class discussion

Today in class,we continued to talk about our India projects and different problems that India is facing at this present time.

Class Discusion

Today in class, my partners and I continued to work on our India project. We are making very good progress and will continue to work hard and communicate with each other to make sure that we are all doing our part in this wonderful project.

Homework

  India has the 2nd largest population in the whole world, at 1,173,108,018 people. India has had its Independence for more than 50 years, but a large scale of poverty remains on the face of India. India has the largest amount of poor people in any country. Over 350 million people are below the poverty line and 75% of them live in rural areas. The country of India has an uneven distribution of wealth and is not able to feed and supply healthy water for a large portion of the population.
            The slums of Mumbai is a terrible place to live. The communities are filled with trash that is piled up  behind the homes several feet high. Limited sewage is available to the people. Families are forced to use little shacks with an opening at the bottom so the waste can just lie on the ground. I was suprised to learn of the terrible conditions that the country has since Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. The largest slum in Mumbai is called Dharavi. Approximately 7 million people live in the slums of Mumbai. The slum growth rate in Mumbai is more than the general growth rate of Mumbai.
                          India's film industry is very large. One of the worlds largest film industry is Bollywood which is located in Maharashtra, in the corner edge of India by the Arabian Sea. It is also referred to as Hindi cinema. Bollywood was created in 1913 and by the 1930s, they were producing 200 films per annum.  
                    India has a major problem of Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation and Forced Labor. Human trafficking is a huge issue all throughout India. Men, boys women and girls are trafficked within India. Women and girls are most vulnerable to trafficking into the sex trade. The majority of these women and young girls are poor, come from landless families, and most of them come from Dalit, which is known as “untouchables”, Adivasi, which is the low caste community. `Nobody knows the profile of traffickers ,but it is believed that it may be family members or friends, brothel owners and brokers, community leaders, women in sex-work or people in powerful positions such as police and other government employees. Police have gathered data and have found out that 50% of the traffickers are women. The purpose of this act is for forced prostitution or marriage. Child exploitation in India is another big issue.
             In Northern India child exploitation is an accepted practice by their population as a necessity to alleviate poverty. Carpenters and jobs of low quality pay low wages to child laborers and make them work long hours in the worst conditions. Many of the children who work there are migrants and their family depends on their income to help them. Forced labor is most prevalent to India out of the entire world. Forced labor is just another way of saying slavery. The workers are threatened to work or else they will be punished. The food we eat every day is forced labor. In India, between 40% and 50% of forced labor victims are children. Mainly men or women who are in debt are forced to work as brick kilns, rice mills, and factory workers, often hard back-breaking work. If they cannot pay off their debt they might sell their children to whoever they are working for or whoever they owe money to. In India an estimated 15 million children are working in bonded labor is much better than forced labor.
                  The movie Slumdog millionaire does portray life in India accurately because it shows us how people live in the slums. The movie shows us how the waste is polluting the environment, human trafficking issues and it references Bollywood and the most famous actor in India named Shah Rukh Khan. I have checked, and finished proofreading my work.

