Mini Project 8 Where Are Our Toy's Made?

Below is a list of 50 diffrent kinds of toy and where they are made.

Rubik’s Cube (china)
Battle Ship board game (china)
Scrabble board game (china)
Jenga (china)
The 90’s board game (china)
Trivial Pursuit (china)
Sorry board game (china)
Candy Land (china)
Shoots and latter’s (china)
Mouse Trap board game (china)
Clue board game (china)
Life board game (china)
Domino’s (china)
Toss Across game (china)
Checkers (china)
The 80’s game (china)
Boo-oppoly board game (china)
Tumbling Monkies (china)
Flinch (china)
Tip it game (china)
Risk board game (china)
Twister (china)
Connect Four
Yahteez
Trouble board game (china)
Leap frog (china)
Fiaher Price T.M.X. Elmo (china)
Radio Flyer (china)
Baby Alive (china)
Disney Princess car (china)
Disney’s Cars play car (china)
Nurf Rapid Fire Blaster (china)
Pirates of the Cariban Action Figure (china)
Power Ranger Action Figure (china)
Spider Man 3 Blast Hover Set (china)
Superman Power Figure (china)
Tranformers Figures (china)
Dora The Explore Doll (china)
My Little Poney doll (china)
Barbie Car (china)
Barbie Doll’s (china)
Blue’s Clues Card Game (china)
Stuffed Animals (china)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader board game (china)
High School Musical DVD Game (USA)
Cranium Game (china)
Jumbo Sequence game (china)
Monopoly Board game (china)
Uno Card game (china)Deck of Cards (china)

Cooper City record of Demographic data

Total population
27,939


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Male
13,543
48.5
49.1%
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Female
14,396
51.5
50.9%
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Median age (years)
36.7
(X)
35.3
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Under 5 years
1,695
6.1
6.8%
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18 years and over
19,184
68.7
74.3%


65 years and over
1,859
6.7
12.4%
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One race
27,416
98.1
97.6%


White
24,893
89.1
75.1%
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Black or African American
864
3.1
12.3%
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American Indian and Alaska Native
44
0.2
0.9%
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Asian
1,143
4.1
3.6%
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0
0.1%
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Some other race
461
1.7
5.5%
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Two or more races
523
1.9
2.4%
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,349
15.6
12.5%
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Household population
27,938
100.0
97.2%
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Group quarters population
1
0.0
2.8%
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Average household size
3.06
(X)
2.59
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Average family size
3.30
(X)
3.14
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Total housing units
9,289


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Occupied housing units
9,123
98.2
91.0%

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Owner-occupied housing units
8,412
92.2
66.2%
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Renter-occupied housing units
711
7.8
33.8%
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Vacant housing units
166
1.8
9.0%
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Social Characteristics - show more >>
Number
Percent
U.S.


Population 25 years and over
17,227




High school graduate or higher
15,873
92.1
80.4%
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Bachelor's degree or higher
6,575
38.2
24.4%
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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)
1,925
10.2
12.7%
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Disability status (population 5 years and over)
2,547
9.8
19.3%
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Foreign born
4,684
16.9
11.1%
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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)
6,703
68.6
56.7%

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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)
6,822
63.1
52.1%

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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)
6,460
24.7
17.9%
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Economic Characteristics - show more >>
Number
Percent
U.S.


In labor force (population 16 years and over)
14,981
74.9
63.9%

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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)
29.0
(X)
25.5
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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)
75,166
(X)
41,994
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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)
78,172
(X)
50,046
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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)
27,474
(X)
21,587
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Families below poverty level
225
2.9
9.2%
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Individuals below poverty level
888
3.2
12.4%
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Housing Characteristics - show more >>
Number
Percent
U.S.


Single-family owner-occupied homes
8,024



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Median value (dollars)
154,200
(X)
119,600
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Median of selected monthly owner costs
(X)
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With a mortgage (dollars)
1,462
(X)
1,088
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Not mortgaged (dollars)
474
(X)
295


(X) Not applicable.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)

BARAKA !!!!!!

Without words this movie uses camera shots and music to show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." It begins with morning, natural landscapes and people at prayer: volcanoes, waterfalls, forests; several hundred monks chanting. Indian peoples apply body paint; various landscapes, churches, ruins, religious ceremonies, and cities thrumming with life and whole villages dance. The film moves to destruction of nature by showing us logging, blasting, and strip mining. Images of poverty, rapid urban life, and factories give way to war, concentration camps, and mass graves. Ancient ruins come into view, and then a river where people bathe and funeral burns take place. Prayer and nature return. A monk rings a huge bell; stars wheel across the sky The movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Some of these attempts at connection are more successful than others: for instance, an early sequence between the daily devotions of religion Tibetan monks, and Orthodox Jews, finding more similarity among their rituals than one might expect. And there are other amazing moments, as when sped-up footage of a busy intersection reveals a beautiful symmetry to urban life that could only be appreciated from the perspective of film. The lack of context can be frustrating, not knowing where a section was filmed, or the meaning of the ritual taking place, and some of the transitions are questioning. This fil used time-laps photography in order to capture the great pulse of humanity as it interacted in daily activity.

What is your city doing to protect you? Mini Project 6

The precautions that are being taken by the officials in Cooper City Florida to prepare for a biological terrorism attack are that they train the firefighters and police officers monthly on different terrorist situations that might happen. They do are just train on biological terrorism but also other tactics that the terrorist might use against us.

What's The Problem With Our Food?

In the United States our food is effected in many ways. First we have the weahter and bugs that ruin our crops and Second we have farmers injecting our cows and bigs with steriods and Growth Hormones, third we have pesticides, these are all bad for human consumption and can casue humans a lot of harm. The most important problem with our food though is genitcally altered food, some of these foods are meats, vegtables, and dairy products. There are many more products that are outthere, this is just to get you thinking. Genitically altered food can be responsible for causing health defects, cancer, allegires and they put you at a high risk of you consuming toxins. Genitically altering food not only effect us but animals alos. It can cause an animal's species to become extinct and throw off the balance cycle of that altered item.

Do you have Superfund Sites in your County? Mini 5

I live in Broward County and we have a lot of Superfund Sites. Superfund is the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. They are committed to ensuring that remaining National Priorities List hazardous waste sites are cleaned up to protect the environment and the health of all Americans. If you go to their website at www.epa.gov, you will see that they provide topical information for the general public and for those involved in the Superfund program. On this site, you'll find information about Superfund sites in your area, the health effects of common contaminants, cleanup efforts, and how you can become involved in cleanup activities in your community. My closest superfund sights are Chemform, Inc., Davie Landfill, Florida Petroleum Reprocessors, Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal, Petroleum Prducts Corp. Wilson Concepts of Florida Inc. Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump.

Agricultural Pesticides have become a major contributor in the production of agriculture in the United States. Even though pesticides are know to be healpful the the production of agriculture they are also known to be harmful to the human body. They damage the immune system, liver and kidneys. These chemicals are extremely toxicand have the ability to become killers. Children are the ones who have the most side effects when exposed to them. There is a great publich concern and debate about the biotechnologies used to grow agriculture because of the potential risk of consuming them. People want their food to be natural as possible. They feel like the more natural the production the safter it is to eat. Publix is understanding this more and more and wants to promote to their customers that their food is natural and safe to eat.

Mini Project #4 Greenwise

These pictures were found at www.publix.com. They show how Publix is becoming more and more Greenwise. Some of the many foods for sale at Publix that are genetically altered and sold for consumption are chicken, cereals, bread, eggs, milk, cheese, wine, juices, rice, pastas, fruits and vegtables.

Mini Project # 4 Greenwise

These pictures were from Publix.com. They show how Publix is promoting now more than every genetically alterd food that is sold there for consumers consumption. Some other genetically alterd food that Publix also sells is Chicken, cereal, juice's, bread, eggs, mil, cheese, wine, rice, pastas, fruits, and vegtables.

