Today in class the other half of the class got to take the test on the maps. I did ok but I thought I could do better I got 81. While the other people were taking the test we were taking notes on the powerpoint Mr. Schick made about population. After we took notes we started discussing about population and growth of population. Then we started talking about how in China if you have a 2nd baby you have to pay taxes so they can live and thats why many people there only have one kid. Then Mr. Schick started to ask Tom about China and he said he was the only child.

Today in class we took our test on Mercator maps, Peters maps, old maps, site, situation, latitude, longitude, meridians, parallels, time zones, and more. Suprisingling Mr.Schick let us use our blogs. In the beginning half, the class left and they will take the test later. I thought the test was pretty easy. When we have to write blogs on test days its kind of hard because there's, not much to talk about.

Today, in the begin of class we were looking at the question that everybody wrote on the blogs yesterday. People had some very good questions. Then! Mr.Schick gave us a pop quiz. Everyone was complaining that we had one because many people didn't get to study. At first, I didn't want to do it but then it got pretty easy. I think I got an 80 because im not sure if I got 2 or 1 wrong. Now im here writing my blog and im going to study after when I get home and on the weekend.

1. Which way does longitude run
     A. North
     B. East
     C. South
     D.West
     E. Both A and C
     F. Both B and D
2   How many time zones are there? and why?
     There are 24 different time zones because there are 24 hours in a day
3   What is the Art and Science of map-making?
     The art and science of map-making is called cartography
4. How many degrees is between each time zone
    A. 24
    B. 15
    C. 10
    D. 20
5 What does UTC stand for?
    Coordinate Universal Time
6. What is the definition of an absolute location?
    A position on a map
7. Who was the first map maker
    Eratosthenes
8. What is the physical characteristic of a place?
    Site
9. What is the main used map
    Mercator maps
10  Where is the equator
      0 degrees NS

Today in class we took our South America and Central America quiz. I think I did really well because I was studying a lot. I'm happy I checked over my answers because I had the United States spelled " United Stats " . After the quiz, we started talking about time zones, we learned that there are 24 of them because there are 24 hours in a day. Time zones usually aren't just straight lines on a map. In fact, they actually curve around countries like Greenland and China. We also learned that they are usually 15 degrees wide. At the end of class, we started to discuss if time zones were even important in my opinion I don't think their that important and I think we can have the same time around the world.