What we did in class!

Today we continued to do our debate or class discussion and we talked about cricket and how our money should be spent!!!

What we did in class!

Yesterday we put all of our desks in a circle and and we started debating and talking about issues in the world and what we should do about it or not do. We will continue to it today also!!!!!!

What we did in class!

Today we worked on our Power Points as a group and it is due tomorrow!

What we did in class!

Friday we started to do our PowerPoint, with our groups!!!!

What we did on class!

Today we continued to watch Slumdog Millionaire and we are at the part when Jamal finally found Latika was let free from Salem and she is trying to find Jamal, but class ended and we could not see what happened!

500 Word Essay!

In this unit on India I have learned a lot from the movie.  For example I learned how horrible of a life style it must be to be living in the slums such as Dha Ravi.  We learned what happens with human trafficking and how it happens with children and adults.   Also we learned common things that you should now about India.  For instance, the capital city of India is Mumbai and it is the most crowded or populated country in India and it is also the second most populated area in the world.  

The country of Mumbai is the 2nd most populated country, behind China, with 1,173,108,018 people.  The birth rate for India is 21.34 birthrates. Its death rate is 7.53 deaths/1,000 populations.  In the movie you can most defiantly tell how crowded and over populated the whole city was and how many diseases and sickness would have been going around at that time and moment.

India is also a very poor.  In the movie people would do anything for money no matter how extreme the consequences are.  India is so poor that it falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day, and it is a third of the world’s poor of percentage.  If you were to live in the areas that some of these strong and courageous people live you would be able to respect them a lot because of the objects and the situations they have to work with due to their lack of money.

I've also learned about the slums in Mumbai.  Slums in India are always something that has always been there and sadly always will.  Today people that live in the slums make up 60% of Mumbai's population that is about seven or eight million people who are living in those bad conditions.  Slum Up-gradation Project was a project that targeted only 10-12% of the slum population, those who were capable of upgrading their homes would not receive as much help and money as the ones who are starting from scratch.

India problem with human trafficking is a very serious issue.  It is when children or adults are forced to labor and commercial sexual exploitation.  Women and girls in India are trafficked for things such as commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage.  Children are forced into labor such as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers.          Like in the movie it shows disabled children begging and singing.

I feel that the movie is very accurate with real life in India. I say this because all of the stuff that we learned about such as Human trafficking, population, and slums of Mumbai are all demonstrated and are explained and played out great. Jamal and Salem are both part of human trafficking in the movie. When it flashes back to Jamal’s and Salem’s childhood it shows how overly populated and how bad the conditions are if you live in the slums of Mumbai. In the movie, right now human trafficking going on for Latika for close to her whole life.  

What we did in class!

Today we worked on the essay that is due tomorrow before class and we will watch more of Slumdog Millionaire!

Studying India! In a Different Way!

India has a major problem with child labor .People in India have a really tough time making money, so they become people who use children. India suffers from much poverty which leads to desperate measures like child trafficking.  Some people use children to get money by being beggars. Like it was in the movie the children with disabilities go to the coroners of streets and sing song to get money from people walking around. If kids ran away or was killed they would find more kids in India towns disable most of them. Also they would make the children work until they could not work anymore due to their health. There are actually laws that have to be followed that say that kids over 14 can break the law so they can make money.  These gangsters literally owned these children like they were some sort of object and possession. The reason why most of the children stayed is because most of the children had lost their parents and close friends in the Bombay riots. These gangsters would act like their friends by giving persons good meals, drinks, and a place to stay. These children did not know what to think and they were fooled and sometimes hurt, physically. I know that if I was part of this horrible situation I would run away just like Jamal and Salem. Hopefully things like this have changed over the years in India and organization like UNICEF are trying to keep away all of these gangsters that are taking these kids chances of being successful human beings and making them into gangsters of their own by treating them this way.

12/2 Homework/ Questions

Today in Class
We continued to watch Slum Dog Millionaire and it is very good!!! 




Compare the motion picture industry in India and the United States.

The United States make more movies then anyone on this earth. Bollywood produces more than 800 films a year which is twice as much then the United States

What are the names of the three main characters (the "three musketeers") in Slumdog Millionaire?

Jamal Malik

Latika

Salem Malik

What is a “chai wallah”?

