Category: Social studies

What are the causes of suburban sprawl? Sprawl causes deforestation, land conversion from agriculture to asphalt (large parking lots are a prominent feature of sprawling suburban communities), air and water pollution, and inefficient transportation infrastructure reliant upon single passenger vehicles and long commutes. What was the impact of suburbanization on the environment? Due to the […]

Which factor most encouraged the growth of the transatlantic slave trade? What factor most encouraged the growth of the Triangular Trade? The profitability of cash-crop agriculture (farming). Cash crops like tobacco, rice, & sugarcane demanded lots of labor, which led to tens of thousands of enslaved West Africans being imported into the colonies by way […]

What are the 4 things to be considered in studying philosophy? Philosophy – the love of wisdom – is an activity of attempting to understand the world, in all its aspects. There are four pillars of philosophy: theoretical philosophy (metaphysics and epistemology), practical philosophy (ethics, social and political philosophy, aesthetics), logic, and history of philosophy. […]

What is the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C Wright Mills called? Mills’ conceptualization of the sociological imagination allows individuals to see the relationships between events in their personal lives, biography, and events in their society, history. What term is used to observe facts […]

How did Islam spread geographically? Islam spread successfully among groups historically located in agriculturally poor regions featuring few pockets of fertile land and in countries characterized by unequal land endowments. It was in these areas that the Islamic institutional arrangement proved appealing to the indigenous populations. What three continents did Islam spread? The Islamic empire […]

What is the gas and dust called in space? nebula What are gases in space called? Additional Gases in Space While hydrogen and helium make up most of the gases in interstellar space, tiny traces of other elements such as carbon, oxygen and iron also exist. What is gas and dust? The gas between stars […]

What were the states that were later carved out of land? The States that were later carved out of Land, brought into the Union by the Lousiana Purchase were Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. How many states were created out of the land from the Louisiana Purchase? 15 states Which 15 modern states […]

What is the minimum standard for parts per million concentration? Chlorine and quaternary ammonium sanitizers are the most common in food service. Chlorine-based sanitizers should be 50-100 parts per million (ppm’s) concentration and contact time is 7 seconds or more. Quaternary based sanitizers are usually 150 to 200 ppm’s concentration and 30 seconds contact time. […]

How many repetitions are typically recommended for older adults when beginning a resistance training? For strength improvement: For most adults, including middle age and older adults starting resistance training, 8-12 repetitions for 2-4 sets; For more frail adults, 10 to 15 repetitions for 1 set. For bone strengthening, 6-8 repetitions for 1-3 sets. How many […]

What are five characteristics of a mineral quizlet? What are the five characteristics of a mineral? Naturally occurring, solid substance, orderly crystalline structure, definite chemical composition and generally considered inorganic. What are the 5 requirements for a mineral? To meet the definition of mineral used by most geologists, a substance must meet five requirements: naturally […]