What is the nth term for a doubling sequence? Each term in the sequence is got by doubling the previous term. So to define the recurrence relation, we give the first term, written U1 = 2. Then we write: Un = 2(Un-1). This just means that the nth term, Un is equal to 2 × […]
What are resources that were lacking in Mesopotamia?
What are resources that were lacking in Mesopotamia? Trade and resources. Trade was important in Sumerian society as Mesopotamia lacked essential materials such as stone, metals, and wood. This reliance on trade created a network expanding from Syria, through Mesopotamia, to Iran. Wool, lapiz lazuli, gold, copper and iron were all very important resources in […]
Why is 711 so popular in Asia?
Why is 711 so popular in Asia? Convenience. The other main reason why 7-Eleven is my favourite restaurant in Asia is it’s ridiculously easy convenience. With over 1,000 stores in Hong Kong, 7,500 stores in Thailand, and over 15,000 in Japan, 7-Eleven’s can be found on every other corner in most major hubs. Literally. Is […]
What is the average yearly rainfall in Italy?
What is the average yearly rainfall in Italy? Mean annual rainfall varies from about 50 cm (20 in) per year, on the southeast coast and in Sicily and Sardinia, to over 200 cm (80 in), in the Alps and on some westerly slopes of the Apennines. Frosts are rare in the sheltered western coastal areas, […]
What did most Jumanos in villages built their homes out of?
What did most Jumanos in villages built their homes out of? In some villages, the Jumanos built their houses around a central plaza. About 30 to 40 people lived in each house, usually made of adobe and wood. The roofs were flat and probably made from tree branches. Inside the house, the Jumanos often painted […]
What does a significant statistic tell you?
What does a significant statistic tell you? What Are Tests for Significance. Tests for statistical significance tell us what the probability is that the relationship we think we have found is due only to random chance. They tell us what the probability is that we would be making an error if we assume that we […]
Where was Agent Orange stored?
Where was Agent Orange stored? Thousands of barrels of Agent Orange are stored on Johnston Island, an atoll in the South Pacific, for six years until the last barrel is destroyed on a Dutch incineration ship in 1977. What kind of planes dropped Agent Orange? During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force used C-123 […]
What is scrapping of a ship?
What is scrapping of a ship? Ship-breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap. Where do Abandoned […]
How do you know if its monocot or dicot?
How do you know if its monocot or dicot? Monocots have flower parts in threes or multiples of threes as shown in the flowers to the left. Dicots have flower parts in multiples of fours or fives like the five-petaled dicot flower pictured to the right. Is Trillium a Monocotyledon or dicotyledon? Trilliums are monocot […]
How would you describe the 1950s in America?
How would you describe the 1950s in America? The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement in the United States. For example, the nascent civil rights movement and the crusade against communism at home and abroad exposed the underlying divisions […]