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**World Regions: India**
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org

**What's Due for Lesson 11**
Video Version** |||| **On Nicenet:**
 * = **What's Due
 * none ||= **In you wiki:**
 * Create "Agriculture" wiki || **Vocabulary:**
 * Jute
 * Cultivation
 * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) || **Other:**
 * Current Event #3 ||

**Step 1**:
 Add the day's vocab into your wiki. (see "What's Due" at the top of the page) //**write __only__ the definition for term in your own words**//.


 * Lesson 11**
 * Jute
 * Cultivation
 * Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

**Step 2**:
Log into your course wiki and create a new page titled "Agriculture". Copy and paste the following discussion questions into your new page:


 * Answer each of the following questions using 1-2 complete sentences.**
 * 1) What role have the monsoon winds played in Indian history?
 * 2) What is the importance of the Anicut Dam? What does its construction in the second century CE tell us about the Cholan Empire?
 * 3) While modern agriculture continues to employ 2/3 of the Indian population, it serves as only one fifth of the nation's GDP. What does this shift indicate about India's changing economy? Will agriculture diminish over time?

**Step 3**:
Return to __The Story of India__ and read all the information on the "[|Agriculture]" page and answer the questions in your course wiki.

**Step 4**:
Log into your wiki and add Current Event #3 to your "Current Events" page. Follow the instructions/guidelines in the [| Current Events Rubric.pdf] to create your second **//Current Event Post//**. You are encouraged to find current events that pertain to India.


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