Global Issues

2. a placing of high value on acquiring material possessions
5. destruction of forests, especially tropical rain forests
8. trade commerce between nations without economic restrictions or barriers (such as tariffs)
9. process of adopting western ways
10. cleansing a policy of murder and other acts of brutality by which Serbs hoped to eliminate Bosnia's Muslim population after the breakup of Yugoslavia
11. attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or religious group
12. the creation of plants or animals that are genetically identical to an existing plant or animal
13. revolution a campaign started by agricultural scientists that attempted to increase food production worldwide
14. conservative islamic group that took control of Afghanistan after the Soviet Union withdrew its troops
15. the changeover arable land into desert
16. politically motivated attacks on information systems, such as hacking into computer networks or spreading computer viruses
18. layer a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere, which protects living things from the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays

1. spread of nuclear weapons to other nations
3. the use of force or threats to frighten people or governments to change their policies
4. movement of people to cities
6. term used to describe conditions shared by nations that were once colonies
7. the ability to read and write
17. a person who leaves his or her country to move to another to find safety