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Aslyum
An institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or others that require specialized assistance
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City-State
an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as a part of another local government
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Discrimination
Making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on group or class that they belong to
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Diversity
State of act of being diverse; variety
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Famine
Extreme and general scarcity of food
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Pollution
Introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment
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Privatization
to make exclusive; from public to private
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Rain Forest
A tropical forest with tall trees and high annual rainfall
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Refugee
A person who flees for safety to a foreign country
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Republic
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and representatives are chosen by them
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Society
Group of persons together for religious, cultural, political, or other purposes
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State
Areas where communities have own governments under a soveriegn government
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Stateless Nation
A group, usually minority ethnic group, considered as a nation entitled to its own state for that nation
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Terrorism
the use of violence and threats to intimidate, especially for politcal purposes
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Traditional Economy
economic systems that pertain in societies with extensive subsistence agriculture
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