Chai from India is a sweet aromatic spiced milk tea, also known as masala tea. This product  and coffee are very similar.

Tell us five things we must know about the Taj Mahal.  Include a fantastic photo.

1. Location- Agra, India.

2. Construction began around 1632 and was done around 1653

3. Builder- Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his dead third wife.

4. His third wife, died during the birth of their fourteenth child

5. You can take tours of it during the days and some tours are available at night.

6. It took 21 years to build the amazing building.

Information on Bombay Riots

- They are riots in Mumbai. In December 1992 and January 1993 about 900 people died.

- After that on 12 March 1993 Bombay Bombings, about 250 people died that were mostly Hindus because it is their most popular religion.

- An estimated 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots and 250 people mostly Hindus died in the blasts.

What we did in class!

Today in class we talked about the facts that we had to find last night for homework. We covered the Mumbai facts and the Amitabh and his afilliation with Slumdog millionaire. Then we watched the movie and paused it several times so we would understand what was going on!

5 Facts!!!!

1.The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.

2.The total area of the city is 440 sq. km or 170 sq. miles.

3.Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.

4.Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.

5.In 2009, Mumbai was named "Alpha World City".

Source:
http://www.mumbaihub.com/facts-and-figures.html

!0 Questions about India!

What is the current population of India? - 1,173,108,018 - cia Factbook

What is the total fertility rate of India? - 2.65 children born/women - cia Factbook

What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? - 25% of India - CIA Factbook

Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India? On February 13th, people thought to be Islamic terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune , killing 17 people and Dec. 13th. A heavily and suicide squad assaulted Parliament House here today in a brazen attack on the world's largest democracy, killing 7 people and injuring 18 before dying themselves. No elected official was harmed. - New York Times article.

The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty. Where does India rank on this list? The dam 50 miles upstream overflows and leaves parts of India flooded. - New York Times Monsoon

Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. Water brimmed well past the permitted level at 350-foot Ukai Dam. In less than 3 days more than 120 people died, more than 4,000 animal carcasses were later hauled out of the mud. India lost $60 million dollars. - The New York Times, Asia Pacific

What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. .  Website -(video.nytimes.com)

What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census) (www.cia.gov)

What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and unspecified at 0.1%.  (www.cia.gov)

When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)

No Class Monday

No Classsss

What we did in class! On 11/19

Last week on Friday We presented our projects to the class and did very well!

What we did in class! On 11/16

Yesterday we worked on our group project and I did different countries coffee facts!

What we did in class! On 11/11

Yesterday we got assigned our new group project and started working on it!

Websites

http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm

http://www.starbucks.com/

Terms

1.  Traded crops- exchange goods from one to another.

2. Fair Trade Coffee-Fair trade coffee is purchased direct from the growers at a higher price than standard coffee. The purpose of this is to create healthier working conditions for the farmers and laborers and create a greater economic incentive.

3. Quality Coffee- the greatness and the richness in or of your coffee

4. Coffee-a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of theroasted ground or crushed seeds (coffee beans)  of the two-seeded fruit (coffee berry)  of certain coffee trees.

5. Organic certified- means that the food you are buying was not sprayed with pesticides

Questions

1. What is the top store that sells the most coffee in the U.S.? Starbucks

2. How much money does the U.S. spend on coffee? 345 Billion

3. What is Fair trade coffee? It is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee.

4. How do you know if something is organic certified mean? You can tell because it will have a sticker or label on the product you are purchasing.

5. What is the heaviest traded crop in the world? Coffee

Notes

* Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.

* The U.S. spends billions of dollars on coffee.

Coffee!!!

Terms

1.  Traded crops

2. Fair Trade Coffee

3. Quality Coffee

4. Coffee

5. Organic certified

Questions

1. What is the top store that sells the most coffee in the U.S.? Starbucks

2. How much money does the U.S. spend on coffee? 345 Billion

3. What is Fair trade coffee?

4. What is organic certified mean?

5. What is the heaviest traded crop in the world? Coffee

Notes

* Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.

* The U.S. spends billions of dollars on coffee.

What we did in class! On Friday

Friday we finished our magazines and turned them in!

What we did in class! On 11/4

Yesterday we were still working on our projects for the last day and we moved around different class rooms to help Mr. Schick!!!!

