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Foreign Trade Global
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Group of 10 Southeast Asian nations working to promote regional cooperation - economic growth - & trade
ASEAN
expropriation
traders - arguments - consumer
most favored nation clause
2. Successor of the European community established in 1993 by the Maastricht Treaty
European Union
200 - Thomas Malthus - nations - birth - famine - standard - living
protectionists
humanitarian - political
3. Group of countries that have agreed to reduce trade barriers among themselves - but lack a common tariff barrier for nonmembers
trade surplus
exchange - currencies
free trade area
economists - pollution - incentives
4. Some smaller ______ use a fixed ____ that ties their value to that of other major _________
nations - rate - currencies
IMF - Bank - agencies - development
exports
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
5. The ____ was established in 1947 & evolved into the World _____ Organization which now tries to open nations up to _____ & settle ________
exchange - currencies
GATT - Trade - trade - disputes
World Trade Organization
embargo - 1970 - energy
6. Situation occurring when the value of a nation's exports exceeds the value of its imports
economics - society - capitalism - system
most favored nation clause
hydroelectric - biomass - solar - wind - gasohol
trade surplus
7. The value of foreign exchange is determined in foreign ________ markets where __________ are bought & sold
gasohol
taxes - permits - incentive - pollute
exchange - currencies
trade - advantage
8. The goods & services that a nation buys from other nations
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
European Union
imports
international
9. Prohibition on the export or import of a product
embargo
trade surplus
NAFTA
economics - society - capitalism - system
10. True flexibility ________ enable the modern modified ____ enterprise economy to better deal w/ the unforeseen events of the _______
trade surplus
restrict - markets - globe
exports
markets - free - future
11. ___________ argue _________ can't be controlled until economic __________ to pollute are removed
capitalism - goals
economists - pollution - incentives
traders - arguments - consumer
tariffs - quotas - licensing - health certification - voluntary quotas
12. The U.S. is extensively involved in _____________ trade
embargo - 1970 - energy
international
European Union
population - governments
13. Individual who favors fewer or even no trade restrictions
technology
free traders
IMF - Bank - agencies - development
embargo
14. _________ is an expanding problem that ___________ seek to find answer to
fixed exchange rate
population - governments
200 - Thomas Malthus - nations - birth - famine - standard - living
tariffs - quotas - licensing - health certification - voluntary quotas
15. Selling products outside of the country for less than it costs to produce them at home
markets - free - future
gasohol
dumping
free trade area
16. Modern _________ is suited to meet the economic _____ of the people
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
ASEAN
exchange - currencies
capitalism - goals
17. Agreement signed in 1993 to reduce tariffs b/w the U.S. - Canada - & Mexico
grow - attention
nations - rate - currencies
tariffs - quotas - licensing - health certification - voluntary quotas
NAFTA
18. Mixture of 90% unleaded gasoline & 10% grain alcohol
birth - life - national - education - religion - corruption - war - debt
gasohol
NAFTA - U.S. - Canada - Mexico
hydroelectric - biomass - solar - wind - gasohol
19. Resource created from living & nonliving materials
grow - attention
economists - pollution - incentives
biomass
tariffs - quotas - licensing - health certification - voluntary quotas
20. [FIB] U.S. sources of energy: ______________ power - _______ - ______ power - ____ power - _______
imports
birth - life - national - education - religion - corruption - war - debt
hydroelectric - biomass - solar - wind - gasohol
foreign exchange
21. The basis for _____ today is called comparative _________
grow - attention
taxes - permits - incentive - pollute
trade deficit
trade - advantage
22. Government confiscation of private or foreign owned goods w/o compensation
GATT - Trade - trade - disputes
economists - pollution - incentives
resources: - oil - natural - coal
expropriation
23. The national _______ for economic ________ has recommended a 5 point approach to _______ making & the final step is cost benefit ________
council - thinking - decision - analysis
markets - free - future
200 - Thomas Malthus - nations - birth - famine - standard - living
trade deficit
24. Malthus didn't take into account the advancement of _________ that would effect all of the factors
technology
resources: - oil - natural - coal
tariffs - Depression - world - free
exchange - international
25. The goods & services that a nation produces & then sells to other nations
embargo
exports
foreign exchange
traders - arguments - consumer
26. It was the oil _______ of the early ____s that pushed the U.S. to seek out new sources of ______
biomass
embargo - 1970 - energy
nations - produce - trade - output
