Glossary
Taiwan
Location: East Asia Official name: Taiwan / Republic of China (ROC) Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1949 / 1949 Capital city: Taipei Population: 23.1 million / 1852 people per sq mile (715 people per sq km) Total land area: 13,892 square miles (35,980 square km) Language(s) spoken: Amoy Chinese, Mandarin … Read more
Tajikistan
Location: Central Asia Official name: Republic of Tajikistan Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1991 / 1991 Capital city: Dushanbe Population: 7.1 million / 129 people per sq mile (50 people per sq km) Total land area: 55,251 square miles (143,100 square km) Language(s) spoken: Tajik (official language), Uzbek, Russian Main … Read more
Taliban
A strict Muslim group in Afghanistan has imposed rigid rules on society, including prescribed clothing styles for both men and women, restrictions on women’s appearance in public places, and regulations on television, music, and videos.
Tanzania
Location: East Africa Official name: United Republic of Tanzania Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1964 / 1964 Capital city: Dodoma / Dar es Salaam. Population: 45 million / 132 people per sq mile (51 people per sq km) Total land area: 364,898 square miles (945,087 square km) Language(s) spoken: Kiswahili … Read more
Taro
A tropical Asian plant with a starchy root can be eaten as a boiled vegetable or made into bread, puddings, or a paste called poi.
Technocentrists
Supporters of forecasts that resources will keep pace with or exceed the needs of growing human populations.
Tectonic processes
Processes that derive their energy from within the earth’s crust and serve to create landforms by elevating, disrupting, and roughening the earth’s surface.
Terraced farming
An ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes.
Terrorism
The use of, or threatened use of, force or violence against individuals or property to intimidate or cause fear for political or social ends.
Terrorist
Terrorist: a person who uses violence to win demands or influence the policies of a government.
Thailand
Location: Southeast Asia Official name: Kingdom of Thailand Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1238 / 1907 Capital city: Bangkok Population: 68.1 million / 345 people per sq mile (133 people per sq km) Total land area: 198,455 square miles (514,000 square km) Language(s) spoken: Thai (official language), Chinese, Malay, Khmer, … Read more