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Green Revolution

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response to hunger; new strains of resistant grains

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Genetic Engineering

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manipulating an organism’s DNA to change traits

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Pandemics

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epidemics across national borders

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Malaria

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parasitic disease spread by tropical mosquitoes; about 600k per year

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Tuberculosis

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airborne disease spread through coughs; affects lungs

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Polio

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common water disease in few nations; infects about 11k per year

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Cholera

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bacterial disease spread through fecal water; kills about 95k per year

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Desertification

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removal of vegetation through agricultural overuse in arid and semi-arid land

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Greenhouse Gases

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gases that trap heat on Earth

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Renewable Energy

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energy from naturally replenished sources

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Kyoto Protocol

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first major international agreement to reduce carbon emissions; signed 1997

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Paris Agreement

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2015; 195 countries signed to fight global warming

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Economic Liberalization

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India and other non-aligned nations reduce trade restrictions

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Knowledge Economy

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creates and distributes and uses knowledge and information

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Asian Tigers

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Hong Kong; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan

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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

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encouraged the US and Canada to build maquiladoras in Mexico for low-wage labor

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

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lifted barriers to trade

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WTO

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took over GATT; governs about 90% of international trade

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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assures basic rights for all

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UNICEF

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provides food to children; puts well-being first

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Refugees

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people who fled home countries due to danger

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Negritude Movement

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pride in black identity; rejection of French colonial culture

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Pass Laws

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Black South Africans carried ID to travel in white areas

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Greenpeace

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multinational agency; operates in over 50 countries

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Modernism

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rejection of tradition in favor of experimentation

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Consumer Culture

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focus on what people buy and own rather than beliefs

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Americanization

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people learn about the USA more than the USA learns about the world

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Bollywood

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Indian film industry based in Bombay

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New Age Religions

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many Afro-Eurasian religions adapted to Western audiences

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Nonbelievers

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not atheist or agnostic; not affiliated with any institution

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IMF (International Monetary Fund)

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works to maximize profit and supervise labor conditions and environmental considerations; not independent

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Ecotourism

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countries who get profit from natural wonders

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Brexit

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the UK leaving the European Union; a political and economic organization of about 28 countries

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WFP (World Food Programme)

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provides food

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UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)

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focuses on literacy and education; preserves culture by designating World Heritage Sites

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HRW (Human Rights Watch)

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monitors human rights abuses in over 100 countries; uses the UDHR as a guide

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World Bank

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provides loans to countries; created in 1944; helps fund social projects

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International Peace Bureau

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founded in 1891; NGO working for nuclear disarmament and reduction of military spending