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B
Businesses can take advantage of favorable laws to make products cheaply.
B
Businesses can take advantage of favorable taxes to make products cheaply.
B
Businesses can take advantage of new forms of technology to make products cheaply.
B
Businesses can take advantage of new forms of democracy to make products cheaply.
B
Businesses can take advantage of faster technology to make products faster.
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A factory owner might decide to manufacture shirts in Pakistan instead of the United States because

i
it is less expensive to make shirts there.
i
it is worth paying more for foreign labor.
w
workers in Pakistan are more skilled.
w
workers in Pakistan work fewer hours.
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A tariff is a type of

t
tax.
p
punishment.
s
subsidy.
g
grant.
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Globalization is the process of

l
limiting exhange of goods and services.
c
connecting the world over time.
r
requiring or relying on something.
f
focusing on certain goods and services.
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The graph shows US trade with China from 1990 to 2018.

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A
The United States has a trade surplus with China.
B
China’s economy is declining, which has harmed trade.
C
The United States has a trade deficit with China.
D
China’s economy is improving, which has helped trade.
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Which describes the difference between a trade surplus and a trade deficit?

A
A trade surplus is when a country exports more than it imports, while a trade deficit happens when imports exceed exports.
B
A trade surplus is when a country imports more than it exports, while a trade deficit happens when exports exceed imports.
C
A trade surplus is when a country produces more than it consumes, while a trade deficit happens when consumption exceeds production.
D
A trade deficit is when a country loses money on products it makes, while a trade surplus happens when production leads to profits.
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b
benefits producers or consumers when taking action.
p
pushes producers or consumers to act on the government's behalf.
m
motivates producers or consumers to take action.
f
forces producers or consumers to act in a certain way.
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What is a benefit associated with free trade?

i
increased government revenue from tariffs
e
enhanced innovation and technology
l
limited market access for domestic industries
h
higher inflation due to import competition
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The North American Free Trade Agreement created a free trade zone between Canada, the United States, and .

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What are standards designed to do? Check all that apply.protect consumerssupport domestic industrieslimit importsensure safetyoffer domestic industries an advantage

p
protect consumers
s
support domestic industries
l
limit imports
e
ensure safety
o
offer domestic industries an advantage
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An exchange rate table makes it easy to compare the

A
different currency denominations used by a single country.
B
cost to produce the currency used by a single country.
C
value of the currencies for two or more countries.
D
unemployment rates for two or more countries.
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T
They make the action impossible.
T
They make the action more profitable.
T
They make the action difficult.
T
They make the action less likely.

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