Social Science Questions & Answers

The people are Inuit, which means “real men”. Native North Americans gave the name “Eskimo” which means “eaters of meat,” to them.

Pajama is not just a common outfit, it is a common word used across the world by all language speakers. Pajama (Pyjama in UK, Australia and Canada and a few Indian states) is neither an English word nor an Indian word. The word can be traced back to the Persian word ‘paejamah / pajdzame’ which can literally be translated as …

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are seen in the areas near the north pole, but they are also to be seen near the south pole, where they are called the Aurora Australis. Scientists are not sure about what exactly causes the aurorae, but they think that the beautiful rays of dancing pink, green and yellow lights may be caused …

Some islands are really parts of the continents, separated from the mainland by shallow seas. About 11,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, the sea-level was much lower than it is today, because so much water was frozen in ice sheets. At that time, Great Britain was joined ice mainland Europe. As the climate got warmer, the ice melted and …

These are the lines you will drawn on a globe, running from east to west or north to south. Latitude The line drawn halfway between the poles is called the equator. Other lines parallel to the equator are called parallels, or lines of latitude. They are measured north and south of the equator to the poles. Every place has its …

The first book of the Bible is Genesis and the first words are “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The last book in the Bible is Revelation and the last words read” The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

For the record, God never supported dividing into different factions. In fact, He discourages this division of His religion. Some of the groups you asked about are: the Sunni, the Shia, the Ismailis, the Ahmadiyas, the Sufis, the Wahhabis, the Alawis, the Druze, the Kharjites, the Zaydis, and the Nation of Islam. These factions were either born of political differences, …

The three Icelandic Cod Wars that took place in 1958, 1973 and 1975 were precipitated by concerns on the part of Iceland that the stocks of cod fish were being seriously depleted by over-fishing. With timber, agriculture, fuel or mineral deposits being the few natural resources in Iceland, the country relies heavily on its stocks of cod fish and the …

Termites are soft-bodied insects belonging to the family Isoptera. They are sometimes called white ants but they are likes aunts only in that both species live in social colonies. They live in the tropics and temperate countries and make various kinds of nests. Some make galleries in decaying tree trunks, some makes nests below the ground, but the most spectacular …

Stoas in ancient Greek architecture are covered walkways or porticos for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns lining the side of the building, creating an enveloping, protective atmosphere, and were usually of Doric order. Some famous stoas are Stoa Poikile, Stoa of Attalos, Stoa Basileios (Royal Stoa).