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.