GEOGRAPHY? WHAT'S THAT? UNIT 8

• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: source of energy that is still being developed.
• BIOMASS: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burned.
• CRAFTPERSON: a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.
• CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRY: industry that employs advanced technology.
• DAM: barrier built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station.
• ENERGY: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resources to provide light and heat or to work machines.
• FOSSIL FUEL: 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.
• GUILD: a group of people that shared the same job and had its own hierarchy.
• HEAVY INDUSTRY: industry that makes goods that cannot be immediately consumed.
• INDUSTRY:  any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw material into consumer goods.
• LIGHT INDUSTRY: industry that produces goods that are ready for consumption.
• 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.
• MECHANIZATION: the use of machinery in the production process.
• MINERAL: a naturally occurring solid chemical substance such as bauxite.
• MINING:  the process of extracting minerals from the ground.
• NON-REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is limited.
• REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is inexhaustible.
• SOLAR PANEL: a device that convert solar energy from the sun into electricity by a chemical reaction inside it.
• TRADITIONAL ENERGY: energy source that is commonly used.
• WIND TURBINE: a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy to drive machinery or generate electricity.
• WORKFORCE: the employees required to produce goods and services.