What we did in class!

Today we worked on our projects some more!

What we did in class!

Today we worked on our projects and it is due Friday!

What we did in class!

Today I was not in class because I went home earlier because I was sick. I will take the Quiz Tuesday.

What we did in class!

Today in class we started our new project. We each have partners and we got to pick what subjected we wanted to write about. Our topic is Culture Shock.

What we did in class!

Today we finish the movie about the Lost Boys in Sudan. In the last part of the movie John finally reunites with his mother and sister and they are all very happy!!! Also it tells what all of the others have done with their live since they have been in America.

What we did in class! On Tuesday 10/26

Tuesday we watched the Lost Boys of Sudan and they have been in the United States for 3 years and it showed how they were doing in america and how they are doing financially. Also we talked what people go through when their love ones go away to war. we heard many stories from people in class! Also we talked about all of the mental illnesses they suffer when they come back from war!

New Terms!

in-migration-to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.

out-migration- to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.

forced migration- to be pushed or moved out of a country or home territory.

net internal migration-  It is the net number of people leaving or moving into a state or country.

'movers from abroad- People that have never traveled or moved to a new country.

internally displaced person (IDP )-  People that are forced to flee their homes.

War of Sudan

The war started in 1983 of September when the Sudanese President declared that they were adding Islamic punishments from Islamic law into the penal code. All southerners or people that `were not Muslim were punished 

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/sudan-civil-war2.htm


Friday we continued to watch the lost boys in Sudan and in the film it was when the Lost boys went to America and was trying to live an ordinary live as Americans live everyday. When they were their it was during the year of Christmas and the boys of Sudan were very confused and had a lot of questions about it. Finally we finished off when the boys had to work to pay of the apartment they were living in. It was funny seeing them work in america for the first time

What we did in class! On Friday

On Friday we continued to watch the boys of Sudan and their life in America also I had a shadow and his name was Michael!!!!

Lost Boys of Sudan!

Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes? The Lost Boys had to run away from their homes because their was a civil war going on in Sudan and it was very dangerous to live their.

Why couldn’t they stay in Ethiopia? The Boys could not stay in Ethiopia because their government was going down and the Ethiopian government could not handle all of people that immigrated from Sudan.

What was life like in the refugee camp? Life in the refugee camp was like being in a prison because sometimes you would go through days, weeks, or a full month without food.

What we did in class! On 10/20

Yesterday we got back our test and I got a 100% and I am so happy!

What we did in class! On Tuesday 10/19

Tuesday we went on Google Maps and plotted our families migration to America.

Part Two

Both of my parents are from the United States. My mom is half polish and Irish and my dad is German, Polish, and Irish. My grandmother on the other hand was 100% Irish. The she married my grandfather that was 100% Polish, which made my mom half Irish and half Polish. My grandfather was born in the United States, but his parents migrated from Poland to the United States. All of the questions that I asked my grandma were where my great grandparents migrated too in the United States. She told me that they came too New York in 1922 from Poland. I think it is amazing how I have someone in my family that was not born and raised in the United States. I say this because the tradition of my deceased Grandfather is still going on. I say this because when my grandfather was around we would call him Go dish which means grandfather in Polish. I think that this is very important for this to continue because I know it would mean a lot to my grandfather because his culture was always important to him. Also my dad’s grandfather and grandmother migrated from Ireland in 1918 to the same migration site that my mom’s side migrated too New York. My dad does not really talk about his family because he is not as close as he was when he was younger, but I know that if he knew more about it he would take in all the information and share it with my sister and I. All of this about my ancestors is very important because I think you should know about where you came from and how it came to be that you were born in this great country we live in now. I will tell my children one day all of the things I wish to fully know one day.

Part One

After I graduate college and high school I think of myself as a very successful adult. After high school and college I will have to make big decisions on where I will live and what I want to do with my future, but if I were to pick two locations that I would live it would be California and Florida. The reason why I would move to California is because of all the amazing things they have on the west coast such as the amazing beaches and sceneries. I would move to Florida because that could be one of the places I would go to college and if I end up loving the people around me and the area I would most likely start my career in whatever that may be. I would choose these areas because it might give me a better opportunity for me to get a job that I like and that pays good money. Also the area that I was living in might not have had the materials and the tools, such as programs and people to help you too do what you want to do. The down side of me moving to California or Florida would be me leaving home. I say this because for me it would be hard to leave my friends and love ones, and all of the memories I had in Maryland that made me who I am today. The advantages for me moving would be me being able to be more economically stable. There might be more jobs available in one of these locations they can provide a job that pays well and more importantly a job that I love. Also in my opinion the weather would be a lot more nice then the weather we have in Maryland, such as a lot more sun and beach weather which I love.

