which theme was frequently explored by Julia Alvarez, mildred taylor, and laurence yep ? - ✔✔the
determination to overcome social injustice (the lack of human rights that are manifested in the daily
lives of people in the society)
Which of the following oral responses most clearly indicates that critical listening has occurred?
"Are donations to your organization tax-deductible?"
"How many people have donated money to your organization?"
"How does your organization use private donations?"
"I can't donate money to your organization, but I can donate my time." - ✔✔"How does your
organization use private donations?"
define rapport - ✔✔a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups
concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
,A third-grade teacher plans to assess students' active listening skills by observing small-group
discussions and using a checklist to record observations. Which of the following criteria would be
most appropriate to include on the checklist?
speaking at least 25 percent of the time
rephrasing a speaker's statement before responding
nodding and smiling during the discussion
waiting to speak until other students take their turn - ✔✔rephrasing a speaker's statement
before responding
what is a primary source? secondary? - ✔✔Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of
a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. (example: someone telling you
something, journals, voice recordings, pictures) Secondary Sources are information that was
created later by someone who did NOT experience first-hand or participate in the events
(textbook, bibliography, newspaper article)
Which of the following events or developments had the greatest impact on economic growth in the
Midwest region of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century? - ✔✔the opening of
the erie canal (because it greatly facilitated the transportation of passengers and freight between the
eastern seaboard and Michigan ports)
,define interdependence - ✔✔the dependence of two or more people or things on each other. (oil, corn,
cars) (how climate influences what crops are cultivated in different regions of the United States)
define diffusion - ✔✔the spreading of something more widely (A drop of food coloring diffuses
throughout the water in a glass so that eventually the entire glass will be colored, perfume sprayed
in the air so that everyone can smell it)
push and pull factors (in soical studies) - ✔✔Push and pull factors are those factors which either
forcefully push people into migration or attract them. ... A push factor is a flaw or distress that drives a
person away from a certain place (lack of jobs, war, food scarcity) . A pull factor is something concerning
the country to which a person migrates (job oppurtunities, food availability, freedom, higher wages)
A geographer would most likely use a remote sensing technology for which of the following purposes?
to develop soil conservation plans
to study climate variability
to monitor the spread of a disease
to create equal-area maps - ✔✔to study climate variability. (Remote sensing is the process of detecting and
monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a
distance (typically from satellite or aircraft) other ex: forest fires, cloud formation for weather
, Describes major characteristics of south asia - ✔✔• The region is bounded by deserts, mountains, and
the ocean.
• The region has 3 percent of the world's land area and 23 percent of the world's population.
• Major religions of the region include Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
Which of the following statistical indices provides the best general comparative measure of the
extent to which human activities have altered the physical environment of different regions?
balance of trade
distribution of income by income levels
gross national product
per capita energy consumption - ✔✔per capita energy consumption (is the yearly use of goods
and services by each person)
The federal government and state governments in the United States exercise which of the following
concurrent powers?
determining voter qualifications
establishing courts
ratifying amendments to the U.S. Constitution
conducting elections - ✔✔establishing courts
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