Human Rights/Security
Imprisoned because beliefs or actions oppose those of the current government
Political prisoner
Organization that guides global trade
World Trade Organization
A more neutral term for "illegal aliens"
Undocumented immigrants
Uncertified immigrants
Unauthorized immigrants
Diseases caused by contamination by microorganisms that host and transfer the disease
Infectious disease
The name for a new geological period characterized by extensive human change to the environment
Anthropocene
Identify one condition for defining a conflict as a "war"
Sustained and coordinated
At least two reciprocal actors
Organizations, not individuals
Has a purpose
When a country imports more than it exports
Trade deficit
One of the ten biggest source countries of migrants
India, Mexico, China, Russia, Syria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ukraine, Philippines, Afghanistan
Name two major indicators of population health
Life expectancy
Infant mortality
This state recycles 95% of its food waste, much of it into biogas
South Korea
This body has issued arrest warrants for President Putin, President Netanyahu and President Duterte of the Philippines
International Criminal Court
Policy when a state has open markets and few controls on trade
Free trade
The U.S. issues quotas for countries for those forced to leave homes due to political, economic, social or environmental disruption
Refugees
Access to health care you need regardless of your economic means
Universal health care
The Pittsburgh-area scientist did groundbreaking research into pesticide impact on bird shells
Rachel Carson
Name both of the warring parties in the current Sudanese conflict
Sudanese military or army SUF= Sudanese Armed Forces
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces or RSF
Taxes on imports making them more expensive for consumers
Tariffs
This term applies to individuals brought to the US as young children who have lived most of their lives here but lack a clear path to citizenship
Dreamers
Animal host: bat to intermediary animal to humans (wet market)
Accidental leak from Wuhan, China lab
President Trump, in his first day in office in January, 2025, withdrew from this international environmental accord
Paris Climate Accord or Agreement (from 2015)
One example of an "expansion of rights"
Right to be forgotten
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Right to clean water
Intergenerational rights
DNA rights
Name both one advantage and one disadvantage of free trade
Advantages: technology transfer, global community, peace promoting, greater economic output, higher standard of living, helpful specialization, bigger markets
Disadvantages: intellectual property theft, cultural homogeneity, less state sovereignty, more harmful economic interdependence, benefits affluent states
Since 1965, this has been the main criterion for admitting legal immigrants to the U.S.
Family reunification
(Used to be special work skills)
Global Northern states keeping more vaccines than needed for their citizens
Vaccine nationalism
This young woman is an outspoken activist against climate change
Greta Thunberg