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Key Terms
Key Term
Biodiversity

Definition
Diversity among and within plant and animal species in an
environment
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/biodiversity

Biotechnology

The manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living

organisms or their components to produce useful usually
commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains,
or novel pharmaceuticals); also : any of various applications of
biological science used in such manipulation
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biotechnology

Deport

To expel from a country: deported the foreigner who had entered

the country illegally
www.thefreedictionary.com/deport

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

Intellectual property

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as

inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names
and images used in commerce
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/

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/maquiladora

Prisoner of conscience

A person who has been put in prison for holding political or

religious views that are not tolerated in the state in which they live
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/prisoner_of_conscienc
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Reconciliation

An act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an

amicable truce
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/reconciliation

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

Tariff

A tax imposed on imported goods and services. Tariffs are used to

restrict trade, as they increase the price of imported goods and
services, making them more expensive to consumers
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tariff.asp

Peacekeeping

The maintenance of international peace and security by the

deployment of military forces in a particular area
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/peacekeeping

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/peacemaking

Peace Enforcement

Peace enforcement is 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_enforcement

Non governmental
Organization (NGO)

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a not-for-profit

organization that is independent from states and international
governmental organizations. They are usually funded by donations
but some avoid formal funding altogether and are run primarily by
volunteers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization

Global Village

The world viewed as a community in which distance and isolation

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have been dramatically reduced by electronic media (as television
and the Internet)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/global%20village