Sunday, May 18, 2014

The bicycle

That thing was invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, he was a Scottish blacksmith.
The first model was developed around 1885, but many details have been improved since the use of modern materials.
It is know by a lot of people. Also this thing is used by people of all ages to move from place to place. 
Many components of it were used for the development of the car.


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Social Sciences: Glossary unit 8

Mechanisation: 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: a tradicional energy source like coal or oil.
Industry: any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw materials into consumer goods.
Irrigated farming: farming in which the water from groundwater, reservoirs or rivers is brought to fields.
Energy: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resourcesto provide light and heat.
Biomass: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burn.
Managment: the people that run a company and ensure that goods and services of a high enough quality are produced and sold at competitive prices.
Worforce: 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 (windmill/wind pump) or generate electricity (wind generator)
Solar panel: a set of solar photovotaic modules electrically connected made from a special material that converts solar energy into electricity.
Renewable energy: inexhaustible energy
Non-renewable energy: energy with limited supplies.
Traditional energy: energy sources most commonly used.
Alternative energy: energy sources that are still being developed.
Dam: a barrier built across a river to create a body of water.
Guild: an association of men sharing the same interests (example: artisans)
Heavy industry: industries that made goods that cannot be immediately consumed. They have that name because of the large quantities of resources they use.
Light industry: industries that produce goods ready for consumption. They have that name because of the relatively small size of their production.
Cutting-edge industries: industries that employed advanced technology.
Craftsperson:  a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.