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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Business

A

Manufacturing and/or sale of goods and/or services to satisfy the wants and needs of consumers to make a profit

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2
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Transaction

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Exchange of things of value

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3
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Domestic business

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Business transactions within the borders of one country

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4
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International business

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Transactions conducted between businesses located in different countries

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5
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Domestic market

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All your customers live in the country where your business operates

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6
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Foreign market

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All the customers are in a country other than your own

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7
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5 ways to internationalize a business

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  1. Own a retail of distribution outlet in another country
  2. Own a manufacturing plant in another country
  3. Export to business in another country
  4. Import from business to another country
  5. Invest in business in another country
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8
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The Middle East

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  • oil centred = not sustainable
  • political instability & lack of industrialization limit trade
  • United Arab Emirates trade w/ Canada (not oil)
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9
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India

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  • pop over 1 billion
  • growing middle class
    workforce= young / well educated
  • major centre of outsourcing and manufacturing
  • lack of infrastructure & widespread corruption
  • companies aggressively expanding into international markets
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Africa

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  • low imports to Canada
  • unstable government, lack of infrastructure, rural economies = limited business opportunities
  • rich in primary resources
  • Morocco, South Africa = trade partners
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11
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Globalization

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Process whereby national or regional economies and cultures have become integrated

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12
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Interdependence

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The reliance of two or more nations on each other for products or services.

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13
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3 main areas of interdependence

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  1. Primary industries
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
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14
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Primary industries

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Natural resources

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5 major primary industries

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  1. Agriculture
  2. Fishing/ hunting/ trapping
  3. Forestry/ logging
  4. Energy
  5. Mining
    (Water sometimes included in Canada)
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16
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Secondary industries

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Create a finished usable product

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17
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Products purchased my business

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Capital goods

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18
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Products purchased my individuals

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Consumer goods

19
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Branch plant

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A factory owned by a company based in another country

20
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Canadas economy =

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Branch plant as many businesses are owned by foreign investors

21
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Tertiary industries

A

Provide necessary services to consumers and other businesses
Ex. Banking

22
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The internet

A
  • primary tool for businesses and consumers to buy and sell

- transformed the world into an open market place

23
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How do international businesses help Canada (4 ways)

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  1. variety of products
  2. new markets = more jobs
  3. foreign investments
  4. new processes & technologies
24
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How does international business hurt Canadians

A

Loss of cultural identity

25
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5 negative impacts of increased foreign ownership of companies in Canada

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  1. Foreign companies have foreign loyalties
  2. Lack of research and development
  3. Reduced exports
  4. Revenues leave Canada to pay head office costs
  5. Economic destabilization
26
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Why is eating local better

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  • grows the domestic economy
  • saves nutritional value
  • better for the environment
27
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Why is buying food from other countries cheaper?

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Labour is cheaper

28
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Pros of foreign investment

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  • help Canadian firms expand and enter foreign markets
29
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When did Columbus come to Canada?

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1600s

30
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When and where were trade settlements established

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Halifax. Montreal. Quebec. Ottawa. Kingston. Toronto. 1700s

31
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Why does Canada have stronger ties w/ Britain than France?

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Britain won the seven years war w/ France therefore Canada traded more with England than France

32
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When did the us gain independence

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Late 1700s

33
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Us industrial revolution

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  • 1775 James watt = steam engine

- 1794 Eli Whitney = Cotton gin

34
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What did Canada supply to the us

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Wheat and timber

35
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Why is us bigger than Canada

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US = manufacturing - more jobs - dependant 
Can = resource based trading- dependant on Britain
36
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Why are manufacturing jobs decreasing in us and can

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Cheaper labour and improved technology = more economical to manufacture in Asia

37
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When did Canada start trading with japan

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Late 1940s

38
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What is japan known for

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Automobiles and high-tech equipment

39
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What led to free enterprise promoted in several Chinese districts?

A

Liberalization of communist economic policies

40
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2/3 Chinese exports are foreign owned or invested why?

A

Because labour is cheap and abundant in china

41
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When was NAFTA signed

A

1993

42
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What spurred North America / Mexico trade

A

NAFTA

North American free trade agreement

43
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What is NAFTA

A

Good made in Mexico or the US can enter Canada duty free.

-Mexican goods = bargain

44
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Duty

A

A tax most countries place on imports to make the price of domestic goods competitive with imported goods

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