Geographical Terminology Flashcards
Afforestation
Conversion of land into forest for commercial exploitation
Anthracite
A coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns little flame and smoke
Arid
Very dry land or climate
Badlands
Large tracts of highly eroded uncultivated land with,title vegetation
Barite
A colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate
Biomass
Organic matter used as fuel, especially in the generation of electricity
Biogas
Gaseous fuel, especially methane produced by the fermentation of organic matter
Bituminous
Black coal having a relatively high volatile content and burning with a characteristically bright smoky flame
Crude oil
Unrefined oil
Chromite
The main ore of chromium; a brownish black oxide of chromium and iron
Celestite
A sky blue mineral which has strontium sulphate and barium as its chemical composition
Coking
A solid fuel made by heating coal in the absence of air so that the volatile components are driven off
Volatile
A substance that easily evaporates at normal temperatures
Coriolus Force
A force that affects a body moving in a rotating system(Earth) and deflects matter to the right of the Northern Hemisphere and to the left of the Southern Hemisphere
Desalination
The process of removing salt from water
