Rupees

How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.)

Answer: 250,000 rupees is equivalent to 5,445 American dollars.

5 essential facts about Mumbai

Dharavi - Mumbai's Shadow City: an overcrowded part of Mumbai, where as many as 18,000 people live in a single acre. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text

Shantytown - 1 billion people worldwide live in shantytowns. they are a section of a city or town made up of shantys or crudely built tin-like houses. (dictionary.com)

Facts:

1. Formerly know as Bombay (Mr. Schick)
2. Population  is 18 million http://www.bombay-mumbai-hotels.com/travel-tips/mumbai-facts.html
3. Lies on the west coast of India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai
4. Comercial and entertainment capitol of India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai
5. Generates 5% of India's GDP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai

India Notes

Rupees: official currency of the Republic of India

Kaum Banega Crorepati - India's version of Who wants to be a Millionaire?\

Anitabh Bachchan - huge Indian filmmaker and actor. First gained popularity as the angry man in the Bollywood Cinema. On of the most prominent people in Indian Cinema. He was the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, and he wrote Slumdog Millionaire.

Bollywood - most popular cinema in all of India, located in Mumbai.

Questions on India

Questions on India

Brynly Wilson and Emily Goheen

1.      What is the current population of India?

The current population of India is about 1,173,108,018 people. (CIA Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html)

2.      What is the total fertility rate in India?

The total fertility rate is 2.65 children born/woman. (CIA Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html)

3.      What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?

It ranges from 37.2% to 77% based on at least three government committees that were formed to count India’s poor. (Understanding the Puzzling Nature of Poverty, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?_r=2&ref=india)

4.      Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.

In Pune, India, terrorists set of a bomb in a café killing 9 people and wounding at least 60 in February, 2010.  In November 2008, a train station and Jewish Chabad house in Mumbai, India were attacked and sieged leaving 163 people dead. (New York Times Articles, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/world/asia/14india.html?ref=terrorism, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/world/asia/15india.html?ref=terrorism

5.      The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?

India is ranked 119th out of 169 countries. (Understanding the Puzzling Nature of Poverty, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?_r=2&ref=india)

6.      Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.

Each year India is hit with massive floods, and in some areas they do not receive any water. India’s annual rainfall is approximately 46 inches, and it comes in short, forceful bursts. Much of the water escapes as untapped potential, which flows into the sea and wreaks havoc on small villages and flourishes the bigger cities in its path. Floods are a destructive and costly problem for India.  (Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon, New York Times,

 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/world/asia/01india.html)

7.      What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?

The government cannot give basic services to its people like clean water and sewage disposal. It does not help that Delhi’s population has grown enormously throughout the years, with an estimated 16 million people today. The Yamuna River is the primary source of drinking water for Delhi, but there is not enough for everyone. The distribution network is poor and ill maintained, and many people are not connected to the network. Only 1 in every 4 Delhi residents gets less than three hours of water from their tap every day.  (Often Parched, India Struggles to Tap the Monsoon, New York Times Videos, http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html)

8.      What is the literacy rate in India?

The Literacy Rate in India for the whole population is 61%.  For males it is 73.4 % and for women it is 47.8%.  As defined by people over 15 years of age that can read and write. (CIA Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html)

9.      What are the major religions in India?

The major religions in India are Hinduism 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, and Christianity 2.3%. (CIA Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html)

10.  When did India achieve independence, and from what country?

India gained independence from the United Kingdom on the fifteenth of August, 1947. (CIA Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html)

Today 11/24/10

Today in class we recieved weekend homework. We have to answer 10 questions, using the websites Mr. Schick provided, about India. We also have to cite our sources as well. In the begining of class we also shared our images of the population clock.

today 11/22/10

Today in human geography class we started a new unit on China and India. We started taking a few notes. We also listened to Jason and Alex's coffee presentation. It was very good. I liked their pictures and the information they had taught quite a lot about their subject.

