prepping for Friday's Honors class

Honors students: To be prepared for tomorrow's class discussion, please read the following three stories. You are encouraged to seek out other stories from other sources as well. If you plan to use other stories in the discussion, be ready to identify the source. 

Migrants in Tijuana Run to U.S. Border, but Fall Back in Face of Tear Gas

Migrants at the Border: Here’s Why There’s No Clear End to Chaos

Short of Their Destination, Caravan Migrants Wrestle With Next Steps

some supplemental info

I have made an addition to the Helpful Links sidebar, found on the right hand side of this page.

I posted a link to the Hans Rosling: 200 Years in 4 Minutes video. Professor Rosling does a terrific job taking much of the material we have discussed in class, and making it relate to the world we live in.

from the CIA Factbook to Population Pyramids

Harford County, 2000 (source: US Census Bureau) 

Here is the link to the Population Pyramids slideshow we have been discussing in class.

Also, I have included a TED-Ed video on Population Pyramids. It's more thorough and more complicated. Challenge yourself, and you might be surprised what you pick up.

Here's more: populationpyramid.net features a very cool interactive visualization of pyramids from every county (plus the entire world), and let's you pick any year from 1950 to 2100. Play around with this one and prepare to have your mind blown as you review the past and look into the future.

Finally, check out this pop/pyr for Harford County, based on figures from the 2000 US Census. Think about why it looks the way it does...