new chapter , India

China has 1.35 billion people
India has 1.21 billion people
40% of the world live in these two countries
each of those two countries populations is larger than those of Africa , Europe or the entire Western hemisphere.
china is further along in demographic transition then India.
china is is nearly 10 years higher then India
chinas life expectancy rate is 73 and India is 64 years
china more urban India more rural

in class

today in class we got into groups and were assigned a topic on what we were going to be doing it on , my group is mark and elena and we got coffee

well

today in class we did our homework which was to find five websites that will help with your questions and terms.

websites

• http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/lar/summary/v043/43.3.sick.html
• http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/food-manufacturing-food-coffee-tea/286837-1.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_the_environment
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_coffee
• http://www.ethicalcoffee.net/organic.html

todaay

today in class we watched a really funny video with a deer cat and dog, then learned about coffee trade

questions , terms , notes

• questions: 
• whats coffee made of ?
• who's the biggest seller?
• who gets all the money for coffee selling ?
• where is Latin America near ?
• biggest farm with coffee growing?

• terms:
• organic coffee- produced
• inorganic coffee- non , made from farmers
• organic certified coffee- grown by farmers bought in store
• sustainable harvest- provides farmers with alternatives
• commodity-a good when there is demand

• notes:
• coffee is the biggest crop
• coffee prices keep decreasing and getting lower
• making coffee is a very hard job.
• quality in the coffee doesn't matter anymore if there going low on money

projectt

today in class we finished up our projects that are due tommorow !