Generally, Degree of purity of ‘fitness’ of a Gold alloy is measured in Carat. For example 24 carat is pure gold. 22 carat Gold contains 22 parts of...
Cape Maquis is the vegetation of scrub type that prevails in southern Cape Province, around Cape Town, South Africa, like the Maquis of the Mediterranean region of southern...
Calcicole is a plant that requires a soil which is rich in lime for its growth. The word is derived from the Latin ‘to dwell on chalk’. Under acidic conditions...
In Geographical terms, Cape Doctor is a strong wind that blows down from the plateau to the South coast of the Republic of S. Africa. It is responsible...
Extrusive rock is an igneous rock formed due the pouring out of lava on the surface, where it solidified. The cooling is fast resulting in small-crystalled or even...
Flume is an artificial stream channel that is constructed for industrial purposes: to provide water from power, to float logs and for water supply. Flume also used in...
Flow-Line Map is a map showing freight movement, tonnage of shipping, passengers. A line indicates the trend of the route way concerned, whereas the quantitative indication of traffic...
The advancing of rising tide, i.e., after low tide and before high tide is known as Flood tide. The period between high tide and low tide during which water flows away from...
Finger lakes are elongated and narrow bodies of water that are found in different parts of the world, especially in areas that were once covered by glaciers. These...
False Cirrus is a type of cloud associated generally with the upper part of a Cumulonimbus cloud, from which it may become detached; and’ seems to be denser...
