When and where is Guelaguetza celebrated? The festival, which takes place annually on the two Mondays following July 16th, is part of the Fiestas de los Lunes del Cerro (Monday Festivities on the Hill) in Oaxaca City—a tradition that has been celebrated for more than 500 years. Why is the festival de la Guelaguetza celebrated? […]
Why did William Penn allow people to practice different religions?
Why did William Penn allow people to practice different religions? There was plenty of good land available for farming. Why did William Penn allow people to practice different religions in his colony of Pennsylvania? He had been persecuted for his faith in England Why was William Penn’s colony different from other colonies? Penn wanted to […]
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How is the weather different at different times of the year in Antarctica?
How is the weather different at different times of the year in Antarctica? Antarctica only has two seasons: summer and winter. Because it’s located in the southern hemisphere, Antarctica’s summer is from October to February. January is the warmest month in Antarctica, during which average temperatures climb all the way up to 0 degrees in […]
When did residential schools start in Canada?
When did residential schools start in Canada? Indian residential schools operated in Canada between the 1870s and the 1990s. The last Indian residential school closed in 1996. Children between the ages of 4-16 attended Indian residential school. It is estimated that over 150,000 Indian, Inuit, and Métis children attended Indian residential school. Who started residential […]
How does passive transport differ from active transport?
How does passive transport differ from active transport? The key difference between active and passive transport is that active transport forces molecules against the concentration gradient with help of ATP energy whereas passive transport let the molecules to pass across the membrane through a concentration channel, requiring no cellular energy. Does passive transport not require […]
How much will the water rise if all ice melts?
How much will the water rise if all ice melts? If all the ice covering Antarctica , Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. But many cities, such […]
When did the 2 party system start?
When did the 2 party system start? Although the Founding Fathers of the United States did not originally intend for American politics to be partisan, early political controversies in the 1790s saw the emergence of a two-party political system, the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party, centred on the differing views on federal government … […]
How long does it take for a fiance visa to be approved?
How long does it take for a fiance visa to be approved? It takes 8-10 months on average (as of June 2021) for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process Form I-129F (technically called the “Petition for Alien Fiancé”), and an additional 4-6 weeks processing time for the agency to send an interview request […]