Why does a nation like Saudi Arabia have a high overall HDI but scores poorly on gender equality issues?
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There is a general correlation between HDI and gender equality. Sometimes, however, a country may have a reasonably high HDI, which is a positive, but may also have a relatively high gender inequity score (such as the case in Saudi Arabia. This may occur when a country is wealthy, perhaps due to a particular resource, and is able to convey many social benefits to its citizens, but at the same time a conservative culture may produce a high gender inequality rating.
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Indicate the approximate date or dates at which the noonday sun is seen directly overhead at the following latitudes: 23.5°S ___________________________ 0° ___________________________ 23.5°N ___________________________
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Why is the San Andreas fault in California useful to geologists?
A) It is home to the most advanced geologic command center in the United States. B) It is a convergent boundary, showing geologists firsthand what happens when plates are subducted. C) It is a transform boundary, showing geologists firsthand what happens when plates slide past one another. D) Geologists have explored caves made by earthquakes at the fault line, making many scientific breakthroughs.
Where and when did the first department stores open?
A) London in 1815 B) New York City in the 1850s C) Tokyo (then Edo) in the early 1800s D) Paris in the 1830s E) Constantinople in the 1780s
What process creates desert blowouts?
A) Moving water B) Evaporation C) Herd animals pawing at the ground D) Deflation by wind