12/6.. What I have learned about India

               India has the 2nd largest population in the whole world, at 1,173,108,018 people. India has had its Independence for more than 50 years, but a large scale of poverty remains on the face of India. India has the largest amount of poor people in any country. Over 350 million people are below the poverty line and 75% of them live in rural areas. The country of India has an uneven distribution of wealth and is not able to feed and supply healthy water for a large portion of the population. 
            The slums of Mumbai is a terrible place to live. The communities are filled with trash that is piled up  behind the homes several feet high. Limited sewage is available to the people. Families are forced to use little shacks with an opening at the bottom so the waste can just lie on the ground. I was suprised to learn of the terrible conditions that the country has since Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. The largest slum in Mumbai is called Dharavi. Approximately 7 million people live in the slums of Mumbai. The slum growth rate in Mumbai is more than the general growth rate of Mumbai.
                          India's film industry is very large. One of the worlds largest film industry is Bollywood which is located in Maharashtra, in the corner edge of India by the Arabian Sea. It is also referred to as Hindi cinema. Bollywood was created in 1913 and by the 1930s, they were producing 200 films per annum.  
                    India has a major problem of Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation and Forced Labor. Human trafficking is a huge issue all throughout India. Men, boys women and girls are trafficked within India. Women and girls are most vulnerable to trafficking into the sex trade. The majority of these women and young girls are poor, come from landless families, and most of them come from Dalit, which is known as “untouchables”, Adivasi, which is the low caste community. `Nobody knows the profile of traffickers ,but it is believed that it may be family members or friends, brothel owners and brokers, community leaders, women in sex-work or people in powerful positions such as police and other government employees. Police have gathered data and have found out that 50% of the traffickers are women. The purpose of this act is for forced prostitution or marriage. Child exploitation in India is another big issue.
             In Northern India child exploitation is an accepted practice by their population as a necessity to alleviate poverty. Carpenters and jobs of low quality pay low wages to child laborers and make them work long hours in the worst conditions. Many of the children who work there are migrants and their family depends on their income to help them. Forced labor is most prevalent to India out of the entire world. Forced labor is just another way of saying slavery. The workers are threatened to work or else they will be punished. The food we eat every day is forced labor. In India, between 40% and 50% of forced labor victims are children. Mainly men or women who are in debt are forced to work as brick kilns, rice mills, and factory workers, often hard back-breaking work. If they cannot pay off their debt they might sell their children to whoever they are working for or whoever they owe money to. In India an estimated 15 million children are working in bonded labor is much better than forced labor.
                  The movie Slumdog millionaire does portray life in India accurately because it shows us how people live in the slums. The movie shows us how the waste is polluting the environment, human trafficking issues and it references Bollywood and the most famous actor in India named Shah Rukh Khan.

250 Word Essay On India

Kamau Stokes

05 Human Geo.

December 5, 2010

3 of India’s Biggest Problems

            India has a major problem of Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation and Forced Labor. Human trafficking is a huge issue all throughout India. Men and boys also women and girls are trafficked within India, but women and girls are most vulnerable to trafficking into the sex trade. The majority of these women and young girls are poor, come from landless families, and most of them come from Dalit, which is known as “untouchables”, Adivasi, which is the low caste community. `Nobody knows the profile of traffickers but it is believed that it may be family members or friends, brothel owners and brokers, community leaders, women in sex-work or people in powerful positions such as police and other government employees. Police have gathered data and have found out that 50% of the traffickers are women. The purpose of this act is for forced prostitution or marriage. Child exploitation in India is another big issue. In Northern India child exploitation is an accepted practice by their population as a necessity to alleviate poverty. Carpenters and jobs of low quality pay low wages to child laborers and make them work long hours in the worst conditions. Many of the children who work there are migrants and their family depends on their income to help them. Forced labor is most prevalent to India out of the entire world. Forced labor is just another way of saying slavery. The workers are threatened to work or else they will be punished. The food we eat every day is forced labor. In India, between 40% and 50% of forced labor victims are children. Mainly men or women who are in debt are forced to work as brick kilns, rice mills, and factory workers, often hard back-breaking work. If they cannot pay off their debt they might sell their children to whoever they are working for or whoever they owe money to. In India an estimated 15 million children are working in bonded labor is much better than forced labor.

Class Discusion

Bambi riotes. Jamal and Salim's mother got killed in a Bambi riot. The hindus attacked the Muslims in the riot and killed most of them...
Find 5 facts on Bambi riots.

Questions on Movie.

1.What is Kaun Banega Crorepati? 

        It is an Indian reality/game show that is based on the UK game Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

2.List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).

• The name for this city use to be called Bombay.
• It is the capital of India
• It is the most popular city in India and the second most popular city in the world.
• The name for this wonderful city is the " Alpha World City".
• It has the highest GDP of any city in South, West, or Central Asia.

2.What is Dharavi?

          It is a slum and administrative ward in some parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai.

3.What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?

          A section of city or town , characterized by shanties and crudely built houses. Millions of people in live shanty towns world wide with out water and little electricity.