What we did in class!

Today we had a pop Quiz on the term that we have to know for this unit and The test was worth 100 points.
Surprisingly I got a 100 out of 100 and that will help my grades a lot!  Also we have a little project we have to do over the break! This is due on Monday

Notes! For Unit!

TFR most be 2.1 in order for the population to be the same

Lower population goes down

Higher population goes higher

Nigeria Highest birth rate in world

Life expectancy is how long a person a person is going to live. Birth rate how many birth per thousand. Death rate is how many deaths out of 1,000. RNI is the birth rate minus the death rate. The population of the planet has grown a lot over the last 50 years.  TFR is the average number of kids being born to a woman. The TFR for a country needs to maintain 2.1 for the population to stay the same.  Migration rate is the number of people entering or leaving your country, measured by 1,000. why do people migrate? push and pull factors. population pyramid is the number of how many people in different age group

Net migration rate - number of people, immigrants/emigrants going in and out of a country

Why might people migrate:

Push factors- The inability to practice religion, find work, or live in a safe life, etc.

Pull factors - Freedom of Speech - the right to protest, assemble, write letters to the editor, etc., freedom to practice what ever religion you want, job opportunities, etc.

United Arab Emirates has the highest net migration rate - 22.98

- they process a lot of oil and they have a lot of money and pay a lot more.

Northern Mariana Islands - -89.70 lowest net migration rate

- they only make 12,005$ a year

unemployment rate - 8%

inflation rate is very good

don't see reason why people are pouring out of that country

population pyramid - an image of a pyramid also called an age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a human population.

World World 2 Ended 1945

(Baby Boom)

In 1946 a lot of people had babies

The economy was going great started at 1946 and ended at 1959

The economy started slowing down

What we did in class!

we talked more about the terms we need to know and population pyramids.

What we did in class! 10/6/10

Yesterday we talked about the life expectancy rate and all of the terms we have to know for this unit

What we did in class!

Today we got back our test and reviewed all of the answers and if you got the question correct we got candy!

Group Work!

group work !
Life Expectancy - the amount of time you think you are going to live as a group of people born in the same year same country .
Japan 82.12
France 80.98
Kenya 57.86
Cuba 77.45
United States 78.11
Afghanistan 44.4

Crude Birthrate- The rate of children being born over the year by 1000ths.
Japan 7.64
Kenya 36.64
Ethiopia 43.66
United States 13.82
Germany 8.18

Crude Death Rate- The amount of people who die by thousands over a year in a country.
Afghanistan 17.83
Kenya 9.73
United States 8.38
Japan 9.54
Mexico 4.80

RNI-  The crude birthrate minus .the crude death rate .

TFR- Average number of children born to be a girl .
Niger 7.75
Afghanistan 5.60
Japan 1.21
United States 2.05
Germany 1.41

Net Migration Rate- The difference of immigrants and emigrants in a area.
Mexico -3.61
United States 4.32
United Arab Emirates 22.98
Argentina 0.00
Saudi Arabia -7.60
Uganda -8.83

Population Pyramid- A picture that shows the different ages of people in a population.

https://www.cia.g

More Notes!

https://pod51000.outlook.com/owa/?ae=Item&a=Open&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAADMlJGvBU7WTb6Jp/9PI6iQBwCH//Z8hQP7SZGUEt83IOybAAm/81WmAABJ4yKiBrf4TZfqVp4sEbAyAAAAAP/GAAAA&pspid=_1285951315438_401891730

Notes!

Christianity: 2.2-2.3


 billion Judaism: 12-17 million


 Islam: 1 billion

No Class today

Today we did not have class because if the weather conditions!

notes

https://pod51000.outlook.com/owa/?ae=Item&a=Open&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAADMlJGvBU7WTb6Jp/9PI6iQBwCH//Z8hQP7SZGUEt83IOybAAm/81WmAABJ4yKiBrf4TZfqVp4sEbAyAAAAAI9iAAAJ&pspid=_1285811975329_551402964

What we did in class!

