Flashcards in Basic geography T Deck (29):
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Taiga
Thick forest of coniferous trees
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Tariff
Tax on imports or exports
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Technology
Practical application of knowledge to accomplish a task
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Temperate
Moderate in terms of temperature
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Temperate zone
Areas between the high and low latitudes; also known as middle latitudes
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Temperature
Measure of how hot or cold the air is
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Terrorism
Use of violence to create fear for political reasons
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Theocracy
A government run by religious power
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Time zones
Areas sharing the same time
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Timeline
Line marked off with a series of events and their dates
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Tombouctou
City founded around 1100 in modern-day Mali; for centuries, one of the most important cities in west Africa
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Tornado
Swirling funnel of wind that can reach 200 miles (320 km) per hour
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Trade
Exchange of goods and services in a market
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Trade barrier
Something that keeps goods and services from entering a country
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Traditional economy
Economy in which people make economic decisions based on the customs and habits
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Treaty
Formal agreement between two or more countries
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Triangular trade
Three stage trade Pattern that carried goods and enslaved people among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
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Tribune
Representatives of plebeians in ancient Rome
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Trinity
Three persons, or forms, of god according to Christian belief: God the father, God the son, and the Holy Spirit
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Tropical cyclone
Intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics
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Tropical wet and dry climates
Climate with a wet season and summer in the dry season winter
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Tropical wet climate
Climate with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall year-round
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Tropics
Areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also known as low latitudes
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Tsar
Ruler of Imperial Russia; a term used by Byzantine rulers, derived from the latin Caesar or king
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Tsunameter
Scientific instrument that can detect when a tsunami
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tundra
Area wth limited vegetation, such as Moss and
shrubs
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Tundra climate
Climate was cool summers and bitter cold, dry winters
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Typhoon
Storm much like a hurricane
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