Understanding Brazil's Trade and Industry

What does "trade balance" mean?

• The difference between how much a country exports and imports

• The number of factories in a country

• The amount of money people have

• The number of cars in a city

Which of these is a product that Brazil exports?

• Bananas

• Oil

• Computers

• Ice cream

What is an industry?

• A place where people play games

• A group of businesses that make things

• A type of animal

• A kind of food

Which of these is a characteristic of the Brazilian industry?

• It makes many different products

• It only sells to people in Brazil

• It does not use machines

• It is only about farming

What does "import" mean?

• To make something in your own country

• To bring something from another country

• To throw something away

• To eat food

Why is the trade balance important for a country?

• It helps the country know if it is selling more or buying more

• It tells people what to eat

• It shows how many schools there are

• It helps people find lost things

Which of these is a trend in the national market?

• More people are buying and selling products

• People are sleeping more

• There are more animals in the zoo

• The weather is getting colder

How does industry help the economy?

• By creating jobs and making products to sell

• By making people sleep

• By closing schools

• By stopping trade

If Brazil exports more than it imports, what kind of trade balance does it have?

• Negative trade balance

• Positive trade balance

• No trade balance

• Zero trade balance

Which of these is an example of something Brazil might import?

• Coffee grown in Brazil

• Cars made in another country

• Sugar from Brazilian farms

• Soccer balls made in Brazil