4.Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?

          He was a very famous Indian film actor and he applies to the game because in the movie the 1st question was " Who is the famous Indian film actor in our country?".

          

5.What is Bollywood?

          It is a term popularly used in the Hindi- Language film industry based in Mumbai.

6.How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.) 250,000 rupees in India is equal to 5432.423 US dollars.

Class Discusion Questions on India

What is a Shanty Town?
A Shanty Town is a place where crudely built houses.
How much is 1,500 rupees in America?
In America, 1,500 rupees are equal to 100/1500 dollars so with that type of money, you might as well give that cheap money to the homeless.
Today in class we watched a movie about a boy who played a famous game in India called Slumdog Millionaire and this boy got to the final question of the game in order for him to win 10 million dollars and the people who made the game think the boy cheated and arrest him and torcher him to find out how he got to the last question because nobody had ever done that on the game. So during the movie starting from when he was a kid they show how he knew all of the answers.

10 Questions about India

1.What is the current population of India?

The current population of India is 1,173,108,018. CIA FACTBOOK.

2.What is the total fertility rate in India?

The total fertility rate in India is 2.65 children born/women. CIA FACTBOOK.

3.What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?

77% of India' people live below the poverty line. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

4.Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.

One terrorist attack inside India is, " Rescue Effort in Mumbai". Indian national security stormed a Jewish center that had been seized by terrorists. Another terrorists attack was, " Recovery and Mourning in Israel and India". India's commercial capital regained a semblance of normalcy after terrorists attacks that left at least 173 people dead. NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT TERRORISM IN INDIA.

5.The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world

by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?
India ranks 119th out of 169 countries on the list. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

6.Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.
In less then 3 days it had killed at least 120 people, it disrupted businesses, and the dams which they have are poorly maintained and can not hold as much water as they are suppose to. OFTEN PARCHED, INDIA STRUGGLES TO TAP THE MONSOON.

7.What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
Some of the problems are raw sewage, methane gas floating in the water, the government can not supply them with the proper sewage, their population is is growing so everybody doesn't have water, and 1 out of 4 residents get less than 3 hours of water each day. WATER WOES IN INDIA.

8.What is the literacy rate in India?
The literacy rate in India is 73.4% for males and 47.8% for females. CIA FACTBOOK.

9.What are the major religions in India?
The major religions in India are Hindu, Muslim, and Christian. CIA FACTBOOK.

10.When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
India achieved their independence on August 15, 1947 from the UK. CIA FACTBOOK.

Class Discusion

We will continue to discuss our new unit on India tomorrow in class and I will continue to take more notes on the unit.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we talked about India. India is one of the largest Nations in the world. It is bigger than all of north and south america put together.

Homework 11/10/10 (5 websites)

Here are five websites that I located about my questions on organic coffee.

1. http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php/organiccoffee
2. http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
3. http://www.helium.com/items/1326090-how-organic-coffee-is-produced
4. http://www.organicdirect.com/organic-natural-beverages-organic-coffee-c7_55_46.html
5. http://www.coffee-imports.com/organic-coffee-organic-grown-coffee-beans

notes

Coffe is the most heavenly traded crop in the world.
There is FAIR TRADE COFFE...
How does coffe get fro Spain to America.
GET MORE INFORMATION DURING CLASS TOMORROW.

Finishing e-magazine

Today Alyssa and I finished our e-magazine. We believe that we did very well and will continue to help and work with each other. We had to proof read and edit it before turning it in but as for now all we can do is wait for our grade.

Class Discusion

Today in class we worked with our patners to come to a conclusion on our e-magazines. Alyssa and I are making very7 good progress and expect to be finished with our magazine by the 1st class of next week.

Class Discusion

Today in class we worked with our partners on our e-magazines. Me and my partner Alyssa are making very good progress and will continue to work hard and get an A.

Class Discusion

Ethiopias government fell. Why they left.
Jaun Dua Panther and Daniel. Names of the guys in the movie.
Kakuma is the refugee camp and it means nowhere.
Jaun was reunited with is mother and sister after being seperated from their family for 17 years.
Why did they have to leave sudan? The civil war and the Muslims were on the North and Christians on the South.
What was sudan like before the war? They had enough to eat, it was peaceful, and the had cattle.
Jaun went to Syracus NY and panther and daniel were in Pittsburg.
Jaun created a medical clinic, Panther got married made a school.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we finished watching to the movie " The Lost Boys of Sudan". At the end of the movies, one of the lost boys were reunited with his family after being seperated from each other for 17, long, terribly years.

Class Discusion

Today we watched some of the movie, " The lost boys of Sudan" and we saw the part of the movie where they were in American and dey didnt know how to work any of the thiings in their appartmetn. They said that they like America but the people are not friendly at all and that the think they lived in the jungle besides houses. We stopped when they were getting familiar with America and will continue monday.

Questions

1. The boys had to leave Sudan because of a civil war.
2. They couldn't stay in Sudan because the government was sending troops to kill all the boys in southern Sudan.
3. Life in the refugee camp was better thab it was in southern Sudan when the civil war started because they were learning, playing, dancing, and making new friends and family. They didn't eat every day because of the limited suply of food. They were seperated from there famillies.
 

• They traveled about 1000 miles for the people who survived.

Class Discusion

Yesturday we watched a movie called "God Grew Tired of Us", and it was a very sad and happy story. Thousands of boys from Sudan have to leave because of the war and traveled thousands of miles. Many of the boys died and reduce the amount of them. After many years of staying in an organized camp, Some of the boys/ now men, were able to leave the country and move to America.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we discussed our quizes we took last week. I did well on the quiz, I got an 80. I have to do better at reading the charts that were on the back of the quiz. But over-all, I did very well.

Personal Migration Paper

Part 1:

The two places I would move to:

v  California

v  Florida

Why I would want to move to these two states:

                California:

v   California has a wonderful climate.

v  There are great business opportunities there such as; construction, Hollywood, Entertainment, etc.

v  A popular entertainment facility known as Hollywood. I am a very talented person and I can act also. Therefor California is a great place for me to start an acting career.

v  California is a place where you can have fun with friends or just by yourself.

v  It has a wonderful capital which is Sacramento.

v  California has been around for a while. It was founded in 1542.

v  Their largest city is Los Angeles. The L.A Lakers are from Los Angeles and I enjoy watching them play because of their coaching style and best player, Kobe Bryant.

Florida:

v  Florida also has a wonderful climate as well.

v  It is a place where you can have fun with friends, family, or just yourself because of its wonderful entertainment location such as, Disney World.

v  Great business opportunities.

v  It is also a place with a great basketball team and I wouldn’t mind playing in Orlando because of its great basketball facilities.

v  A well-known state that was founded in 1513 by Ponce de Leon.

v  Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.

v  They have a wonderful motto. “ In God we trust”

v  Their largest city is Jacksonville, which is known for their great football team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

v  The cost of living is cheap.

Why I chose these locations:

                I chose these locations because Florida and California are two popular states in America. I like both states because of the warm climates, great business opportunities, and it is a place where I know I can have fun and enjoy life.

What would be the downside for moving to these states?

California:

The downside for moving to California would be earthquakes and seasonal disasters. California is a state known for their terrible earthquakes and they can be very dangerous at times. It may affect my personal life and business opportunities too. The weather might affect many people because it may get very hot during the day. California is a very large city and traffic might get really hectic at times and may not work for you. Some people might struggle with the pressure of looking good and being surrounded by celebrities in California. Criminal gang activity has a major effect on the state of California. California is also suffering from high taxes.

                Florida:

If I move to Florida the downside would be hurricanes. Hurricanes can be very life-threating and may affect activities that I am involved in. Another downside is travel. In the state of Florida, you must have a car because facilities are spread out to far to catch the bus without waiting an hour. Major universities and attractions of certain cities in Florida, are lacking transportation from one place to the next.

What would be the advantages by moving to these states?

