Geography

Definition of Brazil

Brazil is the name of the largest country in South America, Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere. Its surface area exceeds 8.5 million square kilometers, which allows it to position itself as the fifth largest country in the world, only surpassed by Russia, Canada, China and the United States. Republic of Brazil This is […]

Definition of Bermuda shorts

Bermuda shorts are pants that extend to the knees and usually fit around the thighs. This term can also be used in the singular and has the same meaning. Bermuda Islands The Bermuda Islands are an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean. They are part of the British Overseas Territories and have […]

Definition of Argentina

Argentina is the name of a country located in South America. It borders Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay and has an extensive coastal strip next to the Atlantic Ocean. History The term Argentina comes from the Latin word argentum, which can be translated as “silver.” The name is linked to the supposed presence […]

Definition of ecomap

Ecomapa is a term that is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). This is a concept that is used above all in the field of social work. Relationships with the environment The tool that makes it possible to identify the interrelationships established by a family group with […]

Definition of iceberg

An iceberg is a flat piece of hard element. This term comes from the Latin tympănum, which can be translated as "drum". The latter, in turn, derives from the Greek tympanon. Ice floe Generally the notion refers to an ice floe, called an iceberg when it is a large mass. […]

Definition of geoeconomics

The notion of geoeconomics is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The term can be used to name the discipline focused on the analysis of the geographical, physical and political factors that affect the economy of a region and vice versa. Part of geopolitics It is often indicated that geoeconomics is […]

Definition of gale

The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), in its dictionary, defines a gale as a very strong wind. Wind, meanwhile, is the current of air that is generated naturally in the atmosphere. Considerably intense wind Temperature and pressure differences, to name a few possibilities, can produce wind. If the wind […]

Definition of cloud

A thundercloud is a thick, dark and large cloud, which is usually located far away from the rest of the clouds. A cloud, meanwhile, is an accumulation of small ice crystals and/or water droplets that is generated by the condensation of vapor and is suspended in the atmosphere. Reduced luminosity When […]

Definition of stumbling block

The Greek word skópelos passed into Latin as scopŭlus, which in turn arrived in Italian as scoglio. That is the closest etymological antecedent of obstacle, a term that in our language is usually used to refer to a hindrance or inconvenience. Some examples Let's look at the term in three different sentences: “The lack of infrastructure […]

Definition of ridge

Camellón is a term derived from camel that is used to refer to that whose shape is reminiscent of said animal. The first meaning of the concept mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary refers to a ridge. On public roads A ridge or ridge is a hill or mound that […]