The Indian World

Look up 5 facts about Mumbai?

1.  It is the Capital of India
2.  Formerly Mumbia was known as Bombay
3. Bombay became Mumbia in 1996.
4. Tropical Climate
5. The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.

What is Dharavi?
It is one of the ten constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, located in Mumbai City district.

How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
Millions of people live in shanty towns without water and the most little electricity as possible.

What is a shantytown?
A city district, inhabited by people living in huts and shantie with a large population usually.


How much is a rupee worth?
1 united states dollar = 48.47 rupee

Who is Amitabh Bachchan
It is a film actor and producer from India.

India Questions and Answers

1. What is the current population of India? 1,173, 108, 018
2. What is the total fertility rate in India? 2.68 children born/woman
3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? 37.2% - 77%
4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India. On Feb. 13, people thought to be Islamic terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune, killing 17 people.  Indian authorities on Saturday issued a national alert after 9 people were killed and at least 57 were wounded when a bomb exploded at a bakery in a neighborhood popular with foreign tourists in the western Indian city of Pune.
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 ranked 119th of 169 countries.
6. Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. In less than three days, at least 120 people died. More than 4,000 animal carcasses were later hauled out of the mud. Two weeks after the floods, Surat’s diamond-polishing factories were practically empty of workers, who had fled fearing disease. An industry group estimated the losses at $60 million.
7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? They have it extremely polluted with methane gas, they dump toxic waste into it, dead babies, and human waste flows into it from the city.
8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate of India is 76.9% for men and 54.5% for women.
9. What are the major religions in India? The major religions of India are Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1%.
10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved independence in 1947 from Great Britten.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/terrorism/index.html?offset=25&s=newest

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

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

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html

http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=8719

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

Notes for India and China

1.21 billion people in India

1.35 billion people in China

Two out of every five people in the world - and are equal in size to the world population in 1950

China and India are both bigger in population then the whole western hemisphere

China's life expectancy is 73

India's life expectancy is 64

Chinese and Indians still live in rural areas - 55% and 70% and China will most likely become Urban by 2015

Migration does not effect these counties that much because the countries are huge as it is. China is getting a lot of immigrants from North Korea, and India is getting many immigrants from Bangladesh

Total Fertility Rate or both countries used to be six children per woman but it has calmed down and now China is only supposed to have one child and India has a TFR of 2.8

Class of 11/19/10

Today in class we started presenting our projects about the coffee trade.

Human Geography Paper About Coffee

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FA0yuDpGGPWuRy0s3ocob5v-F6HM2-AqF9TAkyrRCR0/edit?hl=en#

Class of 11/15/10

Today in class we worked more on the coffee project that is due on Wednesday, we also got to watch fun youtube videos of the John Carroll students singing about our teacher that recently pass away.

Class of 11/11/10

Today in class we got another project and this one is about coffee.

Websites for Coffee facts

http://www.planet-coffee.net/coffee-manufacturers

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/consumption.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-coffee-consumer-countries.html

http://www.nectaroflife.com/

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Is-Coffee-So-Addictive?&id=175269

Due Date

Today in class Colby and I turned in our project on the culture of Sudan. Colby and I also both had shadows, so it was a pretty fun class. After we turned in our project we got to just talk to our shadows and got to learn more about them. also we listened to music during his class, so the shadows had a great time.

Class of 11/4/10

Today in class we worked on our project a little more because we have to turn it in tomorrow, so we were trying to finish it up. We also got to go to the TV studio again and Kristy brought in her Halloween candy, so it was a great class.

Class of 11/3/10

Today in class we continued to work on our project about the culture of Sudan. We also got to work in the tv studio, so it was a lot of fun.