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What kind of advantage does a country have if it can make a product more efficiently?

A
an import advantage.
B
an export advantage.
C
a comparative advantage.
D
an absolute advantage.
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The table compares two countries and two products.

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A
focus both on its petroleum and seafood industries
B
focus on the seafood industry only
C
focus on the petroleum industry only
D
decide to find another industry to focus on
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Which is the best example of a country that is dependent on other countries?

A
a country that has little fertile soil
B
a country that has no imports
C
a country with grain surpluses
D
a country with a diverse economy
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It takes brothers John and Dan the same amount of time to clean the room they share, but John can mow the lawn faster than Dan. Which action would allow them to take advantage of their respective comparative advantages?

A
them both sharing each task equally
B
John mowing the lawn and Dan cleaning their room
C
Dan mowing the lawn and John cleaning their room
D
Dan doing both tasks
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Which is an example of a country that is overly dependent on another country for critical goods and services?

A
a country that imports all its oil
B
a country that imports all of its luxury goods
C
a country that licenses some television shows
D
a country that has some international businesses
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The United States is said to have an absolute advantage in producing food compared with Japan. What does that mean?

A
It must import most of its food from Japan.
B
It produces food more efficiently than Japan.
C
It produces food at a higher cost than Japan.
D
It must export most of its food to Japan.
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Which situation might cause a country to specialize?

A
bananas grown far from major transportation
B
seafood in an area with few fishing vessels
C
electronics in a city with few trained workers
D
wheat production in a region with fertile soil
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A company in Maine sends lobsters to France. What is Maine doing? Select three options.

A
importing products
B
practicing international trade
C
exporting products
D
participating in globalization
E
ending their specialization
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When a country chooses to limit the kinds of goods or services it produces, it is practicing

A
absolute advantage.
B
globalization.
C
dependency.
D
specialization.

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