Cultural Geography

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class, we took notes on a power point that Mr. Schick presented on cultural geography. We discussed the characteristics of cultural geography which were language, religion, and ethnic heritage. These are parts of people’s everyday life. They are the ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members and they can also link or divide a region. For example, in the power point, there was a picture of the United States which had many different colors. It was a map of all the counties and what they called soft drinks. Most of the north central and west part of America called it pop. Most of the south central and east calls it coke. Whether they are referring to Sprite or actually coke, they call it all coke. New England and south west area calls it soda. There are many where they call it something else or the counties all around them call it one thing, but they have adopted another.

Presentation Day

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class, we presented our power point presentations that we worked on during the previous class on Monday. The first group presented on the Native Americans. The Native Americans arrived nearly 10,000 years ago and migrated to America. They came by the Ice Bridge. At this time, there were no other cultures in the Americas. They were not sent by anyone to find the land, but discovered it on their own. The Native Americans have been in America for about 15,000 years. The next group presented on the topic of the Vikings. The Viking arrived in America in 1000 A.D. the first Viking to arrive was a man named Leif Ericson. They came on three ships named the Snekke, Drekkar, and Skeid. They landed in Greenland, but left due to the harsh climate and their crops failed. Also, they landed in Vinland and Canada. There were 20-30 million Native Americans already in America at this time. They were not sent by anyone to discover the unknown land and they didn’t have to fight for the land because they abandoned it. The final group presented on Christopher Columbus, who found America on October 12, 1492.  They arrived in present-day Bahamas and they sailed to America with three ships called the Pinta, Nina, and the Santa Maria. He fought to conquer the Native Americans and their land. He outwitted and outgunned them. 

Christopher Columbus Day

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class, we got our tests back. We took the test on Friday. They were based off the movie God Grew Tired Of Us, which we watched in class the previous week. After we got the test back, we went over them and made where we got the answer wrong, we have to fill in the correct answer. Then, Mr. Schick gave us some information about the history of Christopher Columbus Day. Next, we broke up into three groups. These groups were the Vikings, Native Americans, and Christopher Columbus. I was in the Christopher Columbus group along with Greg, John, Ryan, Damian, Haley, and Caroline who both had to leave early to for volleyball. We worked on making a power point by answering the questions that were posted on Mr. Schick’s Human Geography blog. For the remainder of class and for homework, we have to answer the questions. 

On Friday in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class, we began the class by reviewing for the upcoming test on the movie called God Grew Tired Of Us. Mr. Schick gave us fifteen minutes to review our notes for the test. Then, we took the test, which took about twenty to twenty-five minutes. During the test Mr. Schick allowed us to use our blogs, which we post daily and contains helpful notes that we took during class. Until everyone finished the test, we had to sit quietly. Then, he explained to us about how we were starting a new unit about Cultural Geography. For the rest of the class mod, we had to look up unusual cultures all from around the world. Overall, there are some very strange cultures and customs performed by countries around the world. This shows how diverse the entire world is and no country is the same. 

Test Tomorrow

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography, we continued to talk about some of the foundations that we found yesterday. We shared details about the foundations and if they sounded like they were a good, reliable foundation that really focused on helping those in need in Africa. We also extended our thoughts and ideas of ways that we good help them as well. If we get a lot of people to give something little, it could turn out to be something huge for those in need. We could get the entire school involved in helping them. There are so many ways we can give our support. Tomorrow we are having a test on the movie we watched called God Grew Tired Of Us. The men in this movie have accomplished so much from coming from a life of suffering to giving back to their people back in Sudan. They are doing so much to help their people back in their homeland.

Finding Foundations

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class today we started class by talking about any ideas that any of us had about helping the Lost Boys of Sudan. To further our research on helping them, we broke up into small groups or we could work independently on trying to find a foundation to help contribute to them. My group found several foundations. In my group were Ellie, Greg, and John. Mr. Schick also told us that he had e-mailed John Bul about possibly coming to John Carroll to speak.  He replied that he was willing to come and speak to our school but there would be cost. He also told Mr. Schick some of the topics he could talk about if he did end up coming to speak to our school. We would have to pay for his flight coming here and back, a hotel for him to stay in, and a few other things. All the money would end up going to his foundation.

God Grew Tired Of us Finished Movie

Today in Mr. Schick’s Human Geography class, we the finished the movie that we have been watching for the past couple of days called God Grew Tired of Us. This movie is about the Lost Boys of Sudan.  One of the men that came to America was Panther. Panther recently got married and was able to reunite with his mother and brother. He got his Bachelor’s Degree and wants to open a school back in Sudan. John Bul Dau, is getting his Bachelor’s Degree, supporting his family back in Sudan, and he wants to set up a medical clinic back in Sudan. Daniel Bol is working in the job corp. and has not found any of his family yet. To help the boys that are still in Africa, we can send money to provide them with food and water. With the shortage of fresh water sources, it is very important to provide water for them. Also, we can send medical supplies over to help those who need the medical attention.