                The advantages I would have by moving to one of these two states is great weather, job opportunities, a place for fun, and a place where you could raise kids because of the exciting facilities. The living in these two states is very cheap, and the people are very friendly.

                Part 2:

My family originated from America. We have not found any information that we were born in another country.  My parents LaTonya and Rod Stokes were born in Baltimore, MD on the east side of town. My grandmother, Sallie E. Macklin on my mother’s side was born in Rockingham, NC and my grandfather, Belford Macklin on my mother’s side was born in Baltimore, MD. My grandparents, Vicki and Herman Stokes on my father’s side were born in Baltimore, MD too. The great grandparent’s, Alice and Thomas Johnson on my mother’s side were born in North Carolina too. The great grandparent’s, Gussie and Johnny Dingle on my father mother’s side were born in Sumter, SC.  My great grandmother’s mother on my mother’s side was born in NC. and the other was born in Accomack, VA. My great grandmother’s mother on my father’s side was born in SC too. This is an exciting project and my parents and I will continue to research to see if we can find any families that was born in another country.

Class Discusion

Today in class, we took a pop quiz on terms that we have been talking about for a few days. I believe that I passed the quiz because I was very prepared and I had all the information in my blog that I needed for the quiz.

Class Discusion

Today in class we talked about the life expectancies, dealth expectancies, birth rates, etc. on certain countries we had to look up.

Population Studies

1. Life expectations- the expected number of year of life remaining of a ceertain age.

• Japan-

  male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 years (2010 est.)

  male: 78.8 years female: 85.62 years (2010 est.)

   male= 78.8 years, female=85.62 years
• France-male=77.79 France- males= 77.79years, femal=84.33 years
• Kenya-male=57.49 years, female=58.24
• Cuba-male=75.19 years, female=79.85
• United States- male= 75.65 years, females= 80.69 years
• Afghanistan- male= 44.19 years, female = 44.61

Crude Birthrate- the # of births at a time divided by the total population

• Japan- 7.64/1000
• Kenya- 36.64/1000
• Ethiopia- 43.66/1000
• United States- 13.83/1000
• Germany-  8.18/1000

Crude death rate- the # of people dying per 1000 at a time

• Afghanistan- 17.83/1000
• Kenya- 9.72/1000
• United States- 8.38/1000
• Japan- 9.54/1000
• Mexico- 4.8/1000

RNI- the increase of growth rates in a given country

TER- the number of children that would be born to a women over her liftime

• Niger- 7.68 chbw
• Afghanistan- 5.5 chbw
• Japan- 1.2 chbw
• United States- 2.06 chbw
• Germany- 1.42 chbw

Net Migration rate-  the difference between the immagrants and the emigrants of an area

• Mexico- -3.61
• United States- 4.32
• United Emirates- 22.98
• Argentina- 0
• Suadi Arabia- -7.6
• Uganda- -8.83

Class Discusion

Today in class my class reviewed the test we took last week. I thought that i completly flunked that test but i actually did OK on it... It was not the best score I wanted but I know i will be even more prepared for our next quiz or test.

Class Discusion

Today, my class took a test on the three main religions of the world and the atteack on 9-11. I think that I was prepared for this test and I believe that I did very well on it. The threee main religions we were tested on were Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. During the test we got to use or notes to find answers on those three exciting religions. The 9-11 part of the section was fairly easy because of our previous discussions and reportson 9-11.

Class Discusion

yesturday we discussed what have learned so far bin class. We also reviewed for our test, whic is wednsday. The test will be on the 3 most popular religion in the world, which are christianity, judaism, and islam. Aslo the attack of 9-11.

9-11 Essay

Kamau Stokes

                                                                                                                   Kamau Stokes      9                                                                                    9/11/10

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                New York Falls

On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorist attempted to kill and destroy

people and buildings in New York City and Washington D.C with three air

planes by crashing on purpose.

          Coming to you live from ABC2 News, hello everybody and good

morning, well I shouldn’t say good morning because what I am seeing with

my own eyes ladies and gentlemen looks like a plane just hit the World Trade

Center in New York City. A large aircraft just hit the one of the twin towers.

