Category: Social studies

Do developed countries pollute more? Although this may seem obvious, the extent of the pollution level disparity between a city in a developed country and a city in a developing country is drastic. In developing nations, 98% of those in cities live in areas where pollution exceeds the WHO guidelines, while in developed nations, this […]

What is the relationship between chromosomes DNA and genes quizlet? DNA contains the instructions, genes, to make proteins that tell what genetic traits the person will have. The DNA along with the proteins make up the chromosomes. The chromosomes are then passed on to the offspring, and with the DNA inside the chromosomes and translation […]

What is the name of one of the missionaries who spread the Orthodox faith in the Balkans and Southern Russia? Cyril and Methodius went to spread the Orthodox religion to southern Russia, where their knowledge of the Slavic language greatly helped them. What is a dome body part? noun. Slang. The uppermost part of the […]

Who proposed the constitution that opened up the voting rights to all free adult men in 508 BC? Cleisthenes Who wrote the proposal that opened up the voting rights to all free adult men? Who is called the father of democracy? Although this Athenian democracy would survive for only two centuries, its invention by Cleisthenes, […]

What is the prefix of born? -nat- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “born; birth. What is a prefix for again? Re is a prefix with the meaning again, back or it indicates repetition. What reborn means? : born again : regenerated, revived. Is reopen a prefix? In the next 2 pairs, the […]

Which other African American athletes won gold medals at the Berlin Olympics? In front: weightlifter John Terry (left); long jumper John Brooks. Eighty years ago this month, the United States competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games in Nazi Germany, with 18 African-American athletes part of the U.S. squad. Track star Jesse Owens, one of […]

Why was the Black Sea important to ancient Greece? To the ancient Greeks, the sea lay at the edge of the known world. In time the growth of Greek trading colonies linked all the coasts into a web of economic relationships. In the Middle Ages the sea was tied to the great commercial cities of […]

What are some examples of folk culture? Examples of folk culture in the United States are the Amish, Native American customs, and “Little Bavaria” in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The Amish, mainly concentrated in Pennsylvania, practice traditional religious customs and beliefs such as limited use of technology. Why is literature important to culture? Literature allows a person […]

Which of the following is not considered one of the four basic type of auto insurance? Legal Responsibility is not considered as the component of auto insurance because auto insurance only consists of collision, bodily injury, medical payment or personal injury protection and property damage liability. Therefore option (d) is correct. What is the basic […]

Why did Tzar Nicholas II abdicate the Russian throne? Crowned on May 26, 1894, Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar […]