Specialization and Trade

to bring goods into a country from another country for sale

• import

• export

• trade

• embargo

to send goods or services to another country for sale

• import

• export

• tariff

• embargo

Countries trade with one another because ​ (a)  

• they like to share.
• they have scarce resources
• they like to get to know each other better.

to become an expert in a particular subject, skill, or trade; to produce ​ a limited variety of goods and services​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• interdependence

• independence

• specialize

• professional

If a country specializes in producing a good, they are most likely to ​ (a)   this good.

• import
• export

When people, societies, or other groups rely on each other for survival or success it is called (a)  

• independence
• interdependence
• specialize

In 2021, the United States exported about $1 billion worth of apples (about 1 in 3 of the apples grown in the United States).  In 2021, the United States also imported $215.9 million worth of apples (5.0% of the world’s apple imports).  Why would the United States export AND import apples in the same year?