day - 6

Today we had a substitute and we watched Guns,Germs,and Steel. Today's part of the movie talked about domestication of certain animals. Scientists talked about what kind of animals are easier to domesticate. Crucial requirements of a domesticated animal is,must get along with humans,plant eater,and animals that mature fast.

The people of the fertile crescent were geographically blessed. They had the best crops and animals. They also had the perfect conditions to take care of these things. The people of the Fertile crescent had the most modern houses of there time. They had ways to have a steady airflow and they decorated there houses. These people were able to developed new technologies.They invented things to make their lives more easier. They also learned how to use fire. They used it with food,warmth,and any other kind of thing to help them grow. This sounds like nothing now,but back then it was crucial to life.

research i did in class-

literacy rate- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 63.4%
female: 50.9% (2000 census)

GDP per capita- $2,500 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
$2,400 (2009 est.)
$2,300 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars

population-
6,064,515 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105

religions- 
Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)

language-  
Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
note: Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2%

 
     
today in class i worked with Mark and Madi. We sytarted to make a power point on Papua New GUinea. We cover major points such as their language,literacy rate, and other facts. Also we compared these facts to other countries. In comparison Papua New Guinea is very behind, just like Mr.Diamond said.