jueves, 27 de mayo de 2010
The gipsies
Where did the gipsy people come from?
Gypsies migrated out of India into Europe as early as the eleventh century.
How many gipsies are there in the world?
Between 5 and 8 million.
How many gipsies are there in Spain?
Gypsy population range as low as 500,000 and as high as 700,000.
What language do they speak in Spain?
They speak a language known as Romany.
What do you think the gipsies are excluded for the society?
Yes, because there are people that think they are differents, because they have different costums, languages...
Are social integration programmes necesary? why?/why not?
Yes, because in this way, they know what to do.
martes, 25 de mayo de 2010
Types of Societies
Types | Time | Lifestyle | Special features | ||||
Hunting and gathering societies | | | | ||||
Pastoral societies | | | | ||||
Horticultural societies | | | | ||||
Agricultural societies | | | | ||||
Feudal societies | - Capitalism: between the 14th and 16th centuries. | | | ||||
Industrial societies | | | | ||||
Postindustrial societies | | | |
lunes, 24 de mayo de 2010
Population Rates
The infant mortality, the number of children for woman, the fertility...
3. Calculate the Birth and Death Rates for Ireland in each of the four years.
Birth Rate:
-1995: 13/1000
-1998: 14/1000
-2000: 14/1000
-2002: 15/1000
Death Rate:
-1995: 8/1000
-1998: 8/1000
-2000: 8/1000
-2002: 7/1000
4. Calculate the Natural Increase for Ireland in each of the four years.
Natural Increase:
-1995: 4/1000
-1998: 5/1000
-2000: 6/100
-2002: 7/1000
5. Write a short paragraph outlining the population changes experienced over the period from 1995 to 2002, based on this data.
The Birth Rate increased, but the Deaths went down. So, the population increased.
lunes, 17 de mayo de 2010
Doctors Without Borders
• Would you be prepared to work in one of them? Why? Why not?
Yes, bacause there is a lot of people that need help.
• What problems face most people in developing countries?
They haven't got any food and water, they've got some illnes, they haven't got a house to live, a little education...
• Would their situation be better if the birth rate fell? Why? Why not?
Yes, because if they are less person, the few goods will be easier to distribute into the poor people and there are more for person.
• Why do many people in Africa die before they are 40 years old?
Because his life is more difficult than in other countries, and they hardly support with the illnes, the poverty, they are unhealthy...
• Why is a child in an underdeveloped country more likely to die than a child in a developed one?
Because they work from an early age to contribute to family income and they have to support the illness.
Population of the world
WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED REGIONS IN THE WORLD? Why?
The regions that are localized in the northern emisphere, bacause is a temperate zone, especially between 20º and 50º latitude North.
WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES? Is all territory densely populated.
China, India and Japan, have about 2,500 million people, almost 40% of the world's population.
Spread of the potato
When the Spanish conquerors reached the Peruvian Andes in the early 1500s, they found the Incas growing potatoes. The Spaniards called them batata because they resembled the sweet potato grown in the West Indies.
From its origin in the highlands of Southern Peru the domesticated potato has been transported all around the world.
The first diffusion of the domesticated potato was within the Americas. It started (possibly thousands of years ago) when early farmers from the highlands of southern Peru, took their crop plants both further north into Central America and South to southern Chile.
I think potatoes are good because are tough and durable, store well, and have an ompressive nutritional content including being a rich source of fiber, potassium and vitamin C. Like other fruits and vegetables, potatoes are a low calorie food and are free of fat, choresterol, and sodium. However, the leaves and stems of a potato plant are poisonous and may cause illness when onfested.
jueves, 13 de mayo de 2010
Charles V
Could Charles V make decisions alone?
Whose approval did he need before increasing taxes, for example?
Who were the children of Charles I?
Who ruled each territory in the king’s name?
The viceroy or governor.
Why did the king need to ask for loans?
Because all of the wars ruined the economy.
Why did Charles V have problems with France?
Because always they were the enemys of Spain.
The main battles against France
The battle of Pavia
Why were the Ottoman Turks his rivals?
Because they want the spanish territories of the Mediterranean.
The main battles against the Ottoman Empire
The turkish wars in the Mediterranean.
What was his most serious problem?
The protestantism.
How did he divide his possessions when he surrendered his power?
To his brother Ferdinand and his son Philip
Where Charles V decided to retire
When he faliured the intent of stop the protestantism.