Category: Social studies

How did the electric transit impact urban life? Electric streetcars, elevated trains, and subways allowed city workers to live outside the city and reduced congestion in the streets. The steel-cable suspension bridge made urban transportation more convenient—no more ferries. How did New technologies promote urban growth around the turn of the century? How did new […]

What is used in the process of settling? Settling is the process by which particulates settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment. Particles that experience a force, either due to gravity or due to centrifugal motion will tend to move in a uniform manner in the direction exerted by that force. […]

Why did Teddy Roosevelt want the Panama Canal built in Colombia? President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Why did Panama revolt against Colombia? The revolution […]

What are the five levels of Organisational conflict? The five levels of conflict are intrapersonal (within an individual), interpersonal (between individuals), intragroup (within a group), intergroup (between groups), and intraorganizational (within organizations). What are the different types of conflict in an organization? Organizational Conflict can be classified in 4 ways. Intra-individual/Intra-personal Conflict. Interpersonal conflict. Intra-group […]

How do oral arguments work in the Supreme Court? The Court holds oral argument in about 70-80 cases each year. The arguments are an opportunity for the Justices to ask questions directly of the attorneys representing the parties to the case, and for the attorneys to highlight arguments that they view as particularly important. What […]

What are the 7 dimensions of religion Ninian Smart? According to Smart, a religious framework is composed of seven dimensions: narrative/mythological, doctrinal, ethical, institutional, material, ritual, and experiential (Smart, 1999). These dimensions capture the broad and encompassing nature of religion. What are the 7 dimensions of religion? Used to understand all aspects of religion and […]

What do economists call the lowest point of an economic contraction? Economic expansions begin at the trough of a business cycle – its lowest point – and end at its peak, after which the economy begins to contract, kicking off an economic recession. What is the lowest point in a business cycle called? trough What […]

What causes hurricanes to strengthen? Hurricanes start simply with the evaporation of warm seawater, which pumps water into the lower atmosphere. As long as the base of this weather system remains over warm water and its top is not sheared apart by high-altitude winds, it will strengthen and grow. More and more heat and water […]

Where is the water stored during the water cycle quizlet? The majority of water on the Earth is usable by plants and animals. Possible answers include that water is stored as ice and snow on the ground during the water cycle. Water is also stored in clouds until precipitation occurs, which transfers water from the […]

What four rights do Eligible students have with respect to their education records under Ferpa? The eligible student has the right to have access to his or her education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, the right to have control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the records (except […]