Boreal refers to everything that belongs to the north, a cardinal point that is located on the left when facing east or east, where the sun rises. In relation to the above, the northern direction is also called boreal. The expression borealis is of Latin origin “borealis” which means “north wind”. However, the term borealis is identified in relation to […]
Month: April 2019
Boron Dictionary Definitions
Boron is a chemical element whose chemical symbol is represented by the letter B. It is not found naturally in nature, being extracted in the form of borax (sodium tetraborate or sodium borate), ulexite (double sodium borate and calcium ) and as a colemanite (alteration of borax and ulexite). Boron reaches the earth’s surface through natural phenomena such as atmospheric precipitation, […]
Forest Dictionary Definitions
Forest is a site populated by trees but not exclusively. Ecosystem where the predominant vegetation is trees, cover an important portion of the planet earth and have functions such as: habitats of some animals, soil conservators and modulators of hydrological flows. There are different types of forests under certain parameters, such as: climate, latitude, vegetation, leaf longevity, […]