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    The document defines key terms related to biodiversity, biotechnology, deportation, intellectual property, refugees, tariffs, peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace enforcement, non-governmental organizations, and the concept of a global village. Some terms defined include biodiversity as the variety of life on Earth, biotechnology as the use of living systems to develop products, deportation as transporting people away especially forcibly, and refugees as people outside their home country due to fear of persecution.

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    The document defines key terms related to biodiversity, biotechnology, deportation, intellectual property, refugees, tariffs, peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace enforcement, non-governmental organizations, and the concept of a global village. Some terms defined include biodiversity as the variety of life on Earth, biotechnology as the use of living systems to develop products, deportation as transporting people away especially forcibly, and refugees as people outside their home country due to fear of persecution.

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    KeyTerms

    Definition

    Biodiversity

    thevarietyofdifferenttypesoflifefoundon
    earth.

    Biotechnology

    Theuseandprocessoflivingsystemsand
    organismstodeveloportomakeproducts,or
    "anytechnologicalapplicationthatuses
    biologicalsystems,livingorganismsor
    derivativesthereof,tomakeormodify
    productsorprocessesforspecificuse"

    Deport

    Tosendorcarryofftransport,especially
    forcibly.

    GenevaConvention

    Seriesoftreatiesonthetreatmentofcivilians,
    prisonersofwar,andsoldierswhoare
    otherwiserenderedhorsdecombat,or
    incapableoffighting.

    IntellectualProperty

    Thelegalrightstoideas,inventionsand
    creationsintheindustrial,scientific,literary
    andartisticfields.Alsoincludessymbols,
    names,images,designsandmodelsusedin
    business.

    Maquiladora

    ManufacturingoperationinMexico,where
    factoriesimportcertainmaterialand
    equipmentonadutyfreeandtarifffreebasis
    forassembly,etc.

    PrisonerofConscience

    Apersonwhohasbeenimprisonedfor
    holdingpoliticalorreligiousviewsthatare
    nottoleratedbytheirowngovernment.

    Reconciliation

    Referstotheprocessofensuringthattwosets
    ofrecordsareinagreement.

    Refugee

    Apersonwhoisoutsidetheirhomecountry
    ofcitizenshipbecausetheyhavefearof
    persecutionbecauseoftheirrace,religion,
    cultureetc

    Tariff

    Isataxonimportsorexports

    Peacekeeping

    Activemaintenanceofatrucebetween
    nationsorcommunities,whichincludesan
    internationalmilitaryforce.

    Peacemaking

    Practicalconflicttransformationfocusedon
    establishingequitablepowerrelationships
    enoughtopreventfuturedisagreements

    PeaceEnforcement

    Isapracticeofensuringpeaceinanareaor
    region

    NGO

    Isanorganizationthatisneitherapartofa
    governmentoraconventionalforprofit
    business.

    GlobalVillage

    Theworldconsideredasasinglecommunity
    linkedbytelecommunications.

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