gasohol
27. Carbon _______ are tradable ___________ that give the right to emit 1 ___ of carbon into the ____________
subsistence
expropriation
exchange - international
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
28. Barriers have been used to _______ the flow of products to _______ across the ______
restrict - markets - globe
population - governments
endangered - boom - water - land
NAFTA - U.S. - Canada - Mexico
29. Other resources that are becoming more __________ due to the population ____ are _____ & ____
endangered - boom - water - land
economics - society - capitalism - system
embargo
European Union
30. High _______ were one of the primary causes associated w/ the Great __________ - yet the _____ has moved toward ____ trade ever since the
dumping
tariffs - Depression - world - free
markets - free - future
modified free enterprise economy
31. Most countries uses a system of ________ or ________ exchange rates - meaning that ______ & ______ determine the nation's ________ value
economists - pollution - incentives
World Trade Organization
floating - flexible - supply - demand - currency
most favored nation clause
32. Free _______ believe that all of the protectionists _________ are flawed - due to the restriction that it places on the ________
traders - arguments - consumer
gasohol
population - governments
resources: - oil - natural - coal
33. A fundamental knowledge of ________ is key to understand our modern _______ b/c __________ has become the dominant economic ______ today
economics - society - capitalism - system
imports
restrict - markets - globe
floating - flexible - supply - demand - currency
34. Tax placed on an imported product
tariff
capitalism - goals
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
problems - scale
35. Person who would protect domestic producers w/ tariffs - quotas - & other trade barriers
capitalism - goals
resources: - oil - natural - coal
trade - advantage
protectionists
36. Programs including pollution _____ & pollution _______ are designed to give firms the ________ not to ________
gasohol
taxes - permits - incentive - pollute
free trade area
protectionists
37. State in which a society produces barely enough to support itself
subsistence
population - governments
capitalism - goals
exports
38. ______ was created to open up free trade b/w the ____ - ______ - & ______
IMF - Bank - agencies - development
hydroelectric - biomass - solar - wind - gasohol
NAFTA - U.S. - Canada - Mexico
dumping
39. The ___ & the World ____ are the 2 major international ________ that help w/ ___________
free traders
hydroelectric - biomass - solar - wind - gasohol
IMF - Bank - agencies - development
technology
40. More than ___ years ago - it was predicted by _______ _______ the problems that would be associated w/ developing _______ : high ______ rates - _____ - threat of a subsistence ________ of ______
restrict - markets - globe
200 - Thomas Malthus - nations - birth - famine - standard - living
traders - arguments - consumer
embargo
41. [FIB] barriers to international trade:
tariffs - quotas - licensing - health certification - voluntary quotas
international
embargo
tariffs - Depression - world - free
42. If people & _______ specialize in the things they _______ relatively more efficiently - & if they engage in _____ to secure the things they do no produce then total world ______ will increase
World Trade Organization
nations - produce - trade - output
technology
ASEAN
43. Legislation is passed on a continuing basis as it continues to ____ & demand immediate _________
dumping
technology
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
grow - attention
44. Deprived nations face the same ________ large nations encounter - just on a greater _____
NAFTA - U.S. - Canada - Mexico
expropriation
problems - scale
embargo - 1970 - energy
45. Trade law allowing a third country to enjoy the same tariff reductions the U.S. negotiates w/ another country
billion - 1
humanitarian - political
floating - flexible - supply - demand - currency
most favored nation clause
46. Free enterprise system w/ some government involvement
national defense - infant industries - protecting domestic jobs- keeping money at home
European Union
modified free enterprise economy
tariffs - Depression - world - free
47. Today there are 1.2 _______ people who make less than $_ a day
billion - 1
credits - certificates - ton - atmosphere
humanitarian - political
IMF - Bank - agencies - development
48. [ESSAY] Major challenges of developing nations: high _____ rates - increasing ____ expectancies - shortage of __________ resources - limited ________ & technology - ________ - large scale __________ - aftermath of ___ - external ____
flexible exchange rate
free trade area
humanitarian - political
birth - life - national - education - religion - corruption - war - debt
49. The primary concern w/ these nations is the ____________ needs - not just the _________
European Union
subsistence
resources: - oil - natural - coal
humanitarian - political
50. Most favored ______ clause is important b/c it gives them the same tariff reductions the U.S. provides other _______
fixed exchange rate
advantage - good
subsistence
nation - nations