8th Grade Global FAIR TRADE Session 8

What are the factors based on which decisions on what to buy at the supermarket are made?

• Brand, packaging, and price

• Taste, quality, and price

• Taste, color, and size

• Quality, quantity, and price

What is the main goal of Fairtrade products?

• To increase the price of agricultural products

• To control the financial markets

• To improve the working and living conditions of families in developing countries

• To reduce the quality of products in the market

What is the minimum price in the Fairtrade system?

• The minimum that farmers organizations are paid

• The average price that farmers organizations are paid

• The fixed price that farmers organizations are paid

• The maximum price that farmers organizations are paid

What is the Fairtrade premium used for?

• To reduce the quality of products

• To invest in speculative markets

• To build wells and hospitals

• To increase the price of products

What is forbidden in the use of Fairtrade products?

• The use of natural habitats

• The use of genetically modified organisms

• The use of organic farming

• The use of water

Who develops the Fairtrade standards?

• Independent certification body

• Fairtrade international in consultation with producers and businesses

• Businesses only

• Producers only

What is the most well known Fairtrade product?

• Bananas

• Cocoa

• Coffee

• Rice

How many Fairtrade products are available on sale in more than 125 countries worldwide?

• Over 20,000

• Over 10,000

• Over 30,000

• Over 40,000

Where can Fairtrade products be found?

• Cafes and restaurants only

• Supermarkets, cafes, restaurants, trains, and planes

• Supermarkets only

• Trains and planes only

What is the power in the hands of consumers according to the text?

• The power to exploit child labor

• The power to reduce the quality of products

• The power to change lives for over 1.5 million farmers and workers worldwide

• The power to control the financial markets