Notes 11/22/10

• Only population billionaires are China and India (1.35 billion C, and 1.21 billion I)
• Together currently contain 2 out of every 5 people in the world.
• 40% of all the people on the planet
• nobody is close to their populations
• China or India is bigger than all of Europe, Both bigger than all of North America
• China median age - 34, India median age- 25
• Life expectancy in China - 73, Life expectancy in India - 64
• China will soon become predominately urban, living mostly in cities, and India will remain mainly rural
• International migration does not play a big part in their overall population
• Both express objection to illegal immigrants
• They are taking advantage in other areas
• establishing governement offices
• Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State council
• Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
• India's population is growing more than twice as fast as China's
• China's population should be dropping soon, currently at 1.8
•  In 1950s Both countries had 6 children per woman

Our project

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fk61XXAUTigZyPZ7VpZeoIRfNt0jX63mmLTX8m4HEG0/edit?authkey=CNemxOUL#

Today 11/19/10

Today in human geography, we started our presentations with each other. So far we are doing pretty well. It is a little confusing with all the moving around. I like listening to other people's reports. Some of them have been pretty interesting. I also had a shadow today.

Today's class 11/18/10

Today in class we were told that our presentations were postponed till tomorrow due to the freshman retreat. We were given sort of a free mod, in order to do some school work and talk quietly. Eventually we watched part of a movie with an Indian name.

Today's class 11/15/10

Today in human geography class we continued to work on our project, and I expect that my group should be done by Tuesday. We had an awards assembly today. We also learned that our project is now due Thursday due to Mrs. Mosuer's funeral on Wednesday. We are off on Wednesday.

Today's class 11/12/10

Today in human geo class we talked about a few ways to ge John Bul Dau to come to our school to talk. We then worked on our research projects for the rest of the class. I think my group is doing fairly well. Also, we had a poweroutage today. Scary stuff!

Today's class 11/11/10

Today in class we received a new research project. We were all assigned a different project, and it is due next Wednesday.

Today's class and homework 11/10/10

Today in class we discussed the vocabulary words and the five  questions. For homework we have to find at least five websites to answer the questions.

Websites:
http://www.life123.com/food/cocktails-beverages/coffee/index.shtml

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_was_the_Fair_Trade_organization_established_and_why

http://wsj.miniplan.com/spv/3244/4.cfm

http://www.ehow.com/how_3390964_harvest-coffee-beans.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask

http://www.ehow.com/how_2093337_roast-coffee-beans.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask

Homework on Coffee videos 11/9/10

Global Economy – the economy of the world; the management of the resources of a community http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/global+economy?&qsrc

Fair trade coffee – coffee purchased directly from the growers at a higher price, than standard coffee http://www.ask.com/questions-about/what-is-fair-trade-coffee

Specialty coffee – coffee made from  mix of different coffee beans to create a new flavor rather than the regular coffee taste

Relationship coffee – am alternative to the traditional coffee supply chain http://www.sustainableharvest.com/relationship-coffee/

Roasters – a person or thing that roasts http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/roasters?&qsrc

Questions:

1.      What factors go into making a great cup of coffee?

2.      Why was the Fair Trade designations established?

3.      What companies are the largest importers of coffee in the U.S?

4.      How is the coffee bean harvested?

5.      How is the coffee been roasted?

Today's class and Coffee notes 11/8/10

Today in class we started the first video of the two coffee videos. I finished the first one and started my questions and terms.

NOTES:
Coffee is the most heavily traded commodity (anything somebody buys or sells) in the world.
Coffee fuels the economy of businesses over seas.
The united states buys extremely large amounts of coffee.

today's class 11/5/10

Today in class we finished tweaking our projects and sent them to Mr. Schick. We had a few problems but in the end, everything worked out fine. Now they can be published!

Today's class 11/4/10

Today in class we continued working on our migration project, and hopefully finishing them up. Emily and I are almost done with ours, but we have some minor changes to make tonight.

Today's class 11/3/10

Today in human geography class we worked on our Migration magazine articles. Emily and I got quite a lot done today. We post all the magazines on Friday.