Slumdog Millinaire/Homework

Main Charecter - Jamal Maliek
He was in a game show and was winning money.
Mumbai- 5 essential facts about it.:
1) Most popular city in India (Approx. 18 million)
2) Is the capital of India
3) Is built on the seven islands
4) Is the entertainment capital of India too
5) Has a tropical climate
6) 2 out of 3 people are hindu
7) The litercy rate is 85.7%
What is Dharavi?
- It is a cheap alternative where rents are very low.
How many people live in shantytowns world wide.?
-About half the worlds population.

What is a shantytown?
-Is a slumtown. People live in poor, narrow, and crowded conditions. Made of scraps.
How much is a Rupee worth in United States dollars?
-Ten Million Rupees are worth around $217,667
Who is Amitabh Bachchan and what does he have to do with SlumDog Millionaire?
-He is an Indian actor and producer. He has won many awards for best acting and producing. Amitabh was the producer of the movie.

What is Bollywood?
-Bollywood is a film industry in India

10 Questions about India

1) What is India's population?
-1,173,108,018   (CIA Factbook)

2) What is India's TFR?
-2.65 children born/woman (CIA Factbook)

3) What percentage of India live below the poverty line?
-25% (CIA Factbook)

4) Two Terrorist attacks inside of India:
- 18 people wer killed by suicide bombers on Friday, November 26th. It was inside of the Afganistan's capital.
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Map of coffee countries

Group 1
Part One-
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19vH6hKVijVh97mD4mF_BX4l3WPKOcWxmAWqXSlXtyFg/edit?hl=en#
Part Two- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrBr8LHeyx40mwA62uoklJ_fPFBhOd7_GoeKPh5gX_0/edit?hl=en#

Black Out

Today in class Caitlin and I found a map for our project and then the power went out. We lost the map that we had agreed on. :(

Group Project- Coffee

Today we got to choose our groups for the coffee project. Our project is on The World of Coffee.

Coffee Websites

These websites can help us find answers to our questions about coffee.

1) Coffee Growing Seasons
2)Coffee Caffeine Levels
3) Coffee Facts
4) Coffee History, Production, Economy Facts
5) StarBucks

Coffee Trade Part 1. (Notes, Terms, and Quesions)

Notes:

• Coffee is the most heavily traded agriculture crop in the world.
• The United States grows barey any coffee beans because it needs to grow in the tropics. (In Hawaii)

Terms:
Fair Trade Coffee- Is coffee which is purchased directly from the grower or producer in order to help little company often in devoloping countries.
Flavored Coffee- Coffee beans that have been mixed with flavors. (Such as vanilla or chocolate)
Sustainability- Able to grow this crop year after year. If possible without fertilizer or other chemicals.
Organic Coffee- Coffee that has been grown without pesticide and other chemicals.


Questions:
What is the difference from quality coffee and nonquality coffee? And who decides it?
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How are coffee beans produced?
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-They are grown on a tree and picked.
How many coffee beans make one cup of coffee?
- 42 beans

Is coffee addicive?
- yes because of the caffine

How long does it take to grow coffee beans?

Newpaper Project with Caitlin Wolfarth

Yesterday and Today Caitlin Wolfarth and I have been working on our project.