WorksheetsTRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
1. What was one of the earliest materials used to make boats?
metal
plastic
tree trunks and reed
bricks
2. Which of these was important for early sailors to help them navigate?
google map
Sun and stars
computers
GPS
3. What was early writing used for?
Drawing pictures
Keeping accounts and recording trades
Writing stories
Singing songs
4. Which ancient civilization created libraries of clay tablets?
Egyptians
Romans
Sumerians
Greeks
5. What kind of goods and ideas spread through trade?
Only food
Only clothes
Only music
Mathematics, science, and inventions
6. How did trade influence the spread of religions like Islam?
By making new types of boats
By allowing people of different faiths to meet and interact
By teaching people how to dance
By building tall buildings
7. What was one of the inventions that spread from China to the western world?
Paper-making
The bicycle
The airplane
The television
8. What did early shipbuilders develop to make ships faster and larger?
Better sails and steering methods
Bigger engines
More comfortable seats
Underwater windows
Which term refers to the type of buying and selling that takes place within a country?
free trade
international trade
productivity
domestic trade
Which of the following is a likely result of trade barriers?
reduced competition
lower prices
more choices
increase in imports
Which of the following is a feature of a developed country?
high tariffs
lower standards of living
a strong economy
lower productivity
Why do countries trade goods and services?
because they want to reduce interdependence
because they do not have all the goods and resources they need
because they want to help other countries grow
because they want to protect domestic industries from competition
Which of the following is a way to increase economic development?
raising taxes
investing in education
limiting trade
lowering wages
The exchange of goods and services.
productivity
tariff
profit
trade
What a country is good at producing, or its ability to produce a product more efficiently than other products.
tariff
trade
comparative advantage
gross domestic product
International trade is trade with ________ producers and consumers.
foreign
domestic
allied
friendly
Goods and services that are produced in one country and sold to buyers in another.
tariffs
markets
imports
exports
Goods or services sold in one country but produced in another.
tariffs
markets
imports
exports
A government policy or restriction that limits international trade. Tariffs, quotas, and embargoes are examples of this.
trade barrier
free trade
reciprocal trade
capitalism
Trade without barriers.
tariff
quota
embargo
free trade
Economic growth or an increase in living standards.
recession
boom
development
success
The countries of Haiti and Ethiopia have less productive economies and lower standards of living. They are considered to be _____________?
developed countries
developing countries
backward countries
export countries
The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Gross National Product (GNP)
Country's Wealth
Free Trade
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Tax on imports and exports.
quota
tariff
embargo
The amount of goods and services produced given the amount of resources used.
productivity
capital goods
GDP
counterproductive
How can you increase economic development?
invest in capital goods
invest in human capital
invest in education
find more resources
all of the above
Geographic location can give a country or region advantages in trade.
True
False
A set limit on the number of units of a good that can be imported.
quota
tariff
embargo
A ban on all trade with a country.
quota
tariff
embargo
A ban on all trade with a country.
quota
tariff
embargo
Trade barriers include __________, or taxes on imports or exports, and __________, or bans on trade with a country.
quotas; embargoes
tariffs; quotas
tariffs; embargoes
embargoes; tariffs
A resource is anything that can be used to produce wealth. Resources are distributed evenly.
True
False
The buying and selling that takes place in a country is ___________ trade.
foreign
domestic
The buying and selling that takes place with other countries is _____________ trade.
domestic
foreign
What are goods and services produced inside a country and sold outside of that country.
import
export
What are goods and services sold in one country but produced in another?
import
export
What is meant by development in geography?
Improving the overall quality of life in a country
Improving the overall wealth of a country
Increasing the population of a country
Increasing the size of a country
What is trade?
The selling of goods to another country
The buying of goods from another country
The buying and selling of goods between countries
Imports are...
All the products and goods that are made in a country
All the products and goods that are sold between countries
All the products and goods bought in by a country
All the products and goods used to improve quality of life
Exports are...
All the products are goods grown in another country
All the products and goods sold by a country
All the products and goods that are thrown out
All the products and goods that expire
A Trading Bloc is...
A group of countries that produce the same products and goods
A group of countries that do not trade with one another
A group of countries that have agreed to trade together and reduce barriers
A group of countries that have agreed to trade together but for a higher price
The European Union is an example of a Trading Bloc.
True
False
A producer is...
A country that produces (makes) and sells a certain good
A country that buys and imports a certain good
A country that enables trade with a Trading Bloc
A consumer is...
A country that produces (makes) and sells a certain good
A country that buys a certain product
A country that controls the agreements in a Trading Bloc
Which countries mainly export raw goods? (E.g. fruit, veg, minerals)
HICs
LICs
the exchange of goods and services
what a country is good at producing, or its ability to produce a product more efficiently than other produces
trade barrier
Free trade
all of the buying and selling that takes place within a country
import trade
trade with foreign producers and consumers, trade between different countries
Local trade
goods and services brought into a country
Imports
Currency
