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| Process that makes something worldwide in its reach or operation. |
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| International Space Station |
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| ISS; Began in 1998 & has conducted over 100 experiments in space. |
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| Process where scientists introduce new genes into an organism to give that organism new traits |
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| An aspect of genetic engineering; the creation of identical copies of DNA |
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| Began in 1960s; Attempt to increase food production via fertilizers & pesticides |
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| Nations with industrialization, transportation, and business facilities for production of manufactured goods |
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| Nations in the process of becoming industrialized. |
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| All the financial interactions among people, businesses, and governments that cross international borders |
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| Layer of gases that protect the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays |
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| aka greener growth; Manage development so that growth can occur but without destroying air, water, and land resources |
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| General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade; Opened up world to free trade, today overseen by the WTO |
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| Gross domestic product; the monetary value of all finished goods & services produced within borders of a country in a specific time period |
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| European Union (1992); Economic community in Europe promoting tariff-free trade among members |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement (1994); Canada, United States & Mexico would trade without restrictions and tariffs |
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| Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries; Set world oil prices; Algeria, Nigeria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, United Arab Emirates. |
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| Chlorofluorocarbons; chemicals used in refrigeration processes that destroy the ozone layer |
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| 1991; Coalition of European & US powers drove Iraq out of Kuwait |
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| Spread of nuclear weapons |
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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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| 1948; adopted by United Nations that lays out basic human rights of all individuals |
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| Difference of opinion over political issues |
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| Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Became world epidemic in 1980s |
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| Someone who leaves their country to move to another to find safety |
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| The use of violence against people or property to force changes in societies or governments |
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| Department of Homeland Security |
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| 2002; established to coordinate national efforts against terrorism |
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| 2001; increased powers of enforcement agencies to bring terrorists to justice |
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