Industrial Production: Evolution, Impacts & Location Factors
Changes in Industrial Production
- Incorporation of electronics.
- Industrial design using computer programs.
- Robotization of assembly lines.
Environmental Consequences of Industry
Negative Effects
- Industries modify their environment. Discharges and industrial waste dumped into rivers and seas have provoked major problems of water pollution.
- The atmosphere around some industrial zones has a large number of particles in suspension from the emission of fumes and gases. These substances produce phenomena like
Bicycle Parts Explained: Wheels, Chain, Pedals
Bicycle Wheels (Rims)
Bicycle rims are typically made of aluminum alloys and are quite flexible, resistant, and light. They have wheels that are stronger and heavier than road wheels, and feature a series of holes on the left and right where the heads of the spokes connect. These drill holes are protected to avoid puncturing the inner tube. Rims also often have a hand protector and a larger hole where the valve of the inner tube exits.
Inner Tubes and Valves
The main difference between valve types
Read MoreSpain’s Diverse Landscapes and Ecosystems
Landscapes and Environment in Spain
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Living beings are distributed throughout Spain. The diversity in relief and climates results in a wide variety of ecosystems.
An ecosystem is the whole, the interrelation of all the creatures that live in a particular area, comprising biotic components and abiotic elements within an environment.
These ecosystems exhibit high biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of creatures that live on planet Earth or within a determined region. This
Read MoreThe Importance of Language Skills in Education
Introduction
The author uses the first person and presents data from various sources, including selectivity statistics and school situations. They incorporate allusions to different fields like chemistry and grammar, and use scientific jargon. The author’s worldview is further illustrated through an indirect quote and references to the perceived decline in language skills.
Subjectivity and Linguistic Function
The author’s approach is subjective, evident in their skeptical stance and selection of examples.
Read MoreTravel & Pandemic Vocabulary: English-Spanish Glossary
Glossary: Travel and Pandemic Terms
- Pandemic – Pandemia – Epidemic.
- Worldwide – En todo el mundo – Global, international.
- Borders – Fronteras – Frontier.
- Self-quarantine – Autocuarentena – Self-imposed isolation.
- Banning – Prohibir – Forbid.
- Threat – Amenaza – Danger.
- Deserted – Abandonado/a – Abandoned.
- Crowded – Lleno de gente – Packed.
- On a budget – Con un presupuesto (limitado) – With a restricted amount of money.
- Rucksacks – Mochilas – Backpacks.
- Hitchhiking –
Spanish Baroque Masters: Ribera and Zurbarán
Spanish Baroque Painting: Styles and Context
Facing the polychrome Baroque imagery, in the national tradition, painting of this period shows a permeability to illumination, color, art, and models from abroad. Italy and Flanders in the XVII century were the mirror where the Hispanic artist would be reflected.
Styles and Influences
Two streams dominated the Golden Age in the first half of the XVII century: naturalism and tenebrism. Around 1650, painters mimicked the Flemish style of Rubens. The taste
Read MoreGalileo’s Defense of Heliocentrism
Galileo and the Scientific Revolution
Galileo Galilei is a highlight of the scientific revolution that began in astronomy. Key figures included Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and eventually Newton. The astronomical revolution marked the transition from the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic universe, based on a geocentric model, to the Copernican, based on a heliocentric model. Galileo laid the foundations for a new physics, supplemented later by Newton, according to the heliocentric view. This new physics
Read MoreUnderstanding the Circular Flow of Income
Meaning of Circular Flow of Income
The circular flow of money refers to the process whereby money payments and receipts of an economy flow in a circular manner continuously over a period of time. The various components of money payments and receipts are saving, investment, taxation, loans, government purchases, exports, imports, etc. These are shown in a diagram in the form of current and cross-current in such a manner that the total money payments equal the total money receipts in the economy.
Circular
Read MoreEarth’s Layers, Seismic Waves, and Plate Tectonics
Earth’s Compositional Layers
Crust: Composed of less dense rocks rich in silicon and aluminum.
Mantle: Made up of denser rock rich in peridotite and magnesium.
Core: Principally made up of iron.
Earth’s Physical Layers
Lithosphere: The rigid surface layer.
Asthenosphere: The area of the lithosphere where the mantle is ductile and partially molten.
Lower Mantle: Solid but flexible and ductile.
Core: Consists of a molten outer layer and a solid inner part.
Seismic Waves
Primary Waves (P): The fastest waves,
Read MorePostwar Spanish Poetry: Movements and Key Poets
Postwar Spanish Poetry
Miguel Hernández
Considered one of the best poets of the 20th century. His work includes the following titles:
- Perito en lunas (1933): A book of Gongorine-style poetry with formal complexity.
- El rayo que no cesa (1936): A book primarily composed of sonnets. The fundamental theme is unhappy, tragic love that deeply wounds the poet.
- Viento del pueblo (1937) and El hombre acecha (1939): Two books written during the Civil War. The theme of love gives way to social and civic poetry.