Key Terms

Biodiversity

Biotechnology

Meaning
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or
ecosystem
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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

expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds

of illegal status or for having committed a crime.
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Geneva Convention

The Geneva Conventions 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.law.cornell.edu/wex/geneva_conventions
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.
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a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its
products to the country of that company.
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Intellectual Property

Maquiladora

Prisoner Of
Conscience

a person who has been imprisoned for holding political or

religious views that are not tolerated by their own
government.
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Reconciliation

the restoration of friendly relations.

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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to
escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
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a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or
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Refugee

Tarif

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the active maintenance of a truce between nations or
communities, especially by an international military force.
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Peacekeeping

Peacemaking

a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially byr

econciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
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Peace enforcement is the use of military force to
compel peace in a conflict, generally against the will of those
combatants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_enforcement
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-profit,
voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or
international level.
www.ngo.org/ngoinfo/define.html

Peace Enforcement

Non-Governmental
Organization
Global Village

1.

the world considered as a single community linked

by telecommunications.
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