Monday, June 12, 2017

Tuesday, June 13. 2017

Today's schedule is C-D-A-B

C Block Social Studies 11 - Today we'll begin our look at human-social geography. We will start with population issues and today you'll get a handout on the history of human population. We'll talk about fertility (crude birth rates) and mortality (crude death rates) and the RNI (rate of natural increase). We'll examine population pyramids and the demographic transition model. Estimates are that in October 2011 the population of the world hit the 7 Billion mark. What does that mean for you?

We'll look at the 2016 World Population Data Sheet (using both the PRB Interactive Map and the pdf data sheet) to see current trends and numbers in world population. Lastly, we'll look at the Demographic Transition Model and examine the four stages of population change along with some population pyramids

Find out what your population number is at the BBC site here.

You and a partner will need to find answers to the following questions using the current World Population Data Sheet (these questions will be on a handout for you).

1. What is the population of the world?
2. Rank the 10 countries with the largest population (from largest to smallest).
3. Instead of absolute numbers, rates are often used to tell how frequently a population or demographic event is occurring—rates show how common an event is (often expressed as per 1,000 people). List the type of information on the Data Sheet reported by a rate.
4. The death rate is the annual number of deaths per 1,000 population. Which country (or countries) has the highest death rate? Which country (or countries) has the lowest?
5. The infant mortality rate measures the number of deaths each year to infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. Which country (or countries) has the highest infant mortality rate and what is that rate? Which country (or countries) has the lowest and what is that rate?
6. The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children women would have if they maintained the current level of childbearing throughout their reproductive years. Which countries (or countries) share the highest TFR and what is it? Which country (or countries) has the lowest TFR. What is it?
7. Which country (or countries) has the "youngest" population, that is, the highest proportion of population under age 15? Which country (or countries) has the "oldest" population, that is, the highest proportion of population over age 64?
8. In which country (or countries) are women expected to live the longest? Which country (or countries) has the lowest life expectancy for women? In which country (or countries) are men expected to live the longest? Which country (or countries) has the lowest life expectancy for men.
9. In which African country (or countries) does the highest proportion of people live in urban areas? In Asia? In Latin America? In Europe? In Oceania?
10. Gross national income in purchasing power parity per capita (GNI PPP) converts income into "international dollars" and indicates the amount of goods and services one could buy in the United States with a given amount of money. Which country (or countries) is the wealthiest in terms of GNI PPP? Which is the second wealthiest? 
11. A population projection is a computation of future changes in population numbers
based on assumptions about future trends in fertility, mortality, and migration. Which
categories on the data sheet are shown as projections?
12. Rank the 10 countries with the largest projected populations for both 2030 and 2050
(from largest to the smallest). Which country's (or countries') population is projected
to drop out of the top 10 by 2050? Which country (or countries) is projected to be
added to the top 10? Look back to the rankings for the current year. What are the
major shifts in this ranking from now to 2050?
13. Rank the regions according to population size (from largest to the smallest).
14. What proportion of the world's people live in Africa? In Asia? In North America? In Latin America? In Europe? In Oceania? What are the projected proportions?
15. What proportion of the world's people live in less developed countries (LDCs) in the current year? In more developed countries (MDCs)? What proportion of the world's people is projected to live in LDCs in 2030? In 2050? What proportion is projected to live in MDCs in 2030? In 2050?

D Block Introduction to Psychology 11 - Today we continue our look at the treatment of mental illness and disorders, focusing on psychopharmacology and the biomedical approach to treatment. The use of drugs to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorders makes psychoactive agents (especially antipsychotics and antidepressants) among the most widely prescribed pharmaceuticals today. It is important, however, to note that medication is NOT a substitute for psychotherapy and yesterday we discussed the fact that treatment is based on psychological, biological, and social approaches. After our Crash Course video we'll answer one question today


  1. What are your opinions about taking drugs to improve psychological disorders? Would you take an antidepressant or antianxiety medication if you were feeling depressed or anxious? Do you think children with ADHD should be given stimulants? Why or why not?

A Block Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today you'll continue your work on arrests, arrest procedures, and your rights upon arrest, starting with some time to work on your questions from the All About Law text. Marks have been updated in MyEdBC (except for projects). Please check your grades to find out what you have handed in and what you need to hand in. After some time, we'll examine the court room and we'll look at the three court levels in BC (Provincial, Supreme, and Appellate). After, we'll focus on courtroom organization and then we'll discuss the roles and responsibilities of the judge, the crown prosecutor, defense counsel, the court clerk, court recorder, and sheriff.

B Block Law 12 - Today we're back in the class to continue our look at family law as a subject. Our focus for the day will be on support obligations. We'll look at: spousal support and self sufficiency; and the types of child guardianship, access, and child support and we'll look at the Federal Child Support Guidelines (schedules/tables) and BC's Family Maintenance Enforcement Act. This gets us to the end of our family law unit and we'll begin a review for next week's final test (civil litigation and family law).

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