Great Wall Crumbles as Tourism Soars

Many people think of tourism as a great solution to economic problems. However, tourism can have a negative side as well. Read the article about the effects of tourism on the Great Wall of China, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Then, answer the following questions:




Great Wall Crumbles

1. What actions are causing the Great Wall to crumble?

2. What actions have been done to save the Great Wall?

3. List a solution you think would help the Great Wall.

India's caste-offs

Great blog posts last week.  This week's blog is on the effects of India's caste system today.  For this week's blog first, read the article on the link below.  Then, write your blog post that includes a summary, reflection, questions, prediction and respond to the questions below.

BBC Article:  "India's caste-offs," November 9th, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_9160000/newsid_9166400/9166402.stm

Questions:
1. What is an untouchable in India's caste system (use your class notes and the article)?
2. What percentage of Indians live on half a U.S. dollar a day?
3. How is Marachi (the family's daughter) treated at school because she is an "untouchable?"

Islam today

This week's blog posting is about Islam, the world's second largest religion after Christianity. For this week's post, click on the link below about Muslims in Europe.




First, look at the map about Islam in Europe.

Map of Islam in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4385768.stm


Second, read the summary about each European country listed under the map. Then, choose 1 country to write your blog post about. (3 sentence summary, 2-3 sentences of reflection, 1 sentence prediction and 2 quesitons).

Finally, Answer the two questions below at the end of your blog post.
1.  What parts of Europe have the highest Muslim population?
2. How did the Ottoman Empire effected the Muslim population in Europe?


For more information on Islam around the world see:

Islam Around the World Map: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/islam_around_the_world/html/