Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, which is 60% of the world's population. There are 47 countries in India. Asia has the 3rd largest GDP in the continent and the largest national economy in Asia is China. It is rich in natural resources, including oil, forests, fish, water, rice, copper, and silver. There are many religions in Asia, including Indian philosophy, Hindu philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, and Carvaka. It also includes Christianity. There are also significant Muslim populations in China, Iran, Malaysia, Southern Philippines, Russia, and most of West and Central Asia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Asia

India

India is the seventh largest country, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. It is a country in southern Asia on the Indian Ocean. Its population as of July 2009 is 1,166,079,217 people. 31.1 percent of the people are 14 and under, 63.6 percent are 15-64, and 5.3 percent are 65 and over. The average age of males is 24.9 years and the female is 25.8 years old. The total average age of people in India is 25.3 years old. It has a 7517 kilometers of coastline. It is bordered by Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism originated in India. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism arrived in the first millenium and shaped India's diverse culture. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread non violent resistance. India is a republic of 28 states and and 7 union territories and a parlimentary system of democracy. It has the 12th largest economy at market exchange rates and the 4th largest in purchasing power. It has transformed into one of the fastest growing economies. India's national sport is field hockey, but cricket is the most popular sport. Tennis and soccer are also popular sports in India.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

India Free Write

when i think of india i think of desert and people with towels covering their faces. i think the main religon is islam and i dont know if covering their faces is part of their religon but they do it a lot and i dont know why. i think there might be oil there too im not sure i just know that there is a lot of sand and desert. thats about it i dont really know anything else about india because im not really familiar with it we havent learned about it in any of our classes but we might of i might of not been paying attention very well when they were talking about it.

Middle East Freewrite

When i think of the middle east i think of a lot of terrorists and a lot of oil being drilled there. jjklasdjfslafj.zcxnmfjsdaijiruewaoij i remember last year that mrs lopiccolo told us in world geography that they drill the most oil in the world. i know there are a lot of terrorists there cause there is a lot of war and we have soldiers over there.

Misconceptions about Islam

I thought that pretty much all Muslims are Arabs, but it turns out that only 18% are Arab. This surprised me because i thought the Arabs invented Islam. I found out that the two leading Muslim countries are Indonesia and Bangladesh and neither of those countries are Arab countries.

I thought it was kind of weird that Islam does not reject Jesus because they believe in a totally different religon than Christianity. They say that Jesus is a messenger of Allah, so they are pretty much saying that everybody is a messenger to Allah.

Middle East Background Blog

The middle east

is a region in southwest Asia, southeast Europe, and northeast Africa. The middle east is the origin of the three major religons-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Many countries around the Persian Gulf have large quantities of crude oil. It has an arid and hot climate, with several major rivers to support agriculture in some areas.

Throughout its history it has been a major center of world affairs, it is a politically and economically sensitive area. The modern middle east began after World War I, when the Ottoman Empire was broken up into different countries. Israel was established in 1948. There are over 20 official languages spoken in the middle east.

http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

A past experience that changed my life

Last summer,
I was spraying weeds on a four wheeler. It was really hot that day and I was sunburned and sweaty. I got on a side hill and I felt the four wheeler start to lean. It made me really nervous so I tried to get off of the hill so I drove forward and the two uphill wheels lifted up of the ground. I leaned with all of my weight on the uphill side and I managed to get off the hill without rolling it over. It really scared me so I did not go on very steep hills for awhile after that. It could have been really bad because it could have rolled over the top of me and i could have been seriously hurt or killed, or I could have not been hurt but could have totalled the four wheeler and I would have been in a lot of trouble. I learned that I need to be more careful on a four wheeler or on any vehicle that I drive because anything can happen.