Tibet - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What is relative fitness? correct answers the survival and/or reproductive rate of a genotype (or phenotype) relative to the maximum survival and/or reproductive rate of other genotypes in the population. Name the obstacles of passing on genes (agents of selection) correct answers Survival: find food, avoid predators/parasites, compete/cooperate with others, protection from the elements Reproduction: find mate, surplus of energy to make offspring, care for offspring, defend mating territory ...

Anthropology 101: Quiz 2 modal personality - correct answer the personality characteristic held by the most people in the group Sapir Whorf hypothesis - correct answer the language that you speak affects how you perceive reality sociolinguistics - correct answer studies speech performance, study of the relationship between language and social factors such as class, ethnicity, age and sex enculturation - correct answer the process of learning one's own culture, also called socializatio...

AP World (units 3 & 4)3.1: Empires Expand - correct answer -Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres. -Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; the Mughal in South and Central Asia; the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East. -Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states. Bureaucracy - corr...

How did early people obtain food supply? What role did their immediate environment play? correct answers Hunting and gathering. Environment dictated what they ate and grew. Emmer (wheat) correct answers Originated from Palestine and harvested around 10,000 BCE. It was eaten in Syria by 9000 BCE Barley correct answers Became food crop in India around 7000 BCE Taro correct answers Cultivated crop in New Guinea by 7000 BCE Manioc correct answers Group of related tropical plants native t...

NES Elementary Subtest 1 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Absolute Location - ANSWER Specific position on Earth's surface by using such identifiers as latitude and longitude: "Santa Barbara, CA is 34° North latitude and 119° West longitude." Relative Location - ANSWER Locates a place in terms of its direction or distance from one place to another. For example, "Salt Lake City is southeast of the Great Salt Lake" or "Beachside Santa Barbara is the hub of a large coastal Ca...

GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

A large land area that is topographically separate but still a part of the larger continent : Subcontinent With regard to topography: the surface features of a place or region. The topography of a region includes hills, valleys, streams, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads; and its history. : topographically A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet, China: stretching along northern India, separating it from the rest of Asia. : Himalayas Mountain rang...

Subcontinent : A large land area that is topographically separate but still a part of the larger continent topographically : With regard to topography: the surface features of a place or region. The topography of a region includes hills, valleys, streams, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads; and its history. Himalayas : A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet, China: stretching along northern India, separating it from the rest of Asia. Hindu Kush ...

AMSCO AP World History Unit 3 Review Already Passed Ming Dynasty It was perhaps the peak of Chinese civilization with 300 years of peace and prosperity. They improved the Grand Canal, made great porcelain, and under Yong Le encouraged exploration. Manchu Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire. Qing Dynasty Minority Manchu rule over China that incorporated new territories, experienced substantial population growth, and sustained significant economic growth. Kangxi Qing emperor (r....

1. What advice does Peak's English teacher give him? Pg. 1 Correct Answer: Start out with a hook; brutal truth in your own voice regardless of what society believes/thinks 3. What were his three options? What did he decide to do? Why? Correct Answer: 1. finish the climb 2. Climb down - over 500 feet. Wait for rescue.He decided to keep going up because his mom would "get him" if climbing the building didn't. 4. Why was he arrested? Correct Answer: Against the law to climb skyscrape...