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Tariff
• A tax on imports or exports.
Telecommunications
• Transmission of information as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or tv
Terracing
• Used in farming to cultivate sloped land- decreases erosion and surface run-off.
Terrorism
• The use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes
Tertiary Economic Activities • The portion of the
economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities.
Theocracy
• A form of government in which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
Topography
• The detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area
• The relief features of an area
Tornado
• A localized, violently destructive windstorm over land, especially in the Mid West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud
Totalitarian System
• Centralized government that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life
Traditional Economy
• A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; exists in only a few parts of the world today.
Tsunami
• Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
UN (United Nations)
Unitary System
• A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government.
Urban Centers
Urbanization
• The movement of people from rural areas into cities.
Utilization
Vegetation
• All the plants or plant life of a place
Vertical Climate Zones
Voting Patterns
Water Cycle • Regular movement of water from Ocean to
air to ground and back to the ocean.
Weather
• Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time.
Welfare
• Financial assistance to an individual or family from a government
Westernization
• To influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the western countries
Windward
• Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
Windward side
World Trade
WTO (World Trade Organization)
• An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries.