Regional Integration Form 3

Regional Integration is:

• A process in which countries around the world agree to trade with each other

• A process in which neighbouring states agree to work closely to achieve stated goals

• Countries of North America working together to achieve goals

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a multilateral agreement?

• Fishing protocol between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago

• Treaty of Bassteterre

• Treaty of Chaguaramas

• Treaty of the United Nations

The treaty of Chaguaramas was signed in which country?

• St. Lucia

• Grenada

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Jamaica

Which of the following CORRECTLY illustrates the sequence of the stages in the integration movement in the Caribbean?

• FEDERATION CARIFTA CSME OECS

• FEDERATION CARIFTA CARICOM CSME

• FEDERATION CARICOM ACS OECS

• FEDERATION CARICOM CARIFTA OECS

Name the countries represented by the national flags depicted above.

• Grenada, Barbados, Jamaica

• Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados

• Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada

• Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados

Which of the following is no longer in existence?

• CARICOM

• West Indies Federation

• OECS

• ACS

Which of the following countries are not islands (mainland territories)?

• Barbados, Grenada

• Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

• Guyana, Belize

• St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

A free trade area is:

• An area where goods and services are free

• An arrangement by a group of countries to removes taxes among themselves

• Restrictions made by groups of countries to discourage free trade

• An area where goods are bought and sold

Caribbean countries are often in competition with one another for the same markets for the following reasons EXCEPT:

• They grow the same agricultural products

• They produce the same goods

• They have different resources

• They have the same trading partners

Which of the following is MOST likely to hinder regional integration?

• Increasing freedom of movement for workers

• Imposing strict customs taxes on goods from member states

• Sharing expertise on issues such as unemployment and health care

• Increasing trade within the region