Message from the Mother Nature

1-The main point of the passage is that the extreme weather recently is not sure to be a sign of climate change.

2-Hard words
acre: land's area measurement; 640 square mile
skeptic: a person who doubt something's truthness
dispute: to argue or debate
torrential: pour rapidly and violently

3-Weather happen/change in a short period of time and climate happen/change over a long period of time.

4-Extreme Weather
Torrential monsoon rains-Pakistan
Record-breaking heat wave and record breaking drought-Russia
Flood-New England, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Record-breaking heat wave-eastern part of US

5-I've never experienced extreme weather.

6-Perception: understand/awareness of something

7-My perception is that for the time being, we couldn't stop global warming but everyone of us could helped slowing global warming down.

Car Land

In Car Land, there’s huge continent in the middle of the Petrolimex Sea. Southwest of the continent is an island, detached from the continent centuries ago because of earthquake and plates tectonic. Also, there is the Damuber Square. It’s an area of 4 islands. The first one is 50N 75E; second one is 55N 115E; third one is 15N 75E; the last one is 12N 18E. About 350 years later, there were a conflict between the people so they divided to three countries, Ferrari, Hummer and Toyota. Ferrari lies in the North, Hummer in the East, and Toyota in the South.

            The Ferrari lived in a highland region with lot of mountains. To move around easier, they built roads for better movements and trades. Before, they lived near the mountains next to the border with Toyota country. Later, some started to move to the Northern Region, where the landscape isn’t as high and near the sea. During their movements, the Akna family (original) and Pakta family (mix) had a conflict, so the Akna moved to the North and Northwest while the Pakta moved to the Northeast. Their conflict continued until now.

            The Hummer in the West lived in grass plain region, with temperate climate. It’s quite comfortable. There’s a place called the Zona Jungle. It’s in the province of Zek. The climate here is humid and but warm.  Sometimes, people see the trees in the jungle moved so none want to stay in the jungle. The Hummer took control of the Zek province after the conquest of Punicy. After that, they started to live in the grass plain of the province of Zek, partly because the climate is warmer in the winter, partly because they want to keep their border with the Toyota.

The Toyota lived in a lowland region with lots of resources, Diamond (their currency) and Oil (their only meal/food). Despite the fact that their land is the largest of all, their population is not as many as proportional. It’s because of the climate of the Haha Desert. It’s so hot and dry. And also, the Toyota people are not as good to travel in desert so it didn’t become their residential place until after the idea of hi-underneath concept from the Hummer country entered Toyota land. After that, people started to be citizen of the Haha Desert. Their city is around the oil oasis in the middle of the desert.

             To get over the river, the Toyota built the Mers Bridge. Later, aside from trade, tourists began to go to the Mers Bridge because it’s an extraordinary bridge. Cable-Stayed style, 120m tall, 2km in length and 30m wide. Tourists also traveled to the Devil Horn, Northwest in Ferrari country. It’s a peak of land from the continent. The travel is a valley, separated from the main continent with a mountain range. So, that is my world, Car Land.

Presentation experience

From the presentation, I’ve learn a few things, about my family, my culture, and my friends’ culture. Firstly, I’ve learned from my research process, about my root. My father’s side was from the Southern part of Vietnam. My mother’s side though was from the Northern part of Vietnam. I was told that before, during the time of wars and hardships, my mother’s family moved to Ho Chi Minh City (when my mom was in the age of high school) because Ho Chi Minh City, at that time, provided a better education and better jobs. When my mother went to University, she met my father. They began dating and after they graduated for a couple years, they married. But almost a decade later, I came out (sorry, I didn’t include these in my presentation, because I was nervous and forgot what to say). For me, personally, know more about my roots is important because according to my father, my culture honor the older generations, our pioneers.

Secondly, I’ve learned from the presentation of my friend, Emily, about her great culture of China. The thing that caught my attention is the part that before, upper level women tied their feet. I know it was to show others that they are rich. In my opinion, I don’t think that was a good way to show their richness. I know that they tied their feet with silk (or fabric) and put their feet in a wooden box until they passed their age of growing. I think it was bad because, not only it interrupt the way those women grow, but also, by doing that, they would have to depend on others. If one day, they were no more rich, they couldn’t depend on others, but also, couldn’t do things on their own. That’s why I though it wasn’t a good way.

My study guide

Here my study guide (I believe so) for Geography:

Jobs related to Geography

• Cartographer - map maker
• Urban planner - plan how to improve the place he's working on
• Climatologist - find the best time for construction
• Land surveyor - a person who survey the land
• Location analyst – analyzes and finds the best location for the client

3 kinds of map

• Political map - show the countries and theirs borders
• Physical map - show the physical aspect/characteristics of an area
• Thematic map - show data related to a theme (for example: population)

Tool

• Compasses- show the directions
• Maps - show the political/physical/thematic aspect of an area
• GPS - Global Positioning Satellite; a system using network of Earth-orbiting satellite to point out the location
• GIS - Geographic Information System; a computer/Internet-based mapping technology

5 themes of geography

• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Human Environment Interaction
• Region

6 essential elements of geography

Human System
Physical System 
World of Spatial Term
Uses of geography 
Places and Regions
Environment and Society