5 interesting facts about Mumbai

1. Second most populous city in the world.
2. Was built on seven islands including: Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, Worli, and Little Colaba.
3. Some of the oldest catholic churches.
4. Has a tropical climate.
5. Schools are either private schools or municipal schools.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai

What is Dharavi?

It is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla, and Kalina. In the 18th century Dharavi was an island. Has huge sanitation problems, including water supply.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi

What is Bollywood?
The film industry based in Mumbai. Can also called Hindi cinema. Song and dance is a big deal in Bollywood and the films are multi- million dollar productions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood

Wednesday November 24,2010

Today we worked on answering 10 questions on India.

10 Questions about India

1,173,108,018 people as of July 2010
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html 

2.65 children born per woman

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

25 percent as of 2007

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

Islamics attacked and bombed a small diner in India. Afghanistan set off a car bomb in India.

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

119th

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

Flooding is a huge problem, like the one in Surat that killed 120 people.

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

Raw sewage pours into the city through the river.

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

61%

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

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh.

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

Notes on India vs. China

1. Population for China is 1.35 billion people
2. Population for India is 1.21 billion people 
3. 40% of people on the planet live in China or India.
4. U.S., Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan are behind them but way behind.
5. China and India separate are much bigger than Africa and Europe or the entire Western hemisphere.
6. Every population measure, China is further along in its demographic transition than India.
7. China's life expectancy is 73 years and India's expectancy is 64.
8. China has more people settling into cities.
9. China and India try to ignore that there are immigrants coming into their country because they have bigger problems to worry about.

 

November 23, 2010

Today in class Katie, Kate, and I had to present in front of the whole class.

November 19,2010

Today in class we started to present our projects.

November 19,2010

Today in class we started to present our projects.

November 16,2010

Today in class we continued working on our coffee projects, and listened to latin music.

November 11,2010

In class today we got our new projects.

November 10,2010

Today in class I ate a coffee bean, it was gross.

Relationship Coffee Fair Trade Case Study

Terms:
1.  Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is traded by bypassing the coffee trader and therefore giving the producer (and buyer) higher profits.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/fairtrade.htm

2. Organic is produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones. 
http://www.organic.org/home/faq

3. Organic Certified Coffee is coffee beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm

4. Export means to ship to other countries or places for sale,exchange, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/export

5. Import means to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from aforeign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services. 
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/import

Questions:
1. What country is the biggest exporter of coffee?- Brazil
http://www.coffeedetective.com/top-coffee.html

2. Does Latin America's coffee exportation go all around the world?- Yes
http://www.ico.org/coffee_story.asp

3. What are some of the Dominican Republic's exports?-Tobacco, coca, sugar, coffee
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm

4. Is making coffee a hard job?- Yes, it takes a lot of hard work and they are not given enough credit for it.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/brewing.htm

5. Who are the largest per capita coffee?-Norway
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption

Notes:
1. Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
2. Coffee fuels the economy all over the world
3. The first thing people look for is quality coffee.
4. It is really hard for people who make coffee to survive.

November 4,2010

Yesterday in class Katie and I finished our magazine for the most part

November 3, 2010

Yesterday in class we continued to work on our magazines. Katie and I added pictures and a timeline.

November 2,2010

Today in class we worked on our Lost Boys newspaper's.