Tableland 



A broad, elevated area of land bounded by steep slopes 

 or cliffs, cf. Mesa. 



Taiga 



The open forest, usually coniferous, adjacent to the arctic 

 Tundra (q. v.) cf. Boreal Forest. 



Tailings 



Accumulations of coarse rock debris from which the finer 

 materials have been removed during mining operations. 



Tallgrass Prairie 



See True prairie. 



Talus 



Accumulations of rock fragments below steep slopes or 

 cliffs, caused by the effect of gravity. 



Tame Pasture 



An area of land once cultivated and seeded to cultivated 

 plants, used for grazing, cf. Range, Ley. 



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