Review

Today in human geo, we got our tests back from last class. I did pretty well on it but I'm going to need to study hard for the exam. I'm not very familiar with Elbert Hubbard topics anymore so I will have to review that. Timezones won't be on the exam but everything related to them will be. Since I have an accordion binder, I have all my papers for classes in the same spot with me at all time. I can make sure I have all of my old tests and sit down and review. I hope I do well. I'm worried that I'm going to feel rushed because Human Geo is the last exam and I will feel antsy to get out of school for Christmas break. I will have to relax and tell myself to take my time because there is no rush.

Class 12/12

I took my test today and it was not too difficult. I was nervous that there would be questions about years and population numbers because I am not familiar with them but there were none of those types of questions. It was pretty straightforward and fair. After the test, I worked on my essay. Sometimes I get stumped while writing because I can never find good, unbiased, and current websites to get extra information from. Other than that, the essays are coming along well. I'll finish the first one tonight and hopefully start my second. I'm writing Option A and Option B. I think Option A will be an easier option because it has a very straightforward description and it is mainly about facts on the CIA World Factbook.

Class 12/11

I missed this human geo class for mass preparation.

Notes 12/10

Today we took notes and talked about our essays. We talked about some immigration in Europe and different views and opinions people around the world have on immigrants. The powerpoint can be a little outdated at times. Mr. Schick was surprised that it got away with saying the things that it did. It used words like "most" when it probably wasn't most people's opinions. They are due on Friday. We can bring them in on Wednesday for peer editing. We have to choose two topics to write one essay for each since we are the honors class. I know this will be stressful because rehearsals are picking up and I will be practicing until 9 each night but I plan to work on the essays in my time in between. It will all work out.

Notes

Today, Human Geo was more of a discussion class today but we took notes in the beginning and end. Countries have adopted selective immigration policies. They are the preference shown for specific employment placement and family reunification.

Passing the Quota Act in 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924 by the United States Congress marked the end of unrestricted immigration to the U.S.

We talked about two undocumented people having a child and then being discovered by the government. The main discussion was about whether the child should stay in the U.S. and be stripped of his/her family, should the child be sent back to the parents's original country, or should they all be able to stay. That is 100% not a job I would want. I could never be responsible for making that decision.

Why do Immigrants face challenges

This article is about government immigration policies, U.S, Quota Laws, U.S./Mexico border Issues, and Europe's Immigration Crisis. The major obstacles most immigrants face are political. A migrant needs a passport to legally emigrate from a country and a visa to legally migrate to a new country. Government Immigration Policies (including the U.S.) admit some types of immigrants but not others. There are 4 types of immigration policies

1. maintain the current level of immigration

2. increase the level

3. reduce the level

4. no policy

Unauthorized Immigration

The number of people allowed to immigrate into the United States is at a historically high level (as of the year this was published). The number who wish to come is even higher.

Quotas are the maximum limits of the amount of immigrants allowed to migrate into a country.

Notes on Immigration

Changing U.S. Immigration
80 million people have migrated to the United States between 1820-2015. This includes 42 million who were alive in 2015. The three main eras of immigration are
-colonial settlement in the 17th and 18th centuries
-mass European immigration in the late 19th early 20th and 21st centuries

U.S. Immigration at independence
U.S. population in 1790
1st census after independence was 3.9 million (including 950,000 who had immigrated to one)

Among European countries, Germany has the highest immigration numbers to the United States (7.2 million) Immigration in the United States drooped sharply in the 1930s and 1940s, and then increased  steadily in the 1950s. More than three-fourths of the recent U.S. immigrants have emigrated from Latin America (13 million) and Asia (7 million). Mexico officially passed Germany in 2006 as the country that has sent the most to the US.