VOCABULARY:
Read each definition, then write the correct term in the space provided next to the definition.
Cloning
Genetic Engineering
Developed Nation
Ozone Layer
United Nations
Refugees
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
NATO
Department of Homeland Security
Materialism
Emerging Nations
Free Trade
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AIDS
A declaration that listed specific rights that all people
should have. It stated that, "all human beings are born free
and equal in dignity and rights... Everyone has the right to
life, liberty, and security of person."
Western mindset of placing a high value on acquiring
material possessions.
A process where scientists were able to introduce new
genes into an organism to give that organism new traits.
People who leave their country to move to another to find
safety.
The elimination of trade barriers such as tariffs among
nations.
The creation of identical copies of DNA.
An international organization intended to protect members
against aggression.
Nations with the industrialization, transportation, and
business facilities needed for advanced production of
manufactured goods.
A global health issue that attacks the immune system and
leaves sufferers open to deadly infections.
A layer in the earth's atmosphere that is our main
protection against the sun's damaging rays.
Nations who are in the process of becoming industrialized.
A U.S. department created in 2002 to coordinate national
efforts against terrorism.
An organization that was created in 1949 to form a
defensive military alliance against Soviet aggression.