Geography Term 2 Unit 4: Fair trading

Question 1

The price of raw materials is decided by:

a) Buyers
b) Sellers

Answer 1

a) Buyers.

Question 2

Prices of raw materials are always:

a) high
b) low

Answer 2

b) low.

Question 3

What does getting low prices do to countries?

Answer 3

It keeps them poor.

Question 4

Poor countries do not have money to buy:

a) Clothes
b) Food
c) Manufactured goods
d) A house

Answer 4

c) Manufactured goods.

Question 5

What happens when trade is unfair?

Answer 5

When there is unfair trade, there are some problems that are caused:

• Farmers and mine workers get low wages
• Sometimes children are forced to work
• People do not develop skills

Question 6

What is fair trade?

Answer 6

Fair trade is when people are able to earn enough money to live and improve their lives.

Question 7

Fair trade happens when:

a) countries disagree on fair prices
b) towns agree to fair prices
c) countries agree to fair prices
d) towns disagree on fair prices

Answer 7

c) countries agree to fair prices.

Question 8

What happens when trade is fair?

Answer 8

When there is fair trade, there are things that help a country:

• Workers are paid fair wages
• No children are allowed to work. They go to school.
• Workers form companies so that they have more control over prices and wages