Category: Social studies

What is the importance of using parameters with functions? Parameters allow us to pass information or instructions into functions and procedures . They are useful for numerical information such as stating the size of an object. Parameters are the names of the information that we want to use in a function or procedure. The values […]

Why is the Mississippi River important to Louisiana? The Mississippi River has played an important role in Louisiana’s economic success for other reasons. The water along the state’s coast produces a quarter of all the fish caught in the United States; only Alaska has larger fisheries. Louisiana leads the nation in the production of crayfish […]

How did the tsetse fly affect Africa? Tsetse flies, through the cyclical transmission of trypanosomiasis to both humans and their animals, greatly influence food production, natural-resource utilization and the pattern of human settlement throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Where are tsetse flies found in Africa? Tsetse flies are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Travelers spending a […]

What does one have to prove to establish a due process claim under the Fourteenth Amendment? “Identification of the specific dictates of due process generally requires consideration of three distinct factors: first, the private interest that will be affected by the official action; second, the risk of erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures […]

What happened in the election of 2000? The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, the governor of Texas and eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, won the election, defeating incumbent Vice President Al Gore. How […]

What is computer mediated communication? Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is an umbrella term that encompasses various forms of human communication through networked computers, which can be synchronous or asynchronous and involve one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many exchanges of text, audio, and/or video messages. What are the negative impacts of mediated communication? The negative emotions such as stress, […]

Is an encyclopedia a tertiary source? Tertiary sources are publications that summarize and digest the information in primary and secondary sources to provide background on a topic, idea, or event. Encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries are good examples of tertiary sources. What kind of source often tries to explain analyze or interpret primary sources? Answer Expert […]

What is tradition in your own words? A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Tradition is used to indicate the quality of a piece of information being discussed. Whats Does tradition mean? 1a : an […]

What departments and agencies are part of the executive branch in Georgia? Three services dominate the executive branch’s budget: education, public health programs, and transportation. What are branches of state government? All State governments are modeled after the Federal Government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Does the US Constitution override state […]

How many US households with children are food insecure? The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of families without stable employment. More than 42 million people, including 13 million children, may experience food insecurity. What percentage of US households are food insecure? In 2019, 89.5 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The […]