The Endangered Animals of South Florida

Threatened and Endangered Animals of Florida
Bankclimber, purple (mussel) (Elliptoideus sloatianus)Bat, gray (Myotis grisescens)Beetle, American burying (Nicrophorus americanus)Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)Caracara, Audubon's crested (Polyborus plancus audubonii)Crocodile, American (Crocodylus acutus)Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)Darter, Okaloosa (Etheostoma okaloosae)Deer, key (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Jay, Florida scrub (Aphelocoma coerulescens)Kite, Everglade snail (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)Manatee, West Indian (Trichechus manatus)Moccasinshell, Gulf (Medionidus penicillatus)Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee (Medionidus simpsonianus)Mouse, Anastasia Island beach (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)Mouse, Key Largo cotton (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)Mouse, Perdido Key beach (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)Mouse, southeastern beach (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)Mouse, St. Andrew beach (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)Panther, Florida (Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi)Pigtoe, oval (Pleurobema pyriforme)Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)Pocketbook, shinyrayed (Lampsilis subangulata)Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)Rice rat (Oryzomys palustris natator)Salamander, flatwoods (Ambystoma cingulatum)Sawfish, smalltooth (Pristis pectinata)Sea turtle, green (Chelonia mydas)Sea turtle, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)Sea turtle, loggerhead (Caretta caretta)Seal, Caribbean monk (Monachus tropicalis)Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney Cave (Palaemonetes cummingi)Skink, bluetail mole (Eumeces egregius lividus)Skink, sand (Neoseps reynoldsi)Slabshell, Chipola (Elliptio chipolaensis)Snail, Stock Island tree (Orthalicus reses (not incl. nesodryas))Snake, Atlantic salt marsh (Nerodia clarkii taeniata)Snake, eastern indigo (Drymarchon corais couperi)Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)Sparrow, Florida grasshopper (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)Stork, wood (Mycteria americana)Sturgeon, gulf (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)Sturgeon, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum)Tern, roseate Western Hemisphere except NE U.S. (Sterna dougallii dougallii)Three-ridge, fat (mussel) (Amblema neislerii)Vole, Florida salt marsh (Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)Whale, finback (Balaenoptera physalus)Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)Whale, right (Balaena glacialis (incl. australis))Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)Woodpecker, red-cockaded (Picoides borealis)Woodrat, Key Largo (Neotoma floridana smalli)

The Concerns of the Social and Environmental Problems Of The United States

The Environmental problems and Social problems that relate with each other in the United States and their resolutions are:
Landfill overflow and immigration: Due to more immigrants coming to the United State this caused the population to rise and where there are more people, there is more garbage and waist. The solution to this problem is to make people more educated about recycling. If we get more people to recycle there would be less garbage and pollution. The Government also should step in and make stricter laws about immigration and recycling.

Natural Disasters and Healthcare: When people suffer from a natural disaster most likely they loose everything. They are no longer able to afford the things that they once did. The United States health care system is one the worst in the world. People are forced to apply for Medicaid or even worse go outside of the county for better health care. The solution to this problem is easy. The Government needs to step in create more long-term help groups. They can also regulate the doctors and the price of obtaining health insurance to make it more affordable. The Health Insurance companies are making so much money because they are paying less and less out of their pockets. The Government can stop this.

The 5 Cycles of the Environment.

1) Carbon Cycle; picture provided bybms.peachschools.org

2) Oxygen Cycle; picture provided by www.uwsp.edu

3) Nitrogen Cycle; picture provided by reefdoctor.tripod.com

4) Phosphorous Cycle; picture provided by http://www.champlaincollege.qc.ca/

5) Calcium Cycle; picture provided by rjclarkson.demon.co.uk

Types of maps.

A. Political maps: Show cultural features like the outlines of countries, states and cities;

B. Physical maps: Show natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and shorelines;

C. Road Maps: Show major and minor highways, cities and towns, often with campgrounds, parks, and other tourist features;

D. Weather maps: Show weather conditions such as fronts, temperatures, rain, snow, and fog at a particular time, or ranges during a particular period;

E. Summary maps: Show the results of analyzing grouped data.

The Obligation to Endure.

Earth's vegetation and its animal life have been molded by the environment for many many years, but now this is left up to man. We have taken on the power to alter the nature of this world. It is now our obligation to endure the responsibility to take a stand in caring for the environment. It is our obligation to make our selves aware of all the different assault's by man to the air, earth, rivers and seas. We need to remind ourselves the worse we make it the harder it is going to be to turn it around. The world is really in our hands. Lets all make a stand in taking the obligation to insure that their will still be a healthy earth left for our children and their children beyond that.

Mini Project #2 THE CARBON CYCLE

This image was provided by bms.peachschools.org. THANK YOU!

United Nations Group Work!

