Key Terms

By: Ezra Simmons

1. Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
2. Biotechnology
the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially
the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics,
hormones, etc.
3. Deport
expel a person from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having
committed a crime.
4. Geneva Convention
an international agreement first made at Geneva in 1864 and later revised,
governing the status and treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and
civilians in wartime.
5. 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.

5. 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.
6. Maquiladora
a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the
country of that company.
7.Prisoner of conscience
a person who has been imprisoned for holding political or religious views that are
not tolerated by their own government
8.Reconciliation
the action of making financial accounts consistent; harmonization.
9. Refugee
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war,
persecution, or natural disaster.

10.Tariff
A tariff is a tax on imports or exports, or a list of prices for such things as rail
service, bus routes, and electrical usage.
11. Peacekeeping
The active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities, especially by
an international military force.
12. Peacemaking
The process of bringing about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.
13. Peace Enforcement
The use of military force to compel peace in a conflict, generally against the will of
those combatants.
14.Non governmental Organization (NGO)
Is a not-for-profit organization that is independent from states and international
governmental organizations.
15.Global Village
The world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications.