T is for
Tariffs: government taxes on imported or exported goods
Tectonic activity: activity (such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) caused by the movement of tectonic plates
Temperate deciduous forest: forests comprising of broad-leaved trees such as oak that drop their leaves in the autumn in response to decreasing light and temperature levels
Terraces: steps cut into hillsides to create areas of flat land
Tertiary industry: services provided for other people – e.g. teaching, shops
The 3Ps: the collective term for prediction, protection and preparation
Tor: an isolated outcrop of rock on a hilltop, usually in gentle landscapes
Total diversion rate: the amount of material (in kg/household/yr) that is recycled and/or composted instead of going to landfill
Track: the path or course of a hurricane
Traction: the rolling of the largest material along the river bed
Transmission: a population policy that aims to move people from density populated areas to sparsely population areas and provide them with opportunities to improve the quality of their lives
Transportation: the carrying of sediment downstream from the point where it has been eroded to here it is deposited
Transnational corporation (or multinational corporation) (TNC/MNC): a company that operates in more than one country. They could have production in more than two poor countries or services in two rich countries
Trophic level: an organism’s position in the food chain. Level 1 is formed of autotrophs (plants), which produce their own food. Level 2 is formed of primary consumers that feed on the level 1 plants. Level 3 feeds on level 2 and so on
Tropical rainforests: the natural vegetation found in the tropics, well suited to the high temperatures and heavy rainfall associated with these latitudes
Troposphere: one of the four thermal layers of the atmosphere extending from the surface to a maximum of 16km
Truncated spur: an eroded interlocking spur characterised by having a very steep cliff
Tsunami: a special type of wave where the entire depth of the sea or ocean is set in motion by an event, often an earthquake, which displaces the water above it and creates a huge wave. A tsunami is a secondary effect of an earthquake
Tectonic activity: activity (such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) caused by the movement of tectonic plates
Temperate deciduous forest: forests comprising of broad-leaved trees such as oak that drop their leaves in the autumn in response to decreasing light and temperature levels
Terraces: steps cut into hillsides to create areas of flat land
Tertiary industry: services provided for other people – e.g. teaching, shops
The 3Ps: the collective term for prediction, protection and preparation
Tor: an isolated outcrop of rock on a hilltop, usually in gentle landscapes
Total diversion rate: the amount of material (in kg/household/yr) that is recycled and/or composted instead of going to landfill
Track: the path or course of a hurricane
Traction: the rolling of the largest material along the river bed
Transmission: a population policy that aims to move people from density populated areas to sparsely population areas and provide them with opportunities to improve the quality of their lives
Transportation: the carrying of sediment downstream from the point where it has been eroded to here it is deposited
Transnational corporation (or multinational corporation) (TNC/MNC): a company that operates in more than one country. They could have production in more than two poor countries or services in two rich countries
Trophic level: an organism’s position in the food chain. Level 1 is formed of autotrophs (plants), which produce their own food. Level 2 is formed of primary consumers that feed on the level 1 plants. Level 3 feeds on level 2 and so on
Tropical rainforests: the natural vegetation found in the tropics, well suited to the high temperatures and heavy rainfall associated with these latitudes
Troposphere: one of the four thermal layers of the atmosphere extending from the surface to a maximum of 16km
Truncated spur: an eroded interlocking spur characterised by having a very steep cliff
Tsunami: a special type of wave where the entire depth of the sea or ocean is set in motion by an event, often an earthquake, which displaces the water above it and creates a huge wave. A tsunami is a secondary effect of an earthquake
Interesting Geographical fact
February 18, 1979 in the Sahara Desert it started snowing.