Interactive Map

This is a map of the Philippines. This map only shows significant earthquakes recorded from 1900 through early 2014. As you can see, there are many dots on the map, this is because the dots represent earthquakes and the colors of the dots represent the magnitude of the earthquakes. The brighter blue dots represent magnitude 5 or 6 earthquakes while the darker blue dots represent magnitude 8 or 9 earthquakes. Looking at the map, you can see that the Philippines has lots of significant earthquakes.

Flat Major Scales

PE

1. Describe the situation (only use first names to ensure confidentiality)
There was this person I knew who was constantly being annoying to me on purpose.

2. Describe how you were feeling about this situation and the outcome you desired
Every time this person would annoy me, I would get the annoying feeling that would build up every time he annoyed me. The outcome I desired was for this person to stop annoying me and realize that this wouldn't do themself any good.

3. Identity the strategy you used
The strategy I used was approach the person in a confident manner.

4. Describe the reaction/outcome from whom you were communicating with
One day, I approached this person in a confident manner and explained how this person was annoying me and how I wanted it to stop.

5. Was the stretegy successful? If not, what would you try next time?
This strategy was successful because the next day, this person stopped annoying me. I recommend this strategy because when you approach a person confidently, it makes you look more strong and powerful than the other person which can motivate the person to stop what they are doing to you. If you were to approach a person in a cowardly way, they wouldn't believe you or think about what you said as much as if you were to approach them in a confident way.

Effective Communication Project

10/6 Johan Rubric

Sharp Major Scales

Tennis Reflection

Three things that I think I am doing well with my forehand swing are I am always in ready position to receive that ball, I move my racquet foot back when the ball comes, and my wrist stays firm.

Two things that I'd like to work on with my forehand swing are to have more rotation to gain more power when hitting the ball, and moving to the ball instead of reaching for it so I can have the proper form when hitting the ball.

Demography: So What?

In this Demography Unit, we learned...

• How to accurately graph numerical data
• Types of population pyramids (slow, rapid, negative, no)
• How to read/interpret graphs such as population pyramids
• How to use statistics to explain the past (disease, war)
• How to use statistics to predict the future (become a slow growth pyramid from a rapid growth pyramid)
• What makes up the population (males or females, young or elderly)

What is the relevance of demographics to your life? 
Demography is relevant to my life because it affects the way I live and my lifestyle. I live in a developed country, Singapore, because of my dad's job. Due to the fact that Singapore's population is declining, the Singapore government is welcoming foreigners, like me, to stay here. If Singapore was a slow growth country, they government probably would not welcomed foreigners to live here.

Demographics also affect other people who live here too. For example, the locals. Due to the fact that Singapore allowed many foreigners to live here, many people who earn millionares could come here which would raise the average salary by a lot. So, the locals have to stay in dense HDBs where 5-7 people lived per flat. That's a big thing that will change their life and lifestyle. But Singapore hides it and covers it with things such as trees.


How will demography affect me in the future?
Demography will effect me in the future because our generation is facing a big issue, the consumption of Earth's resources. With the planet's huge population of 7 billion that will become 8 billion in 2025, the amount of resources we need to survive has to increase and the food production will need to double. The planet's population is rising quick but according to Hans, when the population reaches 11 billion by the end of the century, it'll slow down.

The more fortunate and wealthy people like us are consuming a lot of the Earth's resources which makes a domino effect on us. When we purchase things such as plastic water bottles, and we don't throw it away properly and it goes into the ocean, we get effected because of the fish that ate our plastic waste. Another example of the domino effect is when we buy things that need palm oil to be created. Sumatra is burning down trees to make space for palm oil production, which is creating a haze in Singapore that we were breathing for the past three weeks.

Due to the fact that the population is rising really fast, we have to consume more of Earth's resources and make more space for the rising population which is affecting the people of Earth a lot. This is why I believe that demographics have affected my life and this planet in a huge way.