Do noses ever stop growing? As you get older, you might notice that your nose looks bigger or your earlobes look longer than they did when you were younger. Is there any truth to the idea that they are still growing? Your nose and ears indeed change as you get older, but it isn’t that […]

What is the difference between biased and unbiased sample? If an overestimate or underestimate does happen, the mean of the difference is called a “bias.” That’s just saying if the estimator (i.e. the sample mean) equals the parameter (i.e. the population mean), then it’s an unbiased estimator. Any estimator that is not unbiased is called […]

What was the largest group to immigrate to America? Mexico is the top origin country of the U.S. immigrant population. In 2018, roughly 11.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. were from there, accounting for 25% of all U.S. immigrants. The next largest origin groups were those from China (6%), India (6%), the Philippines (4%) […]

Where is the Canadian Shield located? Canadian Shield, one of the world’s largest geologic continental shields, centred on Hudson Bay and extending for 8 million square km (3 million square miles) over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada from the Great Lakes to the Canadian Arctic and into Greenland, with small extensions into northern Minnesota. What […]

What countries border the Amazon rainforest? Nine countries share the Amazon basin—most of the rainforest, 58.4%, is contained within the borders of Brazil. The other eight countries include Peru with 12.8%, Bolivia with 7.7%, Colombia with 7.1%, Venezuela with 6.1%, Guyana with 3.1%, Suriname with 2.5%, French Guyana with 1.4%, and Ecuador with 1%. Which […]

What are some physical features of Toronto? The site of the city is almost uniformly flat, although 3 to 4 miles (5 to 6 km) inland there is a fairly sharp rise of some 40 feet (12 metres)—the shoreline elevation of the former glacial lake. Skyline of Toronto. The resources of the surrounding land were […]

How long is the flight from Manchester to Canada? Flight time from Manchester to Toronto is 10 hours 25 minutes. How long is a direct flight to Canada? The average direct flight time to major eastern cities like Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec is about 8 hours, although Air Canada regularly flies between London Heathrow and […]

What are storms that form over warm tropical ocean waters? Hurricanes are powerhouse weather events that suck heat from tropical waters to fuel their fury. These violent storms form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave—a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics, possibly enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity. What develops […]

Why did the Italian Renaissance spread to northern European cities? Answer: Geography The ideas of the Italian Renaissance spread to northern Europe. Culture The Northern Renaissance produced its share of significant art, literature, and learning. Science and Technology The invention of the printing press helped to spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe. How did the Italian […]

What colony did the Quakers settle? colony of Pennsylvania Do Quakers take oaths? Quakers will not swear oaths in court (or elsewhere) but will “affirm”, which is legally binding but not religious. Do Quakers have to swear on the Bible in court? A number of Christian groups from the 16th Century onwards refused to swear […]