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There is an increase in international connections... reasons include:
More people travelling
Communication is fasterbecause of technology
Enormous growth in international trade
people are sharing common cultures
Sending aid to other countries because of hazards, wars and terrism
Define Peacekeeping
Parties in a conflict have agreed to work towards peace
Peacemaking
occurs when there has been no peace agreement and military operations may be neccesary to create peace
Foreign Aid
Financial Assistance provided to developing countries- usually from developed countries
ODA
Official Developed Association- Goverment povided foreign aid
NGO
Non goverment organizations
Public raises money, volunteer time and resource for foreign aid- red cross
Globalization
Borders between countries are becoming less important as the world operates more like one unit
MNC's
Multinational Corperations Companies that operate across the entire world- walt disney- microsoft- adidas
imports
product or service that is brought into a country from another country
export
product or service produced in one country and sold to another
Canada's trade is very complex but easy to understand. Who does canada trade with
countries all over the world
Our trade with the US exceeds_____ trade with all other countries
total
imports fall into 4 categories. What are they?
1. High- technology products
2. Goods produced in warmer climate
3. motor vehicle parts
4. motor vehicles
Exports fall into 3 categories, what are they?
1. products from natural resources
2. specialized manufactured goods
3. motor vehichles
Importance of exports
to pay for things we import
to keep our economy healthy
to lower the prices of canadian made goods for canadians
Author
Olivia14
ID
24160
Card Set
Geography
Description
Trade
Updated
2010-06-19T18:18:35Z
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