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Terraforming The terraforming (literally, "Earth-shaping") of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, or ecology to be similar to those of Earth in order to make it habitable by humans. It is a type of planetary engineering.
Terraforming of Mars Since the origin of the idea of terraforming, or changing a planet's environment to produce a world that is habitable by humans, one of the primary subjects of study for potential terraforming has been the planet Mars.
Terraforming of Venus There is a theoretical debate as to whether or not terraforming Venus for human habitation is possible. It would require two major changes; removing most of the planet's dense 9 MPa (~90 atm) carbon dioxide atmosphere and reducing its 500 °C (770 K) surface temperature.
Terrafrica partnership The Terrafrica partnership is a US$4 billion, 12-year campaign supported by the African Union, World Bank, United Nations, European Commission, and regional African governments, and aimed at fighting current, and preventing future desertification in Africa.
Terrafugia Terrafugia is a private company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that is developing The Transition, a roadable aircraft that the company describes as a "Personal Air Vehicle". The aircraft is designed to change configurations, enabling it to operate as a traditional road vehicle and as a general aviation airplane.
Terraglyph Interactive Studios TerraGlyph Interactive Studios was a multi-platform game development studio located in Schaumburg, IL and was founded in 1994. The company was the game development division of the TerraGlyph group of companies, which also includes a feature animation studio in Dublin Ireland, a web/media services division and a business visualization company both located near Chicago, IL.
Terrain Masking Terrain masking, most commonly used in aerial combat, is the act of flying at extremely low elevations upon normally hilly or mountainous terrain to minimize exposure time to anti-air weaponry. Although this sounds counter-intuitive (an aircraft flying at lower altitudes will be easier to hear and see by others on the ground, not to mention the difficulty of navigating the aircraft through an otherwise complex course), if the terrain is hilly, the aircraft can simply manuver around a hill and the anti-air weaponry will lose sight with the aircraft.
Terrain-following radar Terrain-following radar is an aerospace technology that allows a very-low-flying aircraft to automatically maintain a constant altitude. It is sometimes referred-to as ground hugging, terrain hugging or nap-of-the-earth flight.
TerraIM TerraIM is a free, lightweight, cross-platform AOL Instant Messenger client, supporting most standard features of AIM's OSCAR protocol. One notable exception is the lack of Direct Connect support, which TerraIM compensates for with its file sending and download manager.
TerraLib TerraLib is an open source GIS software library that extends object-relational DBMS technology to handle spatio-temporal data types. The library supports different DBMS, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and ORACLE.
TerraMax (vehicle) TerraMax is an autonomous tactical cargo hauler fielded by Oshkosh Truck Corporation, University of Parma's Vislab (Artificial Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab) and Rockwell Collins, also known under the name of Big Truck Robotics, that participated in both the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. To navigate the terrain, the vehicle utilized 3 LIDAR laser-ranging units (one of which featuring 4 planes), 3 cameras, and 2 GPS navigation systems.
Terran (StarCraft) The Terrans are the name given to the human colonists in the StarCraft universe used to distinguish them from the humans of Earth. They have a genetic history of psionic power, but are generations away from reaching this full potential.
Terran Alliance The Terran Alliance is a fictional governing organization in the Battle Opera Gunmech universe. Battle Opera Gunmech (also called "Gunmech") is a science fiction universe currently in production under Magnetic Entertainment for comic books, video games and a feature film.
Terran Confederacy In the fictional StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy of Man, was an interstellar confederacy established by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. The home of the Confederacy was the colony of Tarsonis.
Terran Empire The Terran Empire is, in the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Mirror Universe counterpart of the United Federation of Planets and differs from the Federation in aspects of philosophy and ethics. Where the Federation has strict rules protecting less-advanced societies, the Prime Order of the Empire is to allow no resistance to its wishes to go unpunished.
Terran Federation (Blake's 7) The Terran Federation, sometimes simply called The Federation, is the primary stellar government featured in the Blake's 7 science-fiction television series. It is portrayed as a ruthless, fascist, totalitarian state.
Terran Federation-Arachnid conflict The Terran Federation-Bugs conflict, or The Bug War, was a fictional event in the novel Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. The movie Starship Troopers and the TV series Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles also portray similar conflicts between humanity and the arachnids.
Terran Hegemony In the fictional BattleTech universe the Terran Hegemony was founded by Admiral James McKenna, the Canadian-born leader of the Terran Alliance Global Militia, out of the ruins of the corrupt Terran Alliance. The Terran Hegemony spent most of its history under the rule of the Cameron dynasty.
Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" is episode 201 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on April 1, 1998, and is a parody of the movie Not Without My Daughter.
Terrance Lindall Terrance Lindall is an American artist who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1944. Lindall attended the University of Minnesota and graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College in New York City in 1970, with a double major in Philosophy and English and a double minor in Psychology and Physical Anthropology.
Terrance Roberson Terrance Roberson (born December 30 1976 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player currently with Bipop-Carire Reggio Emilia of the Italian league. He is 6'7" and plays at small forward.
Terrance Shaw Terrance Shaw was (born January 11, 1973 in Marshall, Texas). He attended Marshall High School in Marshall, Texas and became an all-district and all-region defensive back and led the 1990 team to a state title.
Terrane A terrane in paleogeography is an accretion that has collided with a continental nucleus, or "craton" but can be recognized by the foreign origin of its rock strata. The boundaries of a terrane are usually represented by crustal faults.
Terranigma Terranigma or in Japan, is a 1995 action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix. It is the story of the resurrection of the world (as we know it), and its progress from prehistoric times to the near future.
TerraNova TerraNova is a Blog] dedicated to the discussion of social implications what are variously know as virtual worlds or synthetic worlds. The blog was founded in 2004 by [[Edward Castronova, Julian Dibbell, Dan Hunter & Greg Lastowka.
Terrapene carolina Terrapene carolina is a species of box turtle which consists of six subspecies. They are found throughout the eastern United States and Mexicothe box turtle has an olive colored shell with yellow spots on its neck.
Terrapene carolina triunguis The Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) is a subspecies within the group of hinge-shelled turtles commonly referred to as box turtles. This subspecies is native to the south-central part of the United States.
Terrapin (amphibious vehicle) The Terrapin "4-ton amphibian" was a British manufactured, amphibious armoured transport of the Second World War. It was first used at Antwerp in 1944, and to great effect during the Battle of the Scheldt.
Terraplane The Terraplane was a car brand and model built by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1932 and 1939. In its maiden year, the car was branded as the Essex Terraplane; in 1933 the car became simply the Terraplane until 1936 when it was brought fully into the Hudson line-up.
Terrapsychology Terrapsychology is the study of the deep connections between the human psyche and the geographical places we inhabit. Evolving from the work of Craig Chalquist, Laura Mitchell, and Matthew Cochran, the field has roots in depth psychology, environmental science, psychohistory, and ecopsychology.
TerraPass TerraPass is a corporation that provides carbon offsetting products to individuals and businesses. Products sold to consumers include a Road TerraPass to offset car emissions, and a Flight TerraPass to offset airplane emissions.
Terrasidius Titus Terrasidius was a member of the Equestrian (Roman) order and an officer of the cavalry in Julius Caesar's Legio VII Claudia. He and other officers of the Legio VII Claudia were sent out to negotiate provisions for the winter of 56-55 BC, as Caesar describes in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico:
Terrasses de la Chaudière Terrasses de la Chaudière is a complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec. The complex was built in 1978 as part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's initiative to see more federal workers based in the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.
Terrastock Terrastock is a music festival organised periodically by "Phil McMullen", formerly editor of the Ptolemaic Terrascope and since 2005 the publisher of the "Terrascope Online" website. The event typically features independent bands playing psychedelic rock.
TerraSAR-X TerraSAR-X is an Earth observation satellite, built and operated by the German Aerospace Center and EADS Astrium. Due to launch on 21 March 2007, it will provide high-quality X-band SAR data for commercial and scientific applications.
TerraServer-USA TerraServer-USA is a free online repository of public domain aerial imagery and satellite imagery, formerly known as Microsoft TerraServer. Though it was online as early as December 1997, the site was formally unveiled June 24, 1998 as part of an 18-month agreement between Microsoft, Compaq, and Aerial Images of Raleigh, North Carolina.
TerraView TerraView is an GIS application built on the TerraLib GIS library. TerraView handles vector data (polygons, lines, points) and raster data (grids and images), both of them stored in a relational or geo-relational database, including ACCESS, PostGreSQL, MySQL and Oracle Spatial.
Terrazo Terrazo is the name of a book written in 1947 by Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Diaz Alfaro. The book won many awards and made it to the national libraries of many Latin American countries where Diaz Alfaro was a known and respected writer.
Terre des hommes Terre des Hommes is an international charitable federation concentrating on children's rights, founded in 1959 and based in Geneva. Terre des Hommes campaigns for a more equitable relationship between the countries of the North and the South, without racial, religious, political, cultural or gender-based discrimination.
Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area The Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 227th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted of Vigo County, Indiana.
Terre Thaemlitz Terre Thaemlitz is an award-winning multi-media producer, writer, public speaker, educator, audio remixer, DJ and owner of the Comatonse Recordings record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production.
Terre Tucker Terre Tucker (born 9 October 1944 in Arizona - died 16 December 1990) was an American model who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1963 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Stan Malinowski.
Terrel Castle Terrel Castle (born May 9 1972 in Jeanerette, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Aris Thessaloniki in Greece. He played his college ball at Nicholls State University and averaged 18.
Terrell Brandon Thomas Terrell Brandon (born May 20 1970, in Portland, Oregon) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended the University of Oregon and was selected 11th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Terrell Carver Terrell Carver is a scholar of political ideas and philosophies, particularly Marx, Engels and Marxism. His more recent studies focus on feminist theory, particularly gender studies and men/masculinity studies.
Terrell Hills, Texas Terrell Hills is a residential community and independent municipality located five miles northeast of downtown San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. It is part of a group of three cities — Terrell Hills, Alamo Heights, and Olmos Park — located between downtown San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston (a U.
Terrell rotation Terrell rotation is the name of a mathematical and physical effect. Specifically, Terrell rotation is the distortion that a passing object would appear to undergo, according to the special theory of relativity if it were travelling a significant fraction of the speed of light.
Terrell's Marketplace Terrell's Marketplace is located in Mount Pleasant, Utah. Terrell Seely is the sole-owner of the store and has various other retail grocery stores ownership interests in Central-Utah; and he is the sole-owner of the Mount Pleasant Airport.
Terrella A terrella (meaning "little earth") is a small magnetised model ball representing the Earth, that is thought to have been invented by Englishman physician William Gilbert while investigating magnetism, and further developed 300 years later by the Norwegian scientist and explorer Kristian Birkeland, while investigating the aurora.
Terremoto Terremoto is the 5th studio album from Italian rock band Litfiba and the band's most hard rock album. It continues on the way started with previous album El Diablo to harden the music, with the massive use of distorted guitars that contrasts with the New-wave pop-rock performed on the 3 first albums.
Terrence C. Graves Second Lieutenant Terrence Collinson Graves (1945-1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "outstanding courage, superb leadership and indomitable fighting spirit" in Vietnam on February 16, 1968. He was killed in action at the end of this day of intense fighting.
Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research The Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research (Donnelly CCBR) creates a unique organization in which research investigators from the Faculty of Medicine, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering have been brought together. The Donnelly CCBR seeks out faculty working in three general research platforms, Bioengineering and Functional Imaging, Integrative Biology and Models of Disease.
Terrence Higgins Trust Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns on various issues related to AIDS and HIV. In particular, the charity aims to reduce the spread of HIV and promote good sexual health (including safe sex); to provide services on a national and local level to people with, affected by, or at risk of contracting HIV; and to campaign for greater public understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS.
Terrence Howard Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. Having appeared in film and on television since the late 1980s, Howard had his first major role in the 1995 film Mr.
Terrence Kaufman Terrence Kaufman is an American linguist specializing in documentation of unwritten languages, Mesoamerican historical linguistics and language contact phenomena. He is currently a professor at the department of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Terrence McCann Terrence John McCann (March 23 1932 – June 7 2006) was an American wrestler who won the Gold Medal in the bantamweight division of freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and later helped found the United States Wrestling Federation (now called USA Wrestling). He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Terrence McDonnell Robert Terrence McDonnell is an American screenwriter, best known for his collarboration with Jim Carlson in the first Battlestar Galactica series. The two of them also wrote 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.
Terrence McGee Terrence Dewayne McGee (born October 14, 1980 in Athens, Texas), is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. He was drafted by Buffalo in the 4th round in the 2003 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University.
Terrence Rafferty Terrence Rafferty is a film critic, notably serving a regular post at The New Yorker during the 1990s. His writing has also appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Village Voice, The Nation, and The New York Times.
Terrence Trammell Terrence R. Trammell (born November 23, 1978 to Julie and Roger Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a hurdling athlete, who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Terrestre Terrestre are a Mexican electronic music project led by Fernando Corona. Terrestre were one of the first members of the Nortec Collective from Tijuana, he left the collective years later, but still is producing under the Nortec style.
Terrestrial animal Animal environments are classified as either aquatic (water), terrestrial (land), or amphibious (water and land). Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land, as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water (e.
