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Social Sciences
The study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society.
5,538 Questions
Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart an African American?
Mozart's contemptuous remarks about Italian composers were never overtly racist. He merely felt that Italian composers were being given too much precedence in German lands, and that Particular Italian composers were trying to undermine his efforts as a Musician/Teacher/Composer.
In short: No, Mozart was not racist.
What are the 8 proof shape of the earth?
The best proof of the shape of the earth is photographs from outer space. Since we have observed the earth from space we can see that it is actually an ellipsoid.
Difference between density and mass?
Mass is a scalar quantity. Weight is a vector quantity.
Mass is defined as amount of substance inside an object. Weight is defined as the force acting by the mass of the body.
Mass cannot be zero, weight can (in areas of zero gravity)
What country is the Mackenzie river in?
The largest river with that name is in Canada. It flows through the Northwest Territories from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea (an arm of the Arctic Ocean). It is about 1080 miles long.
- There is a smaller river with that name in Queensland, Australia, a tributary of the Fitzroy River.
- There is a seasonal river (also called the McKenzie River) in Grampians National Park in Victoria, Australia.
- There is a small river called the Mackenzie River in the Mackenzie Basin of South Island, New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Grays River.
The problems likely to result from India's rapid population growth?
Poverty, unemployment, starvation, overcrowded slums. All these problems already exist in India, but they can get worse, and probably will.
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake may produce what?
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake may produce large, violent tsunamis. The most deadly tsunami in recorded history hit Indonesia on Christmas Day, 2004. At least 280,000 people were killed or missing.
What is the importance of using directions in maps?
Maps are portable and can be carried around easily. They can be laid on a surface and observed. They are handy. They can be scaled, to see the whole world or just a town or city. With the help of the legend, you can see the different characteristic's of the town/city/country. Maps make your geography easier!
Which type of energy travels in waves?
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
An electromagnetic wave, such as light.
no she doesn't have a baby if she did it would of been on tv and all over magazine's
Compare surface and subsurface mining?
Surface Mining
easier than subsurface mining
does more damage to environment
creates more of a mess
Subsurface Mining
it is very dangerous
you retrieve minerals from underground
you have very little air underground
Why is oxygen-rich blood separated from oxygen-poor blood in the human body?
Oxygenated blood is the blood remaining after the oxygen intake by the body from the blood. And than oxygenated blood goes to Lungs and heart with enrich with oxygen for the body.
Why do people come to America?
Just like most other immigrants, for a better life for their families. In the early 1900's, the influx of Chinese immigrants came because of the plentiful work, mostly unskilled, menial type of work - laying train tracks, working in mines where nobody would want to work, farm laborers.
Names of all-star wars action figurines made?
depends on what you want to count as a figure...
carded 96 (although 1 was not available in the USA)
blue Snagletooth from sears cantina set, 97
include Max Rebo Band, 100
include R2-D2 with the 3rd lego from the droid factory play set, 101
droids and ewok cartoon figures, 17 more (1 not avialable in the USA), 118
throw in some others that "fit in", like the trash compactor monster and han in carbonite, 120
What are the six steps of scientific inquiry?
scientific method
defining a problem
forming a hypothesis and prediction
planing an investigation
identifying variables
collecting and organize data
interpreting data and analyzing information
drawing and defending conclusion
Why did the European countries form the European Union?
The European Union wasn't formed instantly. It is a result of the combo of various institutions that initially promoted a European Community. This turned to a Union, after agreeing on the basis of a treaty.
The first Spanish Colony set up in the New World?
The first permanent Spanish colony in the Americas was in St. Augustine, Florida. It was founded in 1565. The Spanish had previously settled in Pensacola, Florida but abandoned the settlement.
Why makes economics a science?
Economics is not a pure science. It contains some elements of both science and art. In particular, one of the requirements of a science is that it can perform predictions in areas not yet experienced. And that these predictions can be tested for accuracy.
This is not a common event in economics, otherwise all the stock market punters would be rich.
What 5 things do plants need to make their own food?
They really need five which are sunlight, air, water, nutrients, soil.
What does a metropolitan area include?
The components make up a metropolitan are some smaller cities or towns with open land between them and a central city and suburbs (suburb are political units touching the border of the central city or touching other suburbs that touch the city. hope that help you
In an economics sense a social scientist is concerned with which or these?
All of the above
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How does latitude help the world?
It helps determine location, making traveling much easier and safer.
Why are people control freaks?
Because people have been neglected or rejected in a past life. There soul tells them to be in control of their lives this time. Their spirits have a deep connection with the past, and don't want that to happen to their bodies. Anything that happened in your past life, effects your life that your living. They need to be guided though their lives without someone else being in control.
