1. Christianity- 2.1 billion
2. Islam- 1.5 billion
3. Nonreligious (Atheist)- 1.1 billion
4. Hinduism- 900 million
5. Chinese traditional- 394 million
www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents

2 statistics and what they mean to me

1. There are about 540 thousand words in the English language; about 5 times as many during Shakespeare's time: to me this means that the English language has very much evolved and will keep evolving every hundreds of years.

2. About 694 thousand songs are downloaded every two to three minutes: to me, this means that technology can be a very good thing, but it can also be a very bad thing as well.

6 word summary

Ordinary girl with a curious mind.