______ is the exchange of one good or service for another.
What is trade.
100
________ _________are the workers who produce goods and services.
What is Human resources.
100
Three reasons why so many bananas find their way to the garbage.
What are: unmarketable shape, size, appearance (colour), smell, consumers buying more than they need, restaurant food safety rules, ...
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! 200 POINTS!
This kind of trade aims to eliminate import taxes and tariffs for companies.
What is Free Trade.
100
War, debt, technology, and GMOs are _____________ factors that affect the food resources.
What are human factors.
200
Countries that have a trade relationship that benefits both sides, each trading goods and resources to the other country that are needed. An example is the trade relationship between Canada and Cuba.
What is a complimentary trade relationship.
200
____________ resources are things that we take from the environment to use.
What is Natural.
200
______________ are used by most banana producers to increase yields, but they run off into streams and rivers, negatively impacting plant and animal life.
What are fertilizers/pesticides?
200
Rich countries often tax imports from poor countries many times more than imports from other rich countries. These taxes are called ____________.
What are tariffs.
200
River __________ are areas of high productivity (rich vegetation) because the rivers have collected minerals and nutrients which are deposited when the river meets another body of water.
What are deltas.
300
_____ means to ship out goods to another country. ______ means to bring in goods to your country.
What is export; what is import.
300
_______ _________are tools, money, machines, and buildings or factories that businesses use to make goods.
What are Capital resources.
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! 600 points!
People from these two continents are the world’s biggest banana consumers.
What are Europe and North America.
300
This type of trade ensures that the farmers/producers get enough money for their work, and the farmers/producers commit to sustainable environmental practices and humane treatment of employees.
What is Fair Trade.
300
What type of resource are trees? _______ _______ resource
What is renewable natural resource.
400
This kind of institution benefits the most from free trade of coffee and other agricultural products.
What are multinational (or transnational) corporations.
400
Theses can be produced again overtime by nature and/or people. We do not have to be worried about these resources running out because we can replace them fast enough when we need them.
What are renewable resources.
400
Name one of the three biggest banana companies.
What are Dole, Chiquita, Del Monte.
400
Examples include NAFTA, the EU, and Asia Pacific.
What is a Trade Bloc.
400
________________ is the total amount of money that a country makes each year from the sale of goods and services, foreign investment abroad, and money earned by citizens. It does not include money earned by foreigners living in the country.
What is Gross National Product (GNP).
500
When people depend on one another for goods and resources it is called economic _________________.
What is interdependence.
500
These cannot be made again quickly by nature or people because they take a very long time to make. This means we would not be able to produce them fast enough to meet our needs.
What are Non-renewable resources.
500
Bananas can be produced in a country in mass amounts for the sole purpose of exporting and selling them for profit; often this farming practice involves only one type of crop being produced in an area.
What is cash crop agriculture.
500
Europe refuses to import this type of crop for fear of hidden long-term side effects.
What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
500
This type of farming uses a combination of machinery and livestock to cultivate land; the farmers consume part of their produce and sell the rest for cash.