Important Facts of Mumbai:
Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
The total size of the city is 170 sq. miles.
The population is 18 million, it is going to reach 28.5 million people by 2020.
Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages that these people speak.
1. A shanty town is a small, poor place that people live in and are sometimes illegal or unauthorized. They are made out of scrap metals and anything else they can find.
2. A rupee is worth 0.02 dollars in America.
3. Amitabh Bachchan was a very famous actor and film producer in India. He became very popular in the 1970's.
4. Kaun Banega Crorepati is the Indian game of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire".
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
India
What is the current population of India?
a. The current population of India is 1,173,108,018
a. The current population of India is 1,173,108,018
What is the total fertility rate in India?
a. The total fertility rate of India is 2.65
a. The total fertility rate of India is 2.65
What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?
a. The percentage of the Indian population that live below the poverty line is 25%.
a. The percentage of the Indian population that live below the poverty line is 25%.
Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.
a. The first terrorist attack inside India was an India train cash. This was tied to Moaists. At least seventy one people were killed after the train derailed. An Indian passenger train and sent it flying into the path of a freight train. The second terrorist attack was a bomb explosion in a bakery in the western Indian city of Pune. There were nine people killed and fifty seven people wounded. The suspected terrorist group was Lashkar-e-Taiba.
a. The first terrorist attack inside India was an India train cash. This was tied to Moaists. At least seventy one people were killed after the train derailed. An Indian passenger train and sent it flying into the path of a freight train. The second terrorist attack was a bomb explosion in a bakery in the western Indian city of Pune. There were nine people killed and fifty seven people wounded. The suspected terrorist group was Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the world by poverty. Where does India rank on this list?
a. The rank of India on the list of poverty is 119.
a. The rank of India on the list of poverty is 119.
Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.
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What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
a. One of the major rivers, the Yamuna River, has a lot of pollution. In Hindu mythology the river was known as the water from the heavens. Now, the water is so disgusting no one wants to drink from it. The Indians are lacking the necessity for sewage disposal. The government is having trouble supplying water to their country because they have a population of over 17 billion people.
a. One of the major rivers, the Yamuna River, has a lot of pollution. In Hindu mythology the river was known as the water from the heavens. Now, the water is so disgusting no one wants to drink from it. The Indians are lacking the necessity for sewage disposal. The government is having trouble supplying water to their country because they have a population of over 17 billion people.
What is the literacy rate in India?
a. The literacy rate of th total population of India is 61%. The total male rate is 73.4% and the female rate is 43.8%.
a. The literacy rate of th total population of India is 61%. The total male rate is 73.4% and the female rate is 43.8%.
What are the major religions in India?
a. The major religions in India are Hindu (80.5%0, Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Other (1.8%).
a. The major religions in India are Hindu (80.5%0, Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Other (1.8%).
When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
a. India received independence in 1947, and it was from Britain.
a. India received independence in 1947, and it was from Britain.
Monday, November 22, 2010
India
- 40% of the world's population live in China and India
- India and China are bigger than all of North and South America
- China's age expectancy is 73
- India's age expectancy is 64
- China will become urban in nearly2015
- For 30 years now India's fertility rate has been growing faster than China
- China is sex-selective and abortion is prohibited but in both countries it has been difficult to prevent
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
1. What is the most heavily traded agricultural crop in the world?
Coffee.
2. Why did coffee makers come to the U.S. to see their product?
To see how their product was being portrayed and how popular it is.
3. How does coffee get from where it is grown to the marketplace?
By a plane, then by a truck to the store.
4. Who exports the most coffee?
Brazil
5. How many coffee beens are made into one cup of coffee?
42 beans
Fair trade- coffee that is being produced from the producer or the grower in order to help smaller companies often in developing counties
Sustainability- to be able to grow a crop year after year
Organic Coffee- coffee that ha been certified by a third party agency that ensures that the coffee has no pesticides or other artificial items
Coffee.
2. Why did coffee makers come to the U.S. to see their product?
To see how their product was being portrayed and how popular it is.
3. How does coffee get from where it is grown to the marketplace?
By a plane, then by a truck to the store.
4. Who exports the most coffee?
Brazil
5. How many coffee beens are made into one cup of coffee?
42 beans
Fair trade- coffee that is being produced from the producer or the grower in order to help smaller companies often in developing counties
Sustainability- to be able to grow a crop year after year
Organic Coffee- coffee that ha been certified by a third party agency that ensures that the coffee has no pesticides or other artificial items
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