Oh my lord, ladies and gentlemen, this is not a very good site. It looks like the

plane is in the Twin Tower and there are fires and explosions occurring. As

the helicopter shows, you can see two holes in the wall of the Twin Tower.

Some families are losing loved ones rite now people. This is just outrageous. I

am speechless rite now, I just don’t know what to say. We just heard that a

women saw a jet fly into the building. We are not sure whether this was an

accident or an attack. We are in the roam of speculation on happened to the

world trade center. (The time is 9:02 and the plane hit about 20 minutes ago).

Oh my lord ladies and gentlemen, another plane has just hit the other side of

the World Trade Center. Now it is believed that the city of New York is under

attack. This is a horror, many people work in this wonderful building and

some may have died from this attack on 9-11-2009. This will probably be

listed as one of the most vicious attack of America. I just can’t believe what I

am seeing here today.

We are receiving phone calls from some people that are actually on two

other planes. They say that one plane plans to hit the Pentagon and the other

plans to hit Washington D.C.  If I was on that plane, to be honest, I would be

terrified. WOW, the other plane has just hit the pentagon; the plane literally

just went right through the pentagon. There is a lot of fire on the top levels of

the World Trade Center. I don’t know how long this will go on folks, but these

terrorist are causing a lot of damage in the New York City and the World

Trade Center.

(Live from ABC2 News in New york City I am Kamau Stokes here with my

co-worker Kelly Edmonds, we are taking a sort break and we’ll be right

back.)

 We are back with one of the worst terrorist attacks in America. As you

can see Kelly, these people are really trying to destroy these wonderful

buildings in New York. I am not sure why they choose to hit new York first.

As for the other plane, if that plane reaches and hits our capital our country

will face a major challenge. Some of those challenges are; repairs, deciding to

go to war, and rebuilding our nation’s capital. 

(WARNING: STAY INSIDE)

          Kelly, one of the towers is falling down. The building just collapsed in a

blink of an eye. This is a terrible mess; there are explosions, glass breaking,

and screaming all around the city of New York.  WOW, the second building

has just fell down and there is just terrifying screaming sounds coming from

every direction. The city is in panic right now because this terrifying attack in

New York City.  I have just received information that is very heroic and sad.

The aircraft that was planning to hit our capital was taken over by passenger

who decided to make a plan to get the terrorist out of the cockpit and control

the plan. But their attempt was not successful and the plane crashed in a field,

killing all of the brave passengers on board. (TRAGIC).  Ladies and

gentlemen, this has been a tragic event, many police and firefighters are

searching for any survivors that were in the plane crash or people who may be

trapped under the World Trade Center.

Live from ABC2 News, I’m Kamau and I’m Kelly, here with a terrible site of

the 9-11 attack in New York City.

          During the 9-11-2001 attack, 3000 people were killed and many were

wounded. Saturday was the anniversary of 9-11 and many families gathered

together to honor their loved ones who died during 9-11-2001. They may be

gone, but they are definitely not forgotten.  This historic event changed many

people’s lives, some have lost family members and some just struggle to find a

new place to work since the World Trade Center fell and many people worked

there.

Class Discusion

Today in class we started making our own Prezi on 3 religions!

9-11 The last words for some families

Today in call we talked about 9-11, how to use wikipedia and search for information for our newspaper, learned how to use EasyBig, and talked about how to format our 3 to 4 page news paper...

human Geography Six word memior

A caring, athletic, and helpful person.

I believe that the coments made in the video about how the technology is improving ad how our population is growing, ment that each day the world is improving in many different ways. Technology is one of thekey components to how the world is improving. Everyda people invent new ways to communicate. For example, now many people communicate by internet which is a big factor in technology, almost every person in the world has a cell phone ofcourse. Cell phones were invented in 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper. But when the video talked about how many kids were born a day over the country in the U.S, I that it was good for our population but not good for many young teens who r producing babies. MAny of those teens are not very succesful in life today because in order for them to raise their child they one day have to drop out of school. Therefor they fail to be educated...