Unit 5 - International Trade
Activity Objective: Students will analyze International Trade agreements, evaluate International Trade policy by the United States government, and interpret political cartoons relating to International Trade.
YOU MUST INCLUDE THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR COMPLETED GOOGLE DOCUMENTS FILE!
Activity Directions: Complete each part of the Activity in a Google Documents file. When you have finished, submit your Document to [email protected]. Make sure you use MLA format in your Google Documents file.
YOU MUST INCLUDE THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR COMPLETED GOOGLE DOCUMENTS FILE!
Activity Directions: Complete each part of the Activity in a Google Documents file. When you have finished, submit your Document to [email protected]. Make sure you use MLA format in your Google Documents file.
Part 1: International Trade Agreements
Directions: Identify the nations that are members of the following trade agreements. You may use the Internet or the biliaterals.org to identify the member nations.
1) South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - 3rd and 4th Block SKIP
2) Pacific Alliance
3) Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - 3rd and 4th Block SKIP
4) European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
5) Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA)
6) Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
2) Pacific Alliance
3) Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - 3rd and 4th Block SKIP
4) European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
5) Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA)
6) Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
Part 2: U.S. International Trade Policy
Directions: Examine the two news articles and then complete the evaluation questions.
7) What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
8) What nations would be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
9) Describe in more than 1 sentence President Barack Obama's view on TPP.
10) Describe in more than 1 sentence President Donald Trump's view on TPP.
11) Which view on TPP do you support the most? Explain your reasoning.
8) What nations would be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
9) Describe in more than 1 sentence President Barack Obama's view on TPP.
10) Describe in more than 1 sentence President Donald Trump's view on TPP.
11) Which view on TPP do you support the most? Explain your reasoning.
Part 3: Political Cartoons
Directions: Examine the two news articles and then complete the evaluation questions.