Vocabulary | Lesson 1: Why and How Nations Trade | Lesson 2: Economic Systems and Development | Lesson 1 & 2 | All of Chapter Review |
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What is
import- to buy good from another country export- to sell goods to other countries
What does import mean? What does export mean?
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What is
Comparative advantage.
What is the main reason countries trade?
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self-interest
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In a market economy, individuals act in their own ______-______ |
What is
United States, Mexico, Canada
What 3 countries joined together to create the largest free trade zone in the world?
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What is
Developed countries are countries with a high standard of living. A developing country is a country that does not have an advanced economy.
What is the difference between a developed country and a developing country?
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What quota mean?
What is a limit on the amount of foreign goods imported into a country
What quota mean?
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What it
Protectionism- is the use of tactics that make imported goods more expensive than domestics goods.
What is Protectionism?
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What is
Freedom
What does market economies give people?
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What is
World Trade Organization
What is the WTO?
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What is
a high rate of population growth
What is one major obstacle to development?
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What is
Balance of trade- the difference between the values of a nation's imports and its exports
What does balance of trade mean?
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The benifits of free trade encouraged _____ European nations to form the largest econemy in the world. |
What is
a command economy
What is the opposite of a market economy?
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What is
it promotes unity among nations and economic development in Africa
What does the African Union Promote?
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What is
They have to create more jobs faster
What is one challenge countries with high rate of population face?
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What is
Privatization- the process of changing from state-owned buisnesses, factories, and farms to ones owned by private citizens
What does privatization mean?
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What is
trade surplus
What is a postive balance of trade?
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What is
socialism
What are the roots in command economies known as
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What is
subsidies
What is one way governments protect domestic industries?
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What is
Import is when the country brings goods into the country Export is when goods leave the country
What is the differnece of import and export?
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What is
developed country- a country with a high standard of living, a high level of industrialization, and a high per capita income
What does developed country mean?
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What is
The value of one currency in terms of another
What is exchange rate?
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What is
command economies
What is central planning related to
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What is
Command economies Cuba North Korea
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________ economies are not very efficent. ______ and ________ _________ have low GPD's per a capital. |
What is
A subsidy is a payment or other benifit given by government to help domestic producer
What are subsidies
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