APHumanGeography

Question to ponder: How does geography impact health?

What do population pyramids tell us as geographers?

Check out the 2013 World Population Data Sheet and complete the class activity.

Are you ready to learn about population models?

Check out this awesome resource about population. What alarms you?

Check out the differences between three student FRQs. One earned 8/8, another 6/8, and the last earned a 4/8.

This is an excellent resource.

**I will discuss how to use Diigo in class this coming week. Read this NYTimes article, make highlights in the text related to anything meaningful about globalization (KI #3 topic). I would like you to also add one comment or question in the comment box.

How does geography impact the growth of a state's GDP?

Sarah Johnson yells for help outside the convention center in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on Sept. 1, 2005. Which of the five themes of geography relate to this natural disaster?

Different empires have ruled a major portion of the planet in different eras of world history. The Romans, Ottomans, English, Mongols, French, Russians, Germans and many others enslaved nations, dynasties and millions of people whenever they had the chance. At any point in time, there has been only one 'super' power in the world and today, it's America.

Great pictures. 

National Geographic is the leader in geo-literacy. I find this website valuable because it contains a collection of useful resources for AP Human Geography. Take a look at each topic heading and check out the provided resources. Which resource in each topic did you find to be the most valuable as a geography student?

Texas has a lot of immigrants from Mexico and China. Interesting.

This data sheet shows the numerical difference in the foreign born population in different states of the USA. It does not surprise me that California has the highest number of the foreign-born population because California has many job opportunities that are desirable for migrants.

This makes a lot of sense, because California is a destination for many immigrants from eastern Asia, from countries like China and India.

This data sheet was interesting because it shows the number of people who do not speak English well who live in the United States. It is weird that the number of people who were born in the USA that don't speak English well is still high. One would think that citizens would learn the country's language.

This map really confused me! I understand that Mexico has a climate that is attractive to elderly migrants...however, with the ongoing drug wars, why would migrants choose Mexico? Regions in the north and center display a higher percent of elderly migrants. I compared this map to one depicting homicides related to the drug wars. It appears that there a more homicides per 1,000 persons in the mid-North, which perhaps serves as a hub, with homicides decreasing from this central point.

I took a look at this map and wasn't surprised to see that many immigrants to America settle along the coasts/borders of the United States. The map legend indicates that regions with darker blue have higher a high percent of foreign born citizens within their county. Much of the south west border is dark blue, evidently due to is proximity to Mexico, a country undergoing violence from the eternal drug wars. In addition, major cities here and there, such as New York City, display dark blue. This is logical, as these cities provide job opportunities and serve as major ports, historically and in the present today.

Also look at the area around Louisiana. It's interesting that there is a small amount of migrants there knowing that the islands off the coast are not too far away. I would figure that there is a small amount of immigrants there, because of Hurricane Katrina, and the thought that that area is more vulnerable to natural disasters than other areas.

The amount of foreign born babies is relatively low with most counties having less than 1% of the babies being foreign born. This is most likely due to the hurricane which caused the area to not be an attract location for migrants.

This makes sense because areas of natural disasters tend to be major push factors for migrants.