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“Missionary activity was the main reason for the growth of British interest in Africa in the late nineteenth century.”

This question is asking students to assess what drove British interest in Africa.A top level answer will thus explore the role of missionary activity and other factors in provoking British interest; asses...

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Explain how sedimentary rocks such as sandstone are formed [6 marks].

6 marks indicates that the marker is looking for a factual and concise answer, demonstrating knowledge of at least 6 stages, or facts in order to gain full marks. 6 marks, means approximately 6 minutes to...

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With reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider how Bronte portrays Victorian Christianity.

Bronte presents the theme of Victorian Christianity in the character of Helen Burns at the beginning of the novel. By juxtaposing Jane Eyre's state of loss, loneliness and confusion in her childhood with ...

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Let X be a normally distributed random variable with mean 20 and standard deviation 6. Find: a) P(X < 27); and b) the value of x such that P(X < x) = 0.3015.

a) 27 is higher than the mean. So we can simply calculate the z value. z = (27 - 20)/6 ≈ 1.17. Using the table in the formula booklet, we find that P(Z < 1.17) = 0.8790, so P(X ...

Answered by Maximillian H. • Maths tutor

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What are the three main plate boundaries and what do they do?

First of all, it is important to recognise that we have three main plate boundaries which can control tectonic movement and cause activities such as: earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes. ...

Answered by Meghan B. • Geography tutor

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