| A | B |
|---|
| outsourcing | when companies assign work to subcontractors to workers outside the countries |
| pollution | the release of wastes such as chemicals or harmful gases into the air, water, and soil |
| ethnic cleansing | the brutal removal of an entire ethnic group from an area |
| nuclear annihilation | when nations have the ability to destroy entire countries with radioactive explosions |
| ecology | study of the relationships between living things and their environments |
| globalism | when people begins to see themselves as part of one big economic and political system |
| trade deficit | when Americans purchase more goods from foreign companies than what the U.S. sells to other countries |
| pesticides | chemicals used to kill insects on plants |
| human rights | the right to have basic rights such as safety, shelter, food, and water |
| refugees | people who are forced to leave their homes because of violence, natural disasters, disease, or persecution |
| nuclear proliferation | the buildup of nuclear weapons in many countries around the world |
| interdependence | nations rely upon one another for trade and economic stability |
| multinationals | companies that have business locations all over the world |
