Look at this map of the Caribbean. I have circled, in red, the two bodies of water that border the Caribbean region. They are the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Sea is bounded in the south by Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama. To the west it is bounded by Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras,…...
Before you read this post be sure to check out The Commonwealth: Part 1. The Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest political association of states and consists of 30% of the world’s population. The founding members were: the United Kingdom, Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, and the Union of South Africa. At this…...
What is Latitude? Look at this map below. Do you see the horizontal lines running from west to east? These are the lines of latitude. They are also known as parallels since they are parallel to, and of equal distance from each other. Degrees of latitude are numbered 0 degrees to 90 degrees from north…...
Friction is the force opposing an object in motion. Think about when you are trying to push an object across the floor. It’s difficult isn’t it? The force that is making it difficult is friction. Friction is present everywhere surfaces come in contact with each other. Even though friction is an opposing force it is…...
Mixed Review Complete the function table and write the rule for each function. 1. Rule: Input n 15 30 5 2 Output y 1 30 6 15 Simplify. 2. (7 × 12) – (70 ÷ 7) 3. 75 + 23 – 18 ÷ 3 4. 5 × (42 × 3) 5. (6 + 2) × 3 Fill in the missing operations. 6. (82 27) (17 1) = 1,744 Use the operations: ×, -, and + 7. 88 10 5 =…...
There are five sense organs. The eyes, ears, nose, skin and tongue. They help to protect the body by relaying information to the central nervous system via nerves which get the information from receptors that these sense organs have. THE EYE They eyes are for sight. With them we are able to see the world around…...