Terrestrial ecology Changes in the seasonal timing and duration of water levels could affect the species composition of plant and animal communities in the study area by changes to the structure of riparian habitats and the resulting gain or loss of specific community types. Factors such as increased shoreline erosion, residential development, and the spread of invasive species could substantially affect the distribution and quality of terrestrial habitats throughout the water control system.
Terrestrial ecoregion Ecoregions are defined by World Wildlife Fund as "relatively large units of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species, with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major land-use change". Terrestrial ecoregions are land ecoregions, as distinct from freshwater ecoregions and marine ecoregions.
Terrestrial Exalted The Terrestrial Exalted, also known as the Dragon-Blooded, are a sub-category of semi-divine heroes from the high fantasy role-playing game Exalted published by White Wolf Game Studio. Their society is outlined in the game's core rulebook, but they are given full attention in the "fatsplat" (hard-cover sourcebook) entitled Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded (ISBN 1-58846-656-6) and for second edition, The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon-Blooded (ISBN 1-58846-688-4).
Terrestrial kingdom According to the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Terrestrial Kingdom is an eternal status in the afterlife to which some portion of humankind will be assigned following resurrection and the judgment day. The primary source of this doctrine is a vision recounted by Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, February 16, 1832, and recorded in Doctrine and Covenants, Section 76.
Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate The Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC) is one of the Science Panels of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). The TOPC was set up to develop a balanced and integrated system of in situ and satellite observations of the terrestrial-ecosystem.
Terrestrial planet A terrestrial planet, telluric planet or rocky planet is a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. The term is derived from the Latin word for Earth, "Terra", so an alternate definition would be that these are planets which are, in some notable fashion, "Earth-like".
Terrestrial reference frame A terrestrial reference frame is the reference frame as one views from earth, or from the ground of another earth like body. A terrestrial reference frame effects the way we perceive almost everything from day to day because as we live on the earth an earth point of view is the only type we can experience.
Terrestrial stationary waves Terrestrial stationary waves are a phenomenon arising in the Earth's interior space because of the conductive ionosphere's action as a waveguide. They were considered by Nikola Tesla to be his most important discovery.
Terrestrial television Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. Although still in wide use, in some countries and many densely-populated areas it is decreasing in use but in others, digital terrestrial has become popular.
Terrestrial Trunked Radio TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) (formerly known as Trans European Trunked RAdio) is a specialist Professional Mobile Radio and walkie talkie standard used by police departments, fire departments, ambulance services and the military.
Terret Noir Terret Noir is a red wine grape that is grown in the Rhone Valley and is a permitted blending grape for Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Like the related Terret Gris and Terret Blanc, the vine tends to bud late and grow vigorously.
Terri Alden Terri Alden was a starring character during the final three seasons of the sitcom Three's Company. She was played by Priscilla Barnes and was the third "token blonde" on the show (Suzanne Somers and Jenilee Harrison having preceded her); however, she worked as a registered nurse and was portrayed as far less ditzy than her predecessors.
Terri Blackstock Terri Blackstock (born December 7, 1957 in Belleville, Illinois) is a Christian fiction writer. Blackstock is known for her numerous publications spanning across genre from Christian romances to Christian mystery.
Terri Colombino Terri Colombino (born Theresa Celeste Conn on January 28, 1975) is an American actress, best known for her role as Katie Peretti Frasier Coleman Kasnoff on the soap opera As the World Turns. Prior to her marriage, she was credited as Terri Conn.
Terri Farley Well-known author Terri Farley lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains with her journalist husband, two children and pets, but still longs for the California beaches where she grew up. She's worked as a waitress, journalist and teacher and now writes full-time.
Terri Gibbs Terri Gibbs (born June 15, 1954) is a country music performer and song-writer who had some pop and country hits during the early 1980s. Gibbs was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Augusta, Georgia from age one.
Terri Jentz Terri Jentz (born 1957) is an American writer. She wrote Strange Piece of Paradise, about the attack she and her friend suffered in Cline Falls (a state park in Oregon) in 1977, and how she, after 15 years, came back to Oregon to put her life back in track and find out more about the attack.
Terri McCormick Terri McCormick served as Wisconsin State Representative representing the 56th district in the Northeastern part of the state from 2000 until 2007. She was a unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Wisconsin's 8th congressional District losing to John Gard.
Terri Minsky Terri Minsky is a television writer and producer who created Lizzie McGuire, Less Than Perfect, and The Geena Davis Show as well as writing several episodes of Sex and the City. Her first writing credit was for the series Doctor Doctor in 1989, and she also worked on Flying Blind in 1992 and on Clarissa, the unsuccessful attempt at a follow-up series to Clarissa Explains It All, in 1995.
