Key Terms

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Meaning:
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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Biotechnology
the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes especially the
genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics hormones etc.
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Deport
to expel from a country: deported the foreigner who had entered the country illegally.
2."to behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner, comport.
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Geneva Convention
are a series of treaties between on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of war (POWS)
and soldiers who are otherwise rendered hors de combat$ or incapable of fighting.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=geneva-convention
Intellectual property
a work or invention that is the result of creativity$ such as a manuscript or a design$ to
which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark,
etc.
https://www.google.ca/
hl!en"gws#rd!ssl$sa%e!strict"hl!en"&!intellectual'property'
Maquiladora

a factory in mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country
of that company.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=ma!uiladora
Prisoner of conscience
a person who has been imprisoned for holding political or religious views that are not
tolerated by their own government.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=prisoner-of-consciencedefinition
Reconciliation
the restoration of friendly relations.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=reconciliation-definition
Refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war,
persecution, or natural disaster.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=refugee-definition
Tariff
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=tariff-definition
Peacekeeping
the active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities, especially by an
international military force.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=peaceeeping-definition
Peacemaking
practical conflict transformation focused upon establishing equitable power
relationships robust enough to forestall future conflict, often including the establishment

of means of agreeing on ethical decisions within a community, or among parties, that

had previously engaged in inappropriate (i.e.
https://www.google.ca/?hl=en&gws_rd=sslsafe=strict&hl=en&!=peacemaing-definition
Peace Enforcement
the use of military force to compel peace in a conflict, generally against the will of those
combatants. To do this, it generally requires more military force than peacekeeping
operations.
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nition
Non governmental organizational (NGO)
is any non-profit voluntary citizens group which is organized on a local, national or
international level.
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e-ovie&sa=6&ved=7ah89wi6h_!i1df*)h8;4<)95b*;>@_)8AByg)&biw=CDD&bih=DD%saf
e=strict&hl=en14)&!=non-governmental-organi2ation-ngo-definition'
Global village
the world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications.
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e-ovie&sa=6&ved=7ah89wi6h_!i1df*)h8;4<)95b*;>@_)8AByg)&biw=CDD&bih=DD%saf
e=strict&hl=en14)&!=global-village-definition'