facts

• What is Kaun Bangega Crorepati?
• Kaun Banega Crorepati (Hindi: कौन बनेगा करोड़पति '; popularly known as KBC') was an Indian reality/game show based on the UK gameshow Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? This version's title literally translates to "Who will be a ten-millionaire?" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaun_Banega_Crorepati)

• What is a shanty town? How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
• a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)
• One billion people live in shantytowns worldwide and the figre will probaly grow to 2billion by 2030.

• Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?
• Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor and producer.
• He is the host of who wants to be a millionaire.

5 facts about Mumbai

• Mumbai's literacy rate is 85.6% (female: 82.7%, male: 90%) compared with India's overall literacy of 65.4%. (http://blog.monsterindia.com/my/manojmehta78@gmail.com/Little-known-Facts-about-Mum-16699.html)

• Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996. (http://www.mumbaihub.com/facts-and-figures.html)

• The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020. (http://www.mumbaihub.com/facts-and-figures.html)

• Mumbai singlehandedly handles about 25% of the domestic and 38% of the international air passenger traffic in the country. (http://www.mumbaiproperties.com/Mumbai_-_Fact_File/page_748140.html)

•    Mumbai is located in India, the second-most populous country in the world (http://www.trails.com/facts_12182_interesting-facts-mumbai-india.html)

Dharavi

•  One of the largest slums in the world. 

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/dharavi_slum/html/dharavi_slum_intro.stm

•  Lies on a  prime property right in the middle of Mumbai http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/dharavi_slum/html/dharavi_slum_intro.stm

• Home to more than a million peoplehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/dharavi_slum/html/dharavi_slum_intro.stm

• Rents can be as low as 185 rupees ($4) per month. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/dharavi_slum/html/dharavi_slum_intro.stm

Bollywood

• Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire.

• 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

How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars?

• 250,000 rupees is equal to 5,522.79 US Dolars.

answers

1. What is the current population of India?
1. 1,173,108,018 

2. What is the total fertility rate in India?
1. 2.65 children born/woman. 

3. What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?
1. 25% of people live below the poverty line

4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.
1. On Feb. 13, people thought to be Islamic terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune, killing 17 people. A complex suicide and car-bomb attack in the heart of Kabul on Friday showed the continued ability of theTaliban to stage sophisticated operations in the heavily guarded capital, with the aim of undermining international support for the Afghan war. The attack was directed at two guesthouses here favored by foreigners, killing at least 16 people, 9 of them Indians. The rest were an Italian, a Frenchman, three Afghan police officers and at least two people whose nationalities had not yet been identified.

5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?
1.  It ranks 87 on the poverty list

6. Briefly describe the effects of the moonsoons on india.
1. With water brimming well past the permitted levels at the 350-foot Ukai Dam, according to official records, and the skies showing no sign of relief, the engineers apparently threw open the reservoir’s 21 sluice gates. Water then did what water does. It surged downriver, swallowing this city of three million people like a hungry beast. The diamond lanes of India became a warren of muck and ruin.

7. What are some of the probles indians have getting clean water to their people?
1. Indians are lacking basic services like water and sewage disposal.

8. What is the literacy rate in india?
1. definition: ages 15 and over can read and write, total population: 61%, male: 73.4%, female: 47.8%

9. What are the major religions in India?
1. Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% 

10. When did india acheive independence and from what country?
1. India celebrates its Independence Day on 15 August, commemorating the day it gained its independence from British rule in 1947.

link to the coffee project

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yQcDGbweBGY3KTMciTbq_yyCgcDdnpZfNWMLVoukpts/edit?hl=en&authkey=CNmRgukF

11/23

today i wasnt in class because i was sick

11/11

Todayy in class we got assigned to do a project. I'm working with Morgan & Mark..

Links to back up

Fair trade coffee- http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/fairtrade.htm

Organic certified coffee-http://www.groundsforchange.com/learn/organic.php

Organic- http://www.organicfoodinfo.net/

Sustainable- http://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/what-is-a-sustainable-fishery

Who are the largest consumers per person? -http://www.ico.org/

Who are the biggest exporters of coffee?- http://www.fao.org/

Where did the term “cup of joe” come from?-http://coffeefaq.com/site/node/48

How does coffee get from the field to the table?- http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-is-the-Coffee-Made-71945.shtml 

Relationship Coffee Fair Trade Case Study - Part 1 of 2

5 terms

1. fair trade coffee-Fair trade coffee is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee. 
2. organic certified coffee- grown by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality
3. organic- food that is farmed without the use of pesticides, antibiotics or genetically altered organisms.
4. sustainable- able to be sustained; able to be sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable
5. retailers- a merchant who sells goods at retail

5 questions

1. Who are the largest consumers per person?
1. Finland is the number 1 coffee consumers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consumption_per_capita
2. Main coffee exporter?
1. Brazil is the main coffee exporter.
3. Where did the term "cup of joe" come from?
1. The U.S. Navy used to serve alcoholic beverages on board ships. However, when Admiral Josephus "Joe" Daniels became Chief of Naval Operations, he outlawed alcohol onboard ships, except for very special occasions. Coffee then became the beverage of choice, hence the term "Cup of Joe."
4. How does coffee get from the field to the table?
   
1. http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-is-the-Coffee-Made-71945.shtml Here is a link on how coffee is grown in the fields, then picked, and then ground into the coffee you use in your house everyday.
5. How to brew coffee?
1. You place a filter in the coffee maker, then you add 2tbs. of ground coffee per every 6 oz of water. Put water over the grounds and then pour the rest of the water over them.

11/9

today in class we watched a movie about coffee. it was pretty cooool

11/4

Today in class we worked more on our magazines.

11/4

Yesterday night  , my blogger wouldnt let me sign in to post. But anyways, yesterday in class we worked more on our magazines which are due tomorrow!

11/2

So today in class we worked on our magazines.