Terri Runnels Terri Ann Boatwright Runnels (born October 5, 1966) is a former American professional wrestling manager. She is best known for her eight year career with World Wrestling Entertainment, and as the former wife of Dustin Runnels.
Terri Schiavo Theresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo (December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005) was a woman from St. Petersburg, Florida whose medical and family circumstances and attendant legal battles fueled intense media attention and led to several high-profile court decisions and involvement by politicians and interest groups.
Terri Sue Webb Terri Sue Webb is an activist living in Bend, Oregon, who was one of few activists in the United States active in The Freedom to be Yourself (TFTBY) or (FTBY) campaign. She has been imprisoned and released multiple times for public nudity.
Terria Terria is the fourth solo album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. It was released in 2001, along with a limited version which included the song "Universal", a multimedia element containing footage of a Devin Townsend concert in Japan and audio commentary about the album.
Terrible One Terrible One is a rider-owned bike company founded in Austin, Texas, United States in 1998. Founders Joe Rich and Taj Mihelich, already known as BMX professionals, decided to build a bike and a company to focus on meeting the demands of this constantly evolving extreme sport.
Terrible Swift Sword Terrible Swift Sword: The Three Days of Gettysburg (often abbreviated as TSS) is a classic grand tactical, regimental level board wargame depicting the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War. It was published by Simulation Publications, Inc.
Terrible Things My Mother Told Me Terrible Things My Mother Told Me is a 1988 TV film starring Nicole Andrews, Ita DeMarco, Carol Goodheart, Beth Howland and Stephen James. It was directed by Susan Rohrer and written by John Alan Palmer, Christopher Whitesell and Susan Rohrer.
Terrible Towel The Terrible Towel is a gimmick created by Myron Cope, a broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers (an American football team). Needing a way to excite the fans during a 1975 playoff football game against the Baltimore Colts, Cope urged fans to take yellow dish towels to the game and wave them throughout.
Terrick Terrick (formerly Terwick) is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the north of the parish, where the lane leading to Chequers meets the main road from Stoke Mandeville to Little Kimble.
Terrier (novel) Terrier is a young adult fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Provost's Dog trilogy and the fifteenth book set in the Tortall Universe. It tells the story of Rebekah (Beka) Cooper, the ancestor of George Cooper from Song of the Lioness and Alianne from Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Terrier Group The Terrier Group is a designation used by most all-breed dog registries (or Kennel clubs) for a group of dog breeds consisting almost entirely of terriers. The list of dogs in this group is largely the same across the major English-speaking Kennel clubs--AKC, ANKC, CKC, KC(UK), KUSA, UKC and NZKC.
Terriermon Terriermon is a fictional character from the anime series Digimon Tamers, and related Digimon media franchise. He has a laid back, mischievous personality, a contrast to his counterpart Lopmon, who is reserved and proper.
Terrific Three The Terrific Three was the name of a group of superheroes; it was an offshoot of the group known as The Mighty Crusaders, published by Archie Comics. The Terrific Three were Steel Stirling, The Jaguar, and Mr.
Terrific Whatzit The Terrific Whatzit (real name Merton McSnurtle, also known as McSnurtle the Turtle) was a funny animal superhero who appeared in stories published by DC Comics. DC's first funny animal superhero, the Terrific Whatzit first appeared in Funny Stuff #1 (Summer 1944), and was created by Martin Naydel.
Terrifica Terrifica is the name of a real-life superhero in New York City. Terrifica, whose real name is Sarah, patrols bars, clubs and parties in an effort to protect women who have had too much to drink and are in danger of being taken advantage of by men.
Terrigenous In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, that are derived from terrestrial environments.(Pinet, 79) Consisting of sand, mud, and silt carried to sea by rivers, their composition is usually related to their source rocks; deposition of these sediments is largely limited to the continental shelf.
Terril Mountains The Terril Mountains are located in west-central Nevada in the United States. The range is located at the northern end of the Walker River Indian Reservation where Lyon County, Mineral County, and Churchill County meet.
Terrill Middle School Terrill Middle School is a public middle school located in Scotch Plains, in Union County, New Jersey, USA, as part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, which also serves students from the borough of Fanwood. The school is home to students grades 5-8.
Terrington St Clement Terrington St Clement is a large village in Norfolk, in the UK. It is situated in the drained marshlands to the south of The Wash, 7 miles west of King's Lynn, Norfolk, and 5 miles east of Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, on the old route of the A17 trunk road.

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