Vocabulary

Affirmative action

efforts to improve the opportunities of minority groups; typically in employment and education 

BRICS nations

the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)

Conservation

a careful preservation and protection of something; especially of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect

Deforestation

the clearing or thinning of forests by humans

Emerging Nation

a developing country that has achieved some industrial capacity and continues along a trajectory of growth. 

Favelas

unique, low and middle-income, and unregulated informal settlement neighborhoods in Brazil that have experienced historical governmental neglect

Gini Coefficient

a statistical measure used to determine economic inequality within a country

Impeachment

a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office

Indigenous

existing naturally or having always lived in a place; native

Subversive

trying to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority