GEOGRAPHY- UNIT 8.

1.MECHANIZATION: the use of machinery in the production process.
 2.MINING:  the process of extracting minerals from the ground.  
3.MINERAL: a naturally occurring solid chemical substance such as bauxite.
 4.INDUSTRY:  any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw material into consumer goods.
 6.ENERGY: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resources to provide light and heat or to work machines.  
7.BIOMASS: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burned.
8.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.
 9.WORKFORCE: the employees required to produce goods and services.
 10.WIND TURBINE: a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy to drive machinery or generate electricity.
 11.SOLAR PANEL: a device that convert solar energy from the sun into electricity by a chemical reaction inside it.
12.REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is inexhaustible.
 13.NON-REWANABLE ENERGY: energy source that is limited.
14.TRADITIONAL ENERGY: energy source that is commonly used.
 15.DAM: barrier built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station.
 17.GUILD: a group of people that shared the same job and had its own hierarchy.
 18.HEAVY INDUSTRY: industry that makes goods that cannot be immediately consumed.
 19.LIGHT INDUSTRY: industry that produces goods that are ready for consumption.
 20.CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRY: industry that employs advanced technology.
 21.CRAFTPERSON: a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.
 22.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.