Questions with Verified Answers
1. importance of global trade to the US economy - ANSWER buying and
selling goods across national boundaries
2. what percent of US GDP depends on global trade - ANSWER international
trade now accounts for over q/4 (>25%) of gross domestic product
3. balance of trade (BOT) - ANSWER a country can have a negative or
positive balance of trade
4. trade surplus - ANSWER when a country exports more than it imports
5. trade deficit (unfavorable) - ANSWER imports are greater than exports
6. tariff - ANSWER tax paid on imported goods
non business tariff barriers include embargos of different types and quotas
7. balance trade - ANSWER country can have negatie or positive balance of
trade
8. trade restrictions - ANSWER tariff, non tariff barriers
9. trade embargo - ANSWER a ban the import of goods from specific country
,10.strategic embargo - ANSWER forbids exchange of weapons, chemicals, or
other items deemed to be of strategic importance
11.sanitary embargo - ANSWER trade restriction on specific items to protect
the health of epople and environment (invasive species, milk from russia)
12.embargo - ANSWER ban
13.import quoata - ANSWER limit on the quantity of a specific product that
can be imported into a country
14.negative reasons against trade barriers (trade restriction) - ANSWER higher
prices for consumers, reduction in consumer choices, misallocation of
international resources, loss of jobs
15.absolute advantage - ANSWER refer to a country or individual ability to
produce more of a good or service than another with the same resource
16.comparative advantage - ANSWER refer to the ability to product a good at
a lower opportunity cost compared to another producer, even if they may not
procuce the most overall quantity
17.cultural competence - ANSWER set of values, behaviors, attitudes and
practices that enable individuals to interact effectively with people from
different cultures
18.charactersitcis of cultural competence - ANSWER openness to cultural
diversity
, flexible and adaptability
curiosity
patience
non judgemental attitude
tolerance and respect of differences
19.stages of developmental model of intercultural sensitivity - ANSWER
denial, defense/reversal,minimization, acceptance, adaptation, integration
20.holocene - ANSWER warm global period where the planet is +/- 1 degree
celcius (1.8 degree farenheit)
supports the modern world
21.anthropocene - ANSWER a new geological epoch following the Holocene
(12,000 years of stable climate). Defined as the current geological age,
viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant
influence on climate and the environment.
22.planetary boundary - ANSWER refer to a framework defining a "safe
operating space" for humanity. It sets limits on human-induced
environmental changes to prevent irreversible, catastrophic damage to the
Earth system, often citing the stability of the Holocene epoch as the baseline.
23.tipping point - ANSWER moment a trend turns into an epidemic
once a tipping point is crossed, it may trigger other tipping points (like
dominoes)
24.triple bottom line - ANSWER people, planet, profit