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TODAY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY WITH MR. SCHICK WE WATCHED 4 MINUTE VIDEO THAT DISCUSSED THE CHANGE IN SOCIETY IN 200 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OVER A 200 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS SOOOO AWESOME MY FELLOW BLOGGERS! The best part about it though was that I was able to see how much America has changed since the year of 1810.the United States in 1810 was considered to be a poor country, a life expectancy of only 30 or so years, and an annual salary of 1000 dollars or less.

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