chapter 6

Question 1

Import

Answer 1

the goods a country brings in from different nations.

Question 2

Export

Answer 2

the goods a country sells or trades with another country

Question 3

Comparative advantage

Answer 3

the ability to produce something at a lower opportunity cost than another country can

Question 4

Tariff

Answer 4

tax on imports

Question 5

Protectionism

Answer 5

use of tactics that make imported goods more expensive that domestic goods

Question 6

Quota

Answer 6

a limit placed on the amount of a particular good that enters a country

Question 7

Subsidy

Answer 7

a payment or other benefit given by the government to help a domestic producer.

Question 8

natural boundaries

Answer 8

boundaries that follow the features of a landscape

Question 9

cultural boundaries

Answer 9

Borders that are based on culture traits such as religion or language

Question 10

geometric boundaries

Answer 10

boundaries that follow regular, geometric papers

Question 11

nationalism

Answer 11

feeling pride and loyalty for ones country country or culture group

Question 12

totalitarian governments

Answer 12

when one person or a small group of people governs a whole country

Question 13

democracy

Answer 13

countries where all citizens have a voice in their country

Question 14

tariffs

Answer 14

taxes on imports and exports

Question 15

quotas

Answer 15

limits to the amount of a product that can be imported