Which of the following will tend to result in the least variation in the expected real rate of return from the
ownership of stocks?
• ownership of a single stock over a lengthy period of
time
• ownership of stocks from a specific sector (for
example, the technology sector) over a lengthy
period of time
• ownership of a diverse set of stocks (the Standard
& Poor's 500, for example) over a lengthy period of
time
ownership of a single stock for a short period of
time

the best description of the camp david accords is that it was the first time an arab nation had officially recognized the nation of israel.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

254.34

step-by-step explanation:

the formula for area of a circle is given by

a = pi * r^2

a = pi * 9^2

a = 81*pi

using 3.14 as an approximation for pi

a = 3.14*81

a = 254.34

these civilizations were located around fertile rivers, where they could produce an abundance of crops