September 2

[4Chelsea]

Today we started out by going over the Us states and capitals, Julie took her test today are test is Wednesday. Now we are going to go over some current events. Gadaffis compound was found and weve found some of his documents. We will probably find out more information about Gadaffi with these documents we have found. In the polls Perry is in the lead. Romney is not far behind though.Economic indicators- Over the last years the economy hasnt been doing to good. Stocks havent been good, and too much inflation. Jobs have been putting the economy in turmoil. Companies are loosing money, people are laid off, people not spending money, this is the cycle that we have been in for quiet some time now.POPULATION- The Worlds population 7 billion, US 300 million, Iowa 3 million, shelby county 12000, Harlan Ia 5,000. About 78, 79 million people are added to the earth every year. Birth rate- how many babies are born per 1,000 population. Fertility Rate- how many babies each women will have. Death rate- how many people die per 1,000 population. Population groth rate- how fast the population is going up. Natural increase- amount of deaths added. Population density- How many people live in a certain area. Most populated countries in the world- 1. China 2. India 3.Us 4. Inionesia 5. Brazil 6. Pakistan 7. Nigeria 8. Bangladesh 9. Russia 10. Japan. We are adding about 80 million people per year. 1. Tokyo, Japan 2. Guangzhou, China 3. Seoul South Korea 4. Delh, India 5. New York City, USA 8. Sao Paula, Brazil 9. Manila, Phillippines 10. Shanghai, ChinaPopulation growth rate is slowing down, fewer kids are being born.Areas that are growing more in our area is the west maybe, for more job oppurtunities. Developed countries have more inferstructer. Inferstructer is communication systems. Such as; cell phones, and computers.