Heavy industry and light industry

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HEAVY INDUSTRY

It is based on the production of machines and energy. Among them are the metallurgical, steel, petrochemical, and nuclear industries.

• I. Metallurgical: dedicated to the transformation of metallic minerals. They use metal refinery.

• I. Steel: it is dedicated to the transformation of iron into steel, it is considered the basic industry.

• I. Petrochemical: dedicated to transforming oil into different derivatives. They use oil refineries.

• I. Nuclear: dedicated to the investigation and use of autonomous energy. It mainly produces medicines and some radioisotopes.

Example:

• Creation of iron and steel for construction.
• Creation of stainless steel for forks, spoons, pots.
• transformation of oil in refineries for fuel.
• Drug production.

LIGHT INDUSTRY

Use, consumption or light industry: Textile industry, sugar industry, dairy industry, oilseed industry, milling industry, canned fish industry, beverage industry.

• I. Textile: they are dedicated to the elaboration of fabrics. It uses raw materials such as cotton, wool and synthetic fibers.

• I. sugar bowl: it is dedicated to the elaboration of derivatives of the Sugar Cane.

• I. Dairy: also called the dairy industry.

• I. Oilseed: they produce oil, for this they use cotton seeds, olives, fish oil and the fruits of the oil palm.

• I. Miller: uses wheat as raw material.

• I. canned fish: the industries are located in the coastal cities.

• Iof drink: soft drinks and alcoholic.

Example:

• Canned fish for human consumption.
• Cotton, wool, for garments.

HOMEWORK 1-A

Oak Wood: oak wood is a wood with a density of around 710 kg/m3, considered heavy or semi-heavy with straight grain and coarse grain.

• Example: ship building

Glass: glass, metal or other material container, usually cylindrical in shape, used for drinking.

• Example: Normally it is used to transport liquids to other containers.

Fiberglass: they are very fine strands of glass woven into different configurations or different shapes to form a cloth or mesh. In this way, a flexible material is acquired, very resistant to heat, light, resistant to many chemical products, good electrical insulator and cheap.

• Example: telephone wiring, internet or cable television.

Aluminum: it is a metal of low density and extremely light, soft, malleable and silvery-white in colour.

• Example: beverage cans, pots and pans.

Cement: it is a fine and soft powder that is used as a binder because it hardens after being in contact with water. It is produced from a mixture of limestone and clay, calcined and subsequently ground.

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