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chapter 3 d
Question | Answer |
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what are imports | items brought from other countries |
what are exports | goods and services sold to other countries |
what is balance of trade | the diference beteen a country's total exports and total imports |
what is balance of payments | the difference between the amount of money that comes into a country and the amount that goes out of it |
what is exchange rate | the value of a currency in one country campared with the value in another |
what is infrastructure | a factor tht supports international trade in industrialized countries; including a nation's transportaation, communications, and utility systems |
what is trade barrier | restriction to free trade |
what is quota | a government set limit on the quantity of a product that may be imported or exported within a given period |
what is tariff | a tax that a government places on certain imported products |
what is embargo | an action imposed by the government to stop the export or import of a product completely |