Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards
Apartheid
A policy of racial segregation as well as political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa
Refugee
A person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger of political persecution
Standard of living
The quality of life of a person/population as indicated by the goods, services, and luxuries available
Recession
A slowdown in a nation’s economy
Dissident
An opponent of a government’s policies or actions
Ethnic cleansing
-A policy of murder and other acts of brutality
-the Serbs hoped to eliminate Bosnia’s Muslim population after the breakup of Yugoslavia
Genetic engineering
Introduction by scientists of genes into an organism that allowed the organism to take on new traits
Cloning
The creating of plants/animals that are genetically identical to an existing plant/animal
Green Revolution
The great increase in production of food grains due to the introduction of high-yielding variety, the use of pesticides, and better management techniques in post-WWII developing nations
Global economy
All the financial interactions, involving people, businesses, and governments, that cross international borders
Free trade
Commerce between nations without economic restrictions or barriers (tariffs)
Fundamentalism
A strict belief in the basic truths and practices of a particular religion
Materialism
A placing of high value on acquiring material possessions
Developing nation
A nation in which the process of industrialization and modernization is not yet complete
Consumerism
The theory that an increasing consumption of goods in economically desirable AND a preoccupation with an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods
