Key Terms

Meaning

Biodiversity

the variety of life in the world or in a particular

habitat or ecosystem.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bi
odiversity

Biotechnology

the use of living organisms or other biological

systems in the manufacture of drugs or other
products or for environmental management
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/biotechnol
ogy

Deport

to send or carry off; transport, especially

forcibly
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/deport?s=t

Geneva convention

one of a series of international agreements,

first made in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864,
establishing rules for the humane treatment
of prisoners of war and of the sick, the
wounded, and the dead in battle.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/geneva-co
nvention?s=t

Intellectual property

property that results from original creative

thought, as patents, copyright material, and
trademarks.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/intellectual-property?s=t

Maquiladora

a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to

take advantage of cheap labor and lax
regulation.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/maquilador
a?s=t

Prisoner of conscience

a person who has been p

ut into prison for his
political or s ocial beliefs or for breaking
thelaw while p
rotesting against a political or
social system
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/en
glish/prisoner-of-conscience

Reconciliation

an act of reconciling, as when former

enemies agree to an amicable truce.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/reconciliati

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Refugee

a person who flees for refuge or safety,

especially to a foreign country, as in time of
political upheaval, war, etc.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/refugee?s=
t

Tariff

an official list or table showing the duties or

customs imposed by a government on
imports or exports.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tariff?s=t

Peacekeeping

the maintenance of international p

eace and
security by the deployment of military forces
in a particular area:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/peacekeep
ing?s=t

Peacemaking

a person, group, or nation that tries to make

peace, especially by reconciling parties who
disagree, quarrel, or fight.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/peacemaki
ng?s=t

Peace enforcement

Application of military force, or the threat of

its use, normally pursuant to international
authorization, to compelcompliance with
resolutions or sanctions designed to maintain
or restore peace and order. See also peace
building;peacekeeping; peacemaking; peace
operations.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/peace+enfo
rcement

Non governmental organization

is a not-for-profit organization that is

independent from states and international
governmental organizations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-government
al_organization

Global village

the world, especially considered as the home

of all nations and peoples living
interdependently.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/global-villa
ge?s=t