miércoles, 4 de junio de 2014
domingo, 4 de mayo de 2014
GLOSSARY UNIT 8 GEOGRAPHY
-MECHANIZATION: the use of machinery in the production process.
-MINING: the process of extracting minerals from the ground.
-MINERAL: a naturally occurring solid chemical substance.
-FOSSIL FUELS: fuel that is formed by the decomposition of buried organic material, and exposure to heat and pressure, producing substances such as coal, oil and gas.
-INDUSTRY: any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw material into consumer goods.
-IRRIGATED FARMING: is the artificial application of water to the land or soil.
-ENERGY: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resources to provide light and heat or to work machines.
-BIOMASS: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burned.
-MANAGEMENT: the people that run a company and ensure that goods and services of a high enough quality are produced and sold at competitive prices.
-WORKFORCE: the employees required to produce goods and services.
-WIND TURBINE: a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy to drive machinery or generate electricity.
-SOLAR PANEL: is a set of solar photovoltaic modules electrically connected and mounted on a supporting structure.
-RENEWABLE ENERGY: is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human time-scale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat.
-NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY: is a resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human time-frames.
-TRADITIONAL ENERGY: refers to the energy sources that are most commonly used.
-ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about such fossil fuels.
-DAM: is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams.
-GUILD: is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town.
-HEAVY INDUSTRY: It can mean production of products which are either heavy in weight or in the processes leading to their production.
-LIGHT INDUSTRY: is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry.
-CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRIES: industries that employ advanced technology.
-CRAFTSPERSONS: a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.
domingo, 27 de abril de 2014
AN INVENT
The invention I have choosen is one of the more usefulls one, because several people use it many times a day. It was made by Jame Check and Heinrid Rudolf at the 19th century.
It's one of the most important invent of the history of the communications systems because with it you can speak, so other people can hear you, and also you can hear other people talking.
Can you guess what is it?
sábado, 22 de marzo de 2014
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