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Environment
Environment, the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its…
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Concrete
Concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water.…
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Brick and tile
Brick and tile, structural clay products, manufactured as standard units, used in building construction. The brick, first produced in a sun-dried form…
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Hide
Hide, the pelt taken from a cow, steer, or bull of the bovine species, from the pelt of a horse,…
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Uses
Marbles are used principally for buildings and monuments, interior decoration, statuary, table tops, and novelties. Colour and appearance are their most important qualities. Resistance…
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Building material
Asbestos Asbestos, any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is the…
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Origins of agriculture
Origins of agriculture, the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often…
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Igloo
Igloo, also spelled iglu, also called aputiak, temporary winter home or hunting-ground dwelling of Canadian and Greenland Inuit (Eskimos). The term igloo, or iglu,…
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Shelter
Masonry Masonry, the art and craft of building and fabricating in stone, clay, brick, or concrete block. Construction of poured concrete, reinforced…
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Climate
Climate, conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time; it is the long-term summation of the…
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Industry
Industry, a group of productive enterprises or organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income. In economics,…
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Construction
Construction, also called building construction, the techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures, primarily those used to provide shelter.…
