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Global trade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the arrangement that formed the basis of the modern international trade system after World War II?

a)

World Bank

b)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

c)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

d)

International Trade Organization (ITO)

2.

Which of the following is not among the responsibilities of the World Trade Organization, the main institution dealing with international trade?

a)

Facilitating trade agreements among member countries

b)

Monitoring countries’ trade policies to ensure compliance with agreements

c)

Specifying the amount of goods and services that countries can trade each year

d)

Settling disputes related to trade policy

3.

Which country provided the largest share of U.S. goods and services imports in 2016?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

United Kingdom

4.

Which country is the world’s leading goods exporter?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

United States

5.

Which country is the world’s leading goods importer?

a)

India

b)

United Kingdom

c)

China

d)

United States

6.

Connection made among nations worldwide when economies freely move goods, labor, and money across borders -

a)

balance of trade

b)

globalization

c)

trade policy

d)

international trade

7.

Group of countries that join together to trade as if they were a single country.

a)

trading bloc

b)

trade policy

c)

NAFTA

d)

trade agreement

8.

Governmental order that prohibits trade with a foreign country.

a)

quota

b)

international trade

c)

trade barrier

d)

embargo

9.

Embargo that affects only certain goods.

a)

balance of trade

b)

protectionism

c)

trade sanction

d)

trading bloc

10.

Governmental tax on imported goods

a)

floating currency

b)

tariff

c)

trade sanction

d)

embargo

11.

Limit on the amount of a product imported into a country during a specific period of time.

a)

trade agreement

b)

tariff

c)

trading bloc

d)

quota

12.

Policy of protecting a country's domestic industries by enforcing trade regulations on foreign competitors

a)

trade sanction

b)

protectionism

c)

balance of payments

d)

adaptation

13.

Total amount of money that comes into a country, minus the total amount of money that goes out for a specific period of time.

a)

balance of payments

b)

imports

c)

floating currency

d)

quota

14.

Exists when a country can produce goods more efficiently and at a lower cost than another country

a)

absolute advantage

b)

standardization

c)

adaptation

d)

comparative advantage

15.

Buying and selling of goods and services between two or more specific nations rather than all nations in the world

a)

globalization

b)

joint venture

c)

international trade

d)

global marketing

16.

Exchange rates can vary from day to day and even hour to hour.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An international treaty is signed by all the countries in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Nations engage in international trade because most countries do not have the factors of production needed to produce all the goods and services needed by their population.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The nature of trade regulations is to promote far competition and honest business practices in the global marketplace.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Many companies outsource work to foreign companies because the operating costs in other countries are higher.

a)

True

b)

False