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WG Unit 4 Alliances
Population, Migration and Urban Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AU (African Union) | economic alliance to promote financial success of Africa by eliminating trade barriers within Africa |
| AmeriCorps | domestic program to promote education & community enrichment in areas of poverty within the USA |
| Antarctic Treaty | treaty created to demilitarize Antarctica & preserve it for scientific study |
| ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | economic alliance to reduce trade barriers in Southeast Asian nations |
| Commonwealth of Nations | former British colonies which are now independent but maintain allegiance to the British crown |
| EU (European Union) | economic alliance to promote the financial success of Europe by eliminating trade barriers within Europe & promote use of Euro |
| Law of the Sea | UN Treaty regulating resource of the ocean & seas |
| League of Arab States | political organization of Arab countries |
| NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) | economic alliance which permits the free exchange of goods (tax free trade) between Canada, the USA and Mexico |
| NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | post WW2 political alliance to protect nations against the spread of communism & to promote democracy; members defend each other |
| OAS (Organization of American States) | political organization of countries in the Western Hemisphere working together to promote peace & democracy |
| OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) | economic alliance responsible for controlling the production & sale of oil |
| Peace Corps | organization to aid developing countries & promote peace |
| Red Cross/Red Crescent | humanitarian effort to relieve human suffering & care for victims of disaster |
| UN (United Nations) | political organization to promote international peace; "peacekeepers" |