Today in human geography class we took a test about the president in 12 country. As a international students, I have an advantage that is I know who is the leader in China. I don’t know we have a test about this. Maybe Mr. Schick had told this but I had not understand. Anyway, there are 8 correct in 15 problem. Not bad, right? Suky went to beach, she didn’t took the test. THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!!!  

Political organization

HOW IS THE WORLD ORGANIZED

Nation

Country

State

Nation – state

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

Country

●       an identifiable land area (look at a map!)

Nation

●       a population (group of people) with a common culture

State (with a capital “S”)

●       a population under a single government

●       synonymous with “country”

Nation-State

●       a single culture under a single government

●       a nation which has the same borders as a State

A NATION

Is a group of people with a shared identify

Nations are culturally homogeneous groups of people, larger than a single tribe or community, which share a common language, institutions, religion, and historical experience

AN INDEPENDENT STATE

●       Has space or territory which has internationally recognized boundaries (boundary disputes are OK).

●       Has people who live there on an ongoing basis.

●       Has economic activity and an organized economy.  A country regulates foreign and domestic trade and issues money.

●       Has the power of social engineering, such as education.

●       Has a transportation system for moving goods and people.

Mexico leader:
Enrique Peña Nieto is a Mexican politician and the current President of Mexico. His six-year term began in 2012. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and served as governor of the State of Mexico from 2005 to 2011

China leader: Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission

Mexico
president: Enrique Peña Nieto
federal republic 









China 
prime minister: Xi Jinping
Communist state

India
president: Pranab Mukherjee
federal republic

Russia 
president：Владимир Владимирович Путин
federation








Germany
president: Joachim Gauck
federal republic

United Kingdom
prime minister: David Cameron
constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm

France
president: François Hollande
republic







Brazil
president: Dilma Rousseff
federal republic








Syria
president: Bashar al-Assad
republic under an authoritarian regime









Canada
prime minister: Stephen Harper
a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy







Japan
prime minister: Shinzō Abe
a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy




Israel
prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
parliamentary democracy

Today in human geography class we took a test. I guess I can pass the test because I had reviewed. After test, I went to Chinese class to play a Chinese instrument. It called “hulusi” (Chinese word: 葫芦丝). This is a instrument made from cucurbit and bamboo. 

I am so worry about the test we are going to take tomorrow. I will review all the note that I take but I think my trouble probable is I can’t really understand the question and I am not sure I can use the translater.

-        Life expectancy

The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year.

-        Crude birth rate (CBR)

-        Crude death rate (CDR)

-        Developed nations

Developed nations is a nation with a lower living standard, underdeveloped industrial base.

-        Development nations

Development nations has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.

-        Rate of national increase (RNI)

-        Net migration rate (NMI)

-        Immigration

-        Emigration

-        Push forces

Make you don’t want to stay in this country.

Civil war.

Environmental degradation

Religious or ether persecution

-        Pull forces

Attract you, make you want to live in that country.

Better economic opportunity

Better health services

Religious freedom

Political freedom

-        Total fertility rate (TFR)

Average number of children born per women.

For a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1

Higher than 2.1: population rises

Lower than 2.1: population falls

Today in human geography class we talk about the best statement on the world. And I know America is the second largest producer of oil. League of Arab States is the biggest producer of oil. The first airport is in America. And Mexico have more airport in China. In China, the government dose not let we use Facebook and twitter. After Hong Kong event happened, we can’t use Instagram too.

The human geography class in last Friday we watched the TV new of JC. And then we all talk about what we think about US and others countries. Mr. Schick asked how many of us watch new on television every week. Well, I do not watch new any more after I reach US. We all talked about our thought during the class, what we agree and what we disagree. 

Today in human geography we talk about a software called Spotify. This is a software about music and didn’t know this before. I don’t have an account and Mr. Schick give me one. He told we the password but my trouble is, I don’t know how to log in. I mean, I tried to type my name and the words that Ms. Schick give me but that doesn’t work.

1. According to the Population Reference Bureau's "2013 World Population Data Sheet", 271 are born every minute, and 106 die every minute. That's a global net population increase of 165 per minute. This lesson was published on May 5th. What's the estimated global population increase exactly one week later (May 12th)?                        A: over 10 million       B: 20,739             C: 1155                          D: 1,663,200    
2. As a country slows in population growth, its pyramid shape will                                           A: become wider at the base and narrower at the top               B: be inverted                   C: become more rectangular               D: bulge in the middle
3. What does a Population Pyramid NOT give you information about?                                      A: birth rates      B: actual number of people     C: life expectancy            D: death rates
4. Which continent would have the most fast-growth pyramids?                                                A: Africa         B:  Asia                  C: North America          D: South America