Today in human geo we watched a video on Hans Rosling who
taught all about global health. He likes to show his education in both enjoyment
and understanding. Through the video he discussed
his version of the population pyramid so people can both enjoy and understand.
He showed us his version of a population pyramid where it shows if countries are
rich and healthy or poor and sick. Lifespan starts from 25 years to 75 years
old. And the income starts from 400 to 40000 dollars. During the year 1810 all
countries were mostly under ages 50 and at 400 dollars. Which was extremely unhealthy
and poor. On the graph Europe was brown, Asia was red, the middle east was green,
the sub-Saharan Africa is blue and last but NOT LEAST… America is yellow! As
the dates go one from 1810 is when America, Europe and the middle east went up.
This increase came from the industrial revolution. Not only did it create a rich
country but increased the population and made it more healthier. Closer to the
2000’s the sub-Saharan Africa and Asia gained independence and are not poor and
sick like they used to be.
Continuing our discussion on Population today in human geo we talked about migration and the reason people leave a country. There are reasons why people might migrate from one country to another. These reasons are called push and pull factors. Push factors are ways people may leave a country and go to another. This includes a civil war, unemployment, religious reasons, and maybe environmental degradation. The other factor for migration is a pull factor. This includes a better economic, health services, religious freedom, and political freedom. After we discussed those two factors we talked about how many people go to Canada instead of the United states. I found out that in Canada when you get hurt and go to a hospital that you can just get treated and leave. But in the United states when you get hurt and go to the hospital not only can you be treated but you also have to pay hundreds and maybe even thousands of dollars to be treated. That can be a reason why people...
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