Today i was not able to be in class and take a test because i had a football game! Tomorrow i will retake the test.

What we did in class!

Today in class we presentated or prezi and I wrote or typed notes on all of my classmates presentations!

Notes!

Christianity- is the biggest religion in the world. Holy book is the bible. Christians believe that oncw the human body dies the soul always lives on. In other words the soul is released too Heaven or Hell

Islamic-Holy book Qur'an.- Islamic prayer Belive Alah is only God believe in angels Believe in the prophets Believe in the holy books.

Judasm- 14 million people-Creator- Abraham- Hoyl book is the Torah- Orginated in the middle east over 3500 years ago.- Beliefs are that their is one God that created the universe.

Our Prezi Page

http://prezi.com/bgsyxsxmb4il/edit/#1

What we did in class!

Today in class we worked on or assignment

What we did in class!

Today we reveiwed all of the Middle East and the most important thing about them such as their government and ect.

What we did in class!

Friday in class we got assigned a country and had to find information about it !

What I did in class!

Today in class we were given an assignment that made us take 24 countries that were given to us and we had to lable what continent it is from! I finish in 15  minutes and i was able to learn and reconize a website that I used that has a very helpful map on it!

Identifying Countries

1.  United States-North America
2.  France- Europe
3.  Iraq- Asia
4.  China- Asia
5.  Saudi Arabia- Asia
6.  Haiti- Africa
7.  India- Asia
8.  Japan- Asia
9.  Venezuela-South America
10. Iran-Asia
11. Russia- Asia
12. The United Kingdom- Europe
13. Israel- Asia
14. Germany- Europe
15. Tibet- Asia
16. Afghanistan- Asia
17. Brazil- South America
18. North Korea- Asia
19. Egypt-Africa
20. Kenya- Africa
21. Pakistan- Asia
22. Vietnam- Asia
23. Mexico- North America
24. Cuba- North America
Web Sites I used!
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

What we did in class!

Today in class we looked at http://www.cia.gov/ and answered some question that he had on the bored!

What we did in class!

Today in class we went over how you publish your essay into the blog. I personally had it done already so i went around the room and helped people that needed help!

Works Cited for 9/11 Essay

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1S1rh9LuK-YParhYUmFJ_Sn6Q93GrDiORvtVYQgcY2W8

9/11 Essay

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1OQGrSNNQDOaaycrNSVSDgUCXdo3QpzhdaEO7GaF2kJE

What we did in class! 9/9

Today in class we talked about our assignment and 100 word paper! We talked about our expectations and looked at how useful wikipedia is!

What we did in class! 9/8

Today in class we went over our paper that is due september 14 and discussed our expectation. Also we talked a little bit about 9/11 on how the terrioist took over the planes. Tomorrow we will watch clips of Good morning America live on the moring of 9/11

What we did in class!

Today in class we talked about how internet sources are not all correct and the way you find correct online sources!

The end of week one - Def and population

geography-the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements, or the study of science. { Dictionary.com}

globalization - To make worldwide; To extend to all parts of globe.{Dictionary.com}

population- A number of people in an area or region {common knowledge}

immigration-Moving to a different area to live for certain reasons.{common knowledge}


industrialization-is the process of social and economic change. {Wikipedia}

culture-the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits.{Dictionary.com}

religion-a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe;when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. {Dictionary.com}

The five largest countries in the world
1.China- population-1,338,612,968
2.India-population-1,156,897,766
3.United States-population-307,212,123
4.Indonesia-population-240,271,522
5.Brazil-population-198,739,269
{Factbook.. www.cia.gov}

The 5 largest regions in the world.-

1. Christianity

2. Islam
3. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist
4. Hinduism
5.Chinese traditional religion
 
Information from- http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
 

Did you know?

That if facebook was a country it would be the 5th largest country in the would!

Did you know?

In this 5 minute clip 67 babies were born!

Did you know?

India has more honor students then we have kids!

http://schickhumangeography.blogspot.com/

I truly love playing football games!