A | B |
Imports | goods and service one country buys from another country. |
Exports | goods and services one country sells to another country. |
Protectionism | limiting trade with other countries to protect business at home. |
Tariff | a tax placed on imported products to make them more expensive than domestic products. |
Quota | a limit placed on the quantities of a product that can be imported. |
Embargo | a ban on the import or export of a product. |
Free Trade | few or no limits on trade between countries. |
Multinational corporation | a company that does business and has facilities in many countries around the world. |
Exchange rate | the price at which the currency of one country can buy the currency of another country. |
Balance of trade | the difference in value between how much a country imports and how much it exports. |
Trade Surplus | more exports than imports. |
Trade Deficit | more imports than exports. |