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| Terms for subject Environment (6310 entries) |
| kālija mēslojums | potassium fertiliser (A chemical fertilizer containing potassium. Potassium (K) is required by all plant and animal life. Plants require potassium for photosynthesis, osmotic regulation and the activation of enzyme systems) | |
| kaļķakmens | limestone (A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, primarily in the form of the mineral calcite and with or without magnesium carbonate. Limestones are formed by either organic or inorganic processes, and may be detrital, chemical, oolitic, earthy, crystalline, or recrystallized; many are highly fossiliferous and clearly represent ancient shell banks or coral reefs) | |
| kaļķi | lime (Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide differing chiefly in water content and percentage of constituent such as silica, alumina and iron) | |
| kalna ekosistēma | mountain ecosystem (Ecosystems found on high-mountains at low latitudes. Mountain ecosystems are very vulnerable. They are increasingly sensitive to soil erosion, landslide and rapid loss of habitat and genetic diversity. Widespread poverty and an increase in the numbers of mountain inhabitants lead to deforestation, cultivation of marginal lands, excessive livestock grazing, loss of biomass cover and other forms of environmental degradation. Because little is known about mountain ecosystems, Agenda 21 has proposed the establishment of a global mountain database. This is essential for the launch of programmes that would contribute to the sustainable development of mountain ecosystems. The proposals also focus on promoting watershed development and alternative employment for people whose livelihoods are linked to practices that degrade mountains) | |
| kalnains apgabals | mountainous area (Area characterized by conspicuous peaks, ridges, or mountain ranges) | |
| kalnienes ekosistēma | highland ecosystem (The interacting systems of the biological communities and their non-living surroundings in regions of relatively high elevation, typically characterized by decreased air pressure and temperature, reduced oxygen availability and increased isolation) | |
| kalns | mountain (A feature of the earth's surface that rises high above the base and has generally steep slopes and a relatively small summit area. Mountains are an important source of water, energy, minerals, forest and agricultural products, and recreation. They are storehouses of biological diversity and endangered species and an essential part of the global ecosystem. About 10% of the world's population depend on mountain resources and nearly half of these people are affected by the degradation of mountain watershed areas) | |
| kalnu aizsardzība | mountain protection | |
| kalnu grēda | mountain range (A single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age) | |
| kalnu klimats | mountain climate (Very generally, the climate of relatively high elevations; mountain climates are distinguished by the departure of their characteristics from those of surrounding lowlands, and the one common basis for this distinction is that of atmospheric rarefaction; aside from this, great variety is introduced by differences in latitude, elevation, and exposure to the sun; thus, there exists no single, clearly defined, mountain climate. Also known as highland climate) | |
| kalnu kūrorts | mountain resort (A place in the mountains where people spend their holidays and enjoy themselves) | |
| kalnu mehānika | rock mechanics (The theoretical and applied science of the physical behavior of rocks, representing a "branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock to the force fields of its physical environment") | |
| kalnu mežs | mountain forest (An extensive area of woodland that is found at natural elevations usually higher than 2000 feet) | |
| kalnu pārvaldība | mountain management | |
| kaloritātes izmantošana | utilisation of calorific value (Calorific value is the heat per unit mass produced by complete combustion of a given substance. Calorific values are used to express the energy values of fuels; usually these are expressed in megajoules per kilogram. They are also used to measure the energy content of foodstuffs; i.e. the energy produced when the food is oxidized in the body. The units here are kilojoules per gram. Calorific values are measured using a bomb calorimeter (apparatus consisting of a strong container in which the sample is sealed with excess oxygen and ignited electrically. The heat of combustion at constant volume can be calculated from the resulting rise in temperature)) | |
| kanāla slūžas | canal lock (A chamber with gates on both ends connecting two sections of a canal or other waterway, to raise or lower the water level in each section) | |
| kanalizācijas izmaksas | waste water charge (Imposed fee, expense, or cost for the management of spent or used water that contains dissolved or suspended matter from a home, community farm, or industry) | |
| kanalizācijas nosēdumi | sewage sludge (A semi-liquid waste with a solid concentration in excess of 2500 parts per million, obtained from the purification of municipal sewage) | |
| kanalizācijas sistēma | sewage system | |
| kanalizācijas sistēma | sewerage system (System of pipes, usually underground, for carrying waste water and human waste away from houses and other buildings, to a place where they can be safely get rid of) |