1. Agenda 3/18/15 (Asia) Please open your agenda and write the following: Bellringer (turn in) Notes: Russia & India HW: None

2. Please write the questions first then the answers on your bellringer paper 1Q: What is a wooden frame containing a series of vertical rods used for arithmetic called? 2Q: Identify the largest country in the world 3Q: New Delhi is the capital of which Asian country?

3. RUSSIA FACTS

4. Russia—Geography 1.Population: 143M+ 2.Capital: Moscow 3.Physical Features: Mountains, plains, plateaus 4.Major Bodies of Water: Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Bering Sea

5. Russia—Culture 5.Official Language: Russian 6.Main Religion: Russian Orthodox 7.Russia was one of the 1 st countries to introduce radio and television

6. Russia—Government 8.Type of Government: Federal Republic 9.Govt. leaders: President (Most power) Prime Minister (Little power) Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev President Prime Minister

7. Russia—Climate 10. Continental (Hot, humid, rainy summers & cold winters); Tundra

8. Russia—Resources 11. Natural resources: Fish, oil, coal, timber 12. Agriculture: Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds

9. Russia—Miscellaneous 13. Life expectancy for women is 73 yrs. and men is 59 yrs.

10. INDIA FACTS

11. India Facts--Geography 1.Population: 1.2B+ 2.Capital: New Delhi 3.Physical Features: Mountains, plains, plateaus 4.Major Bodies of Water: Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal

12. India Facts—Culture 5.Official Language: Hindi (Though English is widely spoken) 6.Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism 7.Majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents

13. India Facts—Government 8.Type of Government: Constitutional Republic 9.Govt. leaders: Prime Minister & President

14. India—Climate 10. Tropical (Hot and humid)

15. India—Resources 11.Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, petroleum, and diamonds 12.Agriculture: Fruits, wheat, rice, and vegetables

16. India—Fun Fact 13. India is the birthplace of the game “chess”