Maryland Crabs vs. Japanese Crabs

We had our first pop quiz today in human geo! I think that I did pretty well but I definitely got Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa mixed up. I had a shadow today and I feel bad because she had to take the quiz too! I walked into class today as a mess though, I had the worst hiccups ever. They hurt so bad, and it was so hard to introduce my shadow, Abbie, to the class. Thankfully Mr. Schick noticed and totally caught me off guard. He walked up right next to me and yelled! Abbie and I were so freaked out, but then I was soooooo happy that Mr. Schick cured my hiccups. Also, in class today we reviewed the sub work from yesterday. We talked about what made our site in Harford County Maryland unique and Mr. Schick told us about how the site in Chicago is vastly different. He lead me to realize that we should not judge how people from other parts of the world live their life. These variations of cultures we formed from the different climates and sites that each area provided that makes people who they are today and what makes them unique.

site & situation

Notes:

• Site: the physical character of a place
• Site characteristics: include climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, and elevation.
• Site factors were always important when deciding to settle somewhere
• Certain cultures preferred certain site characteristics 
• For example, a hill to put the village on so it is easier to defend
• Humans can modify the characteristics of a site
• Land filling bays is one way that humans change the physical characteristics (site) of a place 
• Situation is the location of a place relative to other places
• Situation is a helpful way to find somethings location because you have an unfamiliar place and use its surroundings to better understand it
• It also helps you understand the importance of a place by knowing that, for example, the place is easily accessible to other places 

 
My home has physical characteristics that make it a unique site. First, my house is near the gunpowder river and there is a forest nearby. I enjoy the river and forest because I often go running or go on a hike with my brother. Down at the river, we find waterfalls and we wake up early and have a pic-nic and then we walk along the rocks in the river. Also, in my backyard we have a huge hill which is fun to go sledding on. There is also a flat part of my backyard which is where my brother and I play soccer together and practice our technical skills. At the bottom of the hill, in the middle of my backyard, there is this tree taller than my house! When I was younger my best friend and I would climb as far as we could… until we got too scared. Another characteristic of my home is the line of evergreen trees that my neighbors put along their driveway. They modified a characteristic of my home’s site. It basically separates my backyard from their driveway. Aside from my backyard, down the street there is an elementary school, I know the school isn’t a physical characteristic, but the school has big grass fields that I practice my sprints on. Even though, I live in a developed area, there are still some physical characteristics around the make my home a unique site and a preferred site for me.

blog and map reviews

Well, first let me say that typing is not a strong point of mine... It's not my fault the "o" is right next to the "p" on the keyboard. I didn't even notice that I spelled geography wrong. But, today after Mr. Schick and I reviewed my blog I fixed my blog. I added useful titles to my blog so I can use it to help me study. Also, I changed the theme of my blog so it was easier to read. On another note, we went over the maps that we got a few classes ago called “Human Geography World regions: A Closer Look View.” Some countries in east Asia are China, North Korea, South Korea, Nepal. I also learned that the United States trades a lot with South Korea and the South Korea probably has the best wifi in the world because it is provided by their government.