Environmental and Social issues in the United States are:

Social
1. Declining House Market;
2. Rise in Gas Prices;
3. Mass Immigration;
4. Unemployment;
5. Poverty, more demand of supplies from other countries;
6. Loss of the Value of the Dollar;
7. Bad Health Care Systems;
8. War draining the Country;
9. Debt in every aspect;
10. Social Security has been depleted;

Environmental
1. Global Warming;
2. Water Pollution;
3. Water Shortage;
4. Forest Fires;
5. Mud Slides floods;
6. Rise in Endangered Animals;
7.Natural Disasters (tornados, hurricanes, etc.)
8. Land Fills are over flowing;
9. Air Pollution;
10. Land Erosion.

Other blogs with more information about what was listed above.

www.envirostudies.blogspot.com
www.mandich.blogspot.com
www.Lauren.blogspot.com
www.Luichiteo.blogspot.com
www.biophila.blogspot.

Saving The Earth, Healp Us Fight!!! Mini-Project 1

Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. It was created by American citizens in 1971. To find out more information about this organization please go to www.greenpeace.org or click on web link.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is an association for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. It was formed in 1961. It is a not-for-profit foundation. Their purpose is to help other people better understand the hunting and shooting sport. They want future generations to be able to enjoy the great past time of hunting and shooting and to preserve the gaming animal population. To find out more information about this organization please go to www.nssf.org or click on web link.

The National Resources Defense Council is an organization that I have chosen to join because they are involved in a broad range of issues safeguarding the earth, such as it's people, plants and animals, and the natural systems in which all life depends. you can visit their web sight at www.nrdc.org to see the listings of all issues that they support and deal with. I hope you Join!

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Silent Springs chapter one relates to chapter one in the Environmental Studies Concepts, Connections, and Controversies by Barry W. barker in that they both describe what of very importance it is for the people of the world to know about global pollution. It is left in their very own hands in how they make their own world healthy. If the businesses and industries were not regulated by the these different governmental laws and enforcement groups, their spring would be abruptly killed just like the town in chapter one of Silent Spring.

Their are many environmental protection agency and policy's that have been created due to trying to conserve the natueral resources around the world. The most famous is the NEPA. Congress recognized the potency of the issue in the late 1969 by passing the National Environmental Policy Act. You can view the full act at www.nepa.gov/nepa/regs/nepa/nepaeqia.htm. This act was made primarily to conserve the wilderness, but most recently it is now the protector of air, land, and water. President Nixon decided to establish an autonomous regulatory body to oversee the enforcement of environmental policy. This group is now known as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, also know as the (EPA). Their mission was to establish and enforce the environmental protection standards that were consistent with national environmental goals. Without them industries, business and local governments would disregard environmental concerns of citizens.

Ethics of environmental studies covers a range of categories, such as deep ecology. Deep ecology is a philosophy based on our sacred relationship with earth and all being, an international movement for a viable future, a path for self-realization and a compass for daily action like global warming. By studding global warming you can deepen your understanding of its effect on the world and understand what you can do to change it with your daily activities. Social Ecology is another study that integrates science with the interrelationships of culture and nature. It shows that a critical worldview and suggest that creative human enterprise can construct alternative futures. A culture's involvement in environmental issues is a complex interaction among the perception of issues from scientific, social, and political viewpoints. Industrial Ecology is the means by which humanity can deliberately and rationally approach and maintain a desirable carrying capacity, given continued economic, cultural, and technological evolution. Industries need to be aware of its long term consequences as much s it is of its consumer's needs. Their are global, regional, as well as local concerns, including Global climate change, Ozone depletion, loss of habitat and reduction of biodiversity, acid precipitation, chemical change in surface water, visibility, pesticides, ground water pollution, photochemical smog, oil spills, hazardous waste sites. Personal Ecology depends on one;s philosophical belief system. Environmental ethics involves a moral intimacy between humans and their environment.

The environment is very profitable. There is a growing trend of environmental themed restruants in the United States such as the Rainrorest Cafe. They seek profits throuh the promotion of environmental awareness. In order to do this the Rainforest Cafe offers outreach programs to educate students on wildlife preservation. The Corporation also sponsors an environmentally conscious organization called the Rainforest Cafe Friends of the Future Foundation. The Rainforest Cafe has exploited the thought that they could enhance their business and profit by promoting wildlife awareness.