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Question 1

What role does competition play in international trade?

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It drives down prices for consumers.

Question 2

Which situation might cause a country to specialize?

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wheat production in a region with fertile soil

Question 3

Which is the best example of a country that is dependent on other countries?

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a country that has little fertile soil

Question 4

How does specialization enable countries to trade with one another?

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A country can make and sell goods affordably and buy goods that it is inefficient at making.

Question 5

When a country chooses to limit the kinds of goods or services it produces, it is practicing

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specialization.

Question 6

In regard to trade, the United States

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imports and exports goods and services.

Question 7

Which region specializes in diamonds?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 8

Which situation is the best example of opportunity cost?

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A country chooses to produce bananas instead of wheat.

Question 9

Which region is most likely to export bananas to the United States?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Central America

Question 10

Which is an example of a country that is overly dependent on another country for critical goods and services?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a country that imports all its oil

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