Global Production & Manufacturing (2.02) Key Terms List

Comparisons of the value of a country's imports and exports is called ________.

• Balance of Trade

• Gross Domestic Product

• Foreign Exchange Rate

• Inflation Rate

Software that allows the artist to create and save templates in order to quickly edit a piece, extremely popular for knit and woven fabric pattern construction, is called ________.

• CAD (Computer Aided Design)

• Photoshop

• Illustrator

• Word Processor

Laws that protect the conditions, hours and amount a person under 18 works and prevents work from interfering with education are called ________.

• Child Labor Laws

• Minimum Wage Laws

• Tax Laws

• Immigration Laws

A method of manufacturing that uses a laser to cut materials, providing extreme accuracy, clean cuts, and sealed fabric edges, is called ________.

• Computerized Laser Cutter

• Rotary Cutter

• Die Cutting Machine

• Thermal Press

The process of cutting out the pattern pieces is called ________.

• Cutting

• Stitching

• Ironing

• Measuring

A machine used most often in mass production of fashion apparel, capable of cutting through many piles of fabric, is called ________.

• Electric Knife Machine

• Sewing Machine

• Buttonhole Machine

• Embroidery Machine

Products sent out from one country to others are called ________.

• Exports

• Imports

• Tariffs

• Quotas

The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits around or into something is called ________.

• Fit

• Color

• Texture

• Pattern

Movement of goods that are not restricted by tariffs or quotas is called ________.

• Free Trade Agreements

• Import Substitution

• Trade Embargo

• Protectionism

The flow of goods, services, money, labor, technology across international borders is called ________.

• Globalization

• Privatization

• Urbanization

• Nationalization