miércoles, 30 de abril de 2014

Glossary 8 (Social Sciences))

Mechanization: the use of machinery in thee production process.
Mining: The process of extracting minerals from thee ground.
Mineral: A naturally occurring solid chemical substance such as bauxite.Most mineral need to be transformmed to enable them to be used for manufacturing products.
Industry: organized economic activity concerned with manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or construction.
Irrigated farming: Farming in wwhich the water from gruondwater, reservoirs or riverss is brought to fields.
Energyintensity or vitality of action or expression; forcefulness
Biomass: the total number of living organisms in a given area, expressed in terms of living or dry weight per unit area
Management: The people that run a company and ensure that goods and the services of high enough guality are produced and ssold at competitive prices.
Workforce: The employees required to produce goods annd services.
Wind turbine: A device that converts kinetic energy from the wind  into mechanical energy to drivee machiney or generate electricity.
Solar panelof or relating to the sun
Traditional energyof, relating to, or being a tradition.
Alternative energy: a form of energy derived from a natural source, such as the sun, wind, tides, or waves
Dam: a barrier of concrete, earth, etc, built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station, domestic water supply, etc
Guildan organization, club, or fellowship.
Craftsperson: a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour. Craftsspeoople were very common before the Induustrial Revolution

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