GLOSSARY
Back
waters: The part of a river which are stagnant and do not reach the sea as they
are pushed by the current.
Distributary: A branch
or outlet which leaves a main river and does not rejoin it, carrying its water
to the sea or a lake.
Doab: A land
between the two converging rivers.
Estuary: Mouth of
a river where it enters the sea through a single channel with a hollow.
Perennial
Rivers: The rivers which flow throughout the year and have permanent source of
water.
Pass: A narrow
gap through the mountains providing a route or passage way.
Peninsula: The land
area covered with ocean on three sides.
Subcontinent: A large
area of a continent that stands distinct from the rest of the continent and
possesses almost all the characteristics of a continent.
Standard
Time: The local time of central meridian of ones country.
Tributary: A river
or stream which contributes its water to main river.
Climate: The
weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Meteorology: The
branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere,
especially as a means of forecasting the weather.
Season: Each of
the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by
particular weather patterns and daylight hou.
Weather: The
state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat,
cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Wildlife: Wild
animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region.
Soil: Soil is
the uppermost layer of the land surface composed of minerals, organic matter,
living organisms and water
Khadar: Newer
alluvium soil found in valley flooded almost every year
Bhangar: Older
alluvium soil found in30 mts above flood level
Soil
erosion: Removal of top soil
Soil
conservation: Prevention of soil from erosion and protecting its
fertility.
Irrigation: Watering
of plants through artificial means.
Multipurpose
projects: Construction of dams across rivers aimed at many purposes
Agriculture: It is
the process of producing food, feed, fibre and many other desired products by
the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated plants
Biogas: The
production of methane and carbon- di- oxide from plants and animal wastes.
Fossil
fuel: Any naturally occurring carbon or hydrocarbon coal, oil and natural
gas.
Ore: It is a
deposit in the earth crust with one or more value minerals
Solar
power: Heat radiation from the sun converted into electricity.
Thermal
power station: An electricity generating plants which burns coal
or oil.
Barter: A direct
exchange of goods between any two parties.No money is involved in the trade.
Foreign
exchange: The mechanism or process by which payments between any two places
operating under different national currency systems are effected without
passing of actual money or gold, etc.
Harbour: An
extensive stretch of deep water near the seashore where vessels can anchor
securely. It is used for exports and imports of goods.
Port: The
commercial part of a harbour with the facility of loading and unloading of
goods and space for the storage of cargo.
Bay: A broad
inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards
Beach: A pebbly
or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks
Biogas: The
production of methane and carbon- di- oxide from plants and animal wastes
Commercial
crops: Crops which are cultivated to be sold to gain profit from sale.
Cyclone: A
cyclone is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong centre of low
atmospheric pressure.
Dams: A
barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir
used to generate electricity, supply water and other uses.
Delta: A
triangular shaped alluvial tract formed at the mouth of a river.
Density
of population: The average number of inhabitants living per sq km
area
Drought: It is a
natural disaster of below average precipitation in a given region resulting
water shortage.
Drowning: death
caused by being underwater and not being able to breath.
Endemism:
The
ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location,
such as an island, nation
Exports: Goods
dispatched from one country to another.
Flood: A large
amount of water that has spread from a river
Imports: Goods
bought into a country from another country.
Land
slide: sudden fall of mass of the rocks etc down side of the mountain
Literates:
The
people with the ability to read and write.
Leaching: It is a
process in rainy seasons which all the soluble minerals are washed away by
runoff water so the soil is infertile
Latitude:
The
imaginary parallel lines which run east to west on the globe.
Longitude: The
imaginary vertical lines which run north to south on the globe.
Mangroves: Salt
tolerant evergreen forest ecosystem found mainly in tropical and sub-tropical
coastal and/or inter-tidal regions.
Manchester: An
industrial city and metropolitan district in north-western England/items for
the home made of cotton, linen, etc., such as sheets, pillowcases, or
tablecloths.
Meteorology: The
science of weather.
Mixed
farming: It is a type of farming which involves both the growing of crops and
the raising of livestock simultaneously in a land holding.
Monsoon: Season
Natural
resources: Materials or substances occur in nature and are used for economic gain
Open
Forest: Lands with forest cover having a canopy density between 10 to 40 percent.
Plantation
agriculture: Well organized and managed farming with a single
crop on a large scale. It is a capital intensive farming. Tea, coffee and
rubber are the major plantation crops.
Plateau: An
extensive elevated area of relatively a flat land.
Population: All the
people living in a particular country, area, or place
Population
census: Official enumeration of population along with economic and social
attributes of a region at a specified interval.
Protected
Forest(PF): An area notified under the provisions of the
Indian Forest Act or other State Forest Acts, having limited degree of
protection. In protected forest all activities are permitted unless prohibited.
Regions: An area,
especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but
not always fixed boundaries.
Reserved
Forest (RF): An area constituted under the provisions of the
Indian Forest Act or other State Forest Acts, having full degree of protection.
In Reserved forests all activities are prohibited unless permitted.
Reservoirs: A large
natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Sedimentary
rock: A rock which has been formed by the consolidation of sediments.
Sex
ratio: The number of females per 1000 males.
Stampede:
a
situation in which a large number of animals or people running in the same
direction in an uncontrolled way causing injuries and deaths
Strait: A narrow
passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
Subsistence
intenensive farming: It is a type of farming in which crops grown are
consumed by the family with little surplus to sell.
Unclassed
Forest: An area recorded as forest but not included in reserved or protected
forest category.
UNESCO
World Heritage Site: Representing the main ecosystem of the planet in
which genetic resisources would be protected, and where research on the
ecosystem as well as monitoring and training work could be carried.
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