Part 1
As income per person rises,  the percent of labor force in agriculture falls. Income per person is the average amount of money each person makes. The Agriculture sector is the percent of people working in the primary sector doing things like farming. As GNI rises, percent of people working in service sector rises. GNI is gross national income which is all money earned plus foreign investment minus foreign debt. The service sector is the percent of people working in jobs like doctors.
Income per person compared with percent of people working in agriculture shows that as a country develops (having higher income per capita) there will be less people working with agriculture. This happens because as you produce more food, you can start to focus on secondary and tertiary activities. Also with higher income per capita, there will be more mechanization in agriculture causing less people to work. GNI compared with percent of people working in the tertiary sector shows how economically developed a country is because, more wealthy countries will have a higher GNI and will therefore have a higher percent of people working in the service sector. Because of outscoring and offshoring, most of the secondary and primary activities happen in other countries so the tertiary sector has the most available jobs.

Part 2
In the first chart you can see that the more developed countries are in the top left with high income and low agriculture. Countries in Africa tend to be more to the right because they have lower incomes and the majority of their workforce is dedicated to Primary economic activities. Some of the countries in South America and East Asia which are in the process of developing are in the middle of the chart and on the rise. In the second chart, you can see that the larger, more developed countries are moving towards the top right corner. The Majority of the countries, however, are in the middle of the chart and are slowly moving to the top right corner. Again we see the African countries closer to the bottom and middle because they have more people working in the agriculture sector. There are a few outliers that don't follow the rule. They have a high percentage of workers in the service sector but have low income. The majority of these countries are island countries like St. Lucia, Dominica and, Antigua and I think the reason for that is tourism. Most people in these countries are making money entertaining and providing goods for tourists. This isn't a good way for making a lot of money, which is why GNI is low, but it is their best opportunity. Also the informal economy is a reason for low GNI. A lot of money earned in these countries is made in the informal economy and is not counted.

Crossing the Line GIS Activity

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Somalia might break up into two countries. The northwest corner of Somalia known as Somaliland has the potential to split. All of the countries in the Arabian Peninsula, except for Iraq and Jordan, might come together to form the Arab Gulf Union.

Somalia has many different cultural groups and a major group is Somaliland which could break off into two countries, like Sudan did. There is a lot of conflict in Somalia that will lead to Somaliland becoming independent. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and Kuwait are all very close culturally and ethnically. So naturally they want to form a union together.

The Border between Somaliland and Somalia is a geometric boundary, and cultural boundary. Somaliland values fairness, religious leaders, and more, but Somalia doesn't, so they created a cultural boundary. The Arab Gulf Union has physical boundaries. The majority of the boundary is ocean, and desert.

Somaliland could be affected badly economically because they don't really have a legitimate way of bringing in money. The Arab Gulf Union on the other hand will very likely do well economically because they have a lot of oil and all of those countries combining can bring in a lot of money. They will also be at an advantage because they will have a lot of coast line and not many countries bordering them. Culturally The Arab Gulf Union will be fairly close together as will Somaliland.

Cultural Geography Photo Collage

Entertainment: In America we see fire as a way of bonding and having fun.

Cerimonial: In Some cultures fire is used for ceremonies, in India fire is a major part of Hindu weddings

Symbolism: Fire can be a symbol of destruction in some cultures but in other cultures it can mean life.

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The title of this map is Percent American Indian and Alaska Native. There are many more Native Americans on the west side of the Mississippi River. On the east side, however, there are very few Native Americans. The majority of them are clustered in Oklahoma and The Four Corners.

One of the reasons why Native Americans could be on the west side of the Mississippi is because they were forced to move when we were taking the land. They were mainly moved to Oklahoma in the 1800’s. A lot of Native Americans like the Hopi lived in the Four Corners area and their descendants still live there today.

Native Americans in these regions add a lot of culture to the society. There is different architecture and farming techniques the we have picked up. Politically people in these regions would try to be more energy efficient, and environmentally friendly.

Activity Space Map-September 2013

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