Category: Social studies

What is a Jewish religious leader called? Jewish people worship in holy places known as synagogues, and their spiritual leaders are called rabbis. What do we call the leader and teacher in a Jewish place of worship? The services in the synagogue are led by a religious leader called a rabbi, which means ‘Teacher’ in […]

What is the difference between the eurozone and the European Union? What is the difference between the European Union (EU) and the euro zone? The European Union consists of those countries that meet certain membership and accession criteria, and the euro zone is a subset of those countries using the euro as their national currency. […]

What is the relationship between start up costs? What is the relationship between start-up costs and a competitive market? (1 point) Markets with high start-up costs are less likely to be perfectly competitive. Markets with high start-up costs are more likely to be perfectly competitive. Low start-up costs are likely to make a market less […]

Which of the following is an example of chunking? Chunking refers to the process of taking individual pieces of information and grouping them into larger units. Probably the most common example of chunking occurs in phone numbers. For example, a phone number sequence of 4-7-1-1-3-2-4 would be chunked into 471-1324. What is a chunk in […]

What does the Great Emancipator mean? noun. someone who frees others from bondage. “Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator” Why should Abraham Lincoln be considered the Great Emancipator? What the schoolkids very often learn is that Abraham Lincoln is the ‘Great Emancipator’, the man who ended slavery, thereby ending the Civil War of 1861–65 […]

What were the three main causes of the Russian Revolution quizlet? Terms in this set (7) Poverty. The majority of the Russian population was very poor and had no real reason to be loyal to the Czar. Poor Leadership. Russo-Japanese War. Bloody Sunday. Rasputin. World War I. Strong Communist Leadership. What was the effect of […]

What is the term to describe an oddly shaped voting district? gerrymander. an oddly-shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group. What term describes an oddly shaped election district designed to increase strength of a group? Gerrymandering now refers to the creating of any oddly shaped district designed to elect […]

What are command and control policies? Definition: Command—and—control policy refers to environmental policy that relies on regulation (permission, prohibition, standard setting and enforcement) as opposed to financial incentives, that is, economic instruments of cost internalisation. How do you use command and control? The use of Command and Control in regulation involves the government or similar […]

What does it mean if the demand curve is steep? When a supply curve is steeper than it implies that the quantity suppliers are willing to supply is less sensitive to the market price of a good. On a flatter curve (less steep), it’s the exact opposite. The same change in price will cause a […]

What are 5 symptoms that PTSD patients experience? Intrusive memories Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event. Reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks) Upsetting dreams or nightmares about the traumatic event. Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event. How does PTSD […]