The
World in a Supermarket by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Creative Teaching Press, Inc.
8 pages
ISBN 1-57471-126-1
Summary:
This very simple, short book shows products that are produced in
other countries.
Concept:
Interdependence
Definition:
Interdependence occurs when people or countries depend on
someone else to provide the goods and services they consume.
Comprehension
Questions:
Match the goods
and the countries where the goods are produced.
| Bananas |
France |
| Pasta
|
Brazil |
| Pineapples
|
Greece |
| Olives |
Honduras |
| Cheese
|
Hawaii |
| (Answers:
bananas-Honduras, pasta-Italy, pineapples-Hawaii, olives-Greece,
cheese-France) |
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Why do
these countries specialize in producing these particular goods?
(They have productive resources - natural, human, and capital
- that enable them to produce these goods efficiently.)
How do
these goods get to our stores? (People trade/exchange with
people in other countries.)
What are
the benefits of international trade? (Consumers have a
greater variety of goods
at lower prices.)
What does
it mean to be interdependent?
(relying on or depending on someone else)
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How are countries
interdependent? Give examples. (People depend on producers in
other countries to provide certain goods and services. Example:
The U.S. depends on olives from Greece and bananas from Honduras.)
Other
Concepts: Goods
and Services, Specialization,
Trade
and Money
(From KidsEcon Posters©: www.kidseconposters.com)
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