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Global Trade Connections

Global Trade Connections

Global trade illustration showing ships, planes, and goods moving between countries

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Global Trade

1. What is global trade? Circle the best definition:

Buying things from your local shop

The exchange of goods and services between different countries

Selling products only within Australia

Trading cards with your friends

2. Which of these are examples of goods that Australia trades globally? Check all that apply:

Iron ore

Beef

Wheat

Coal

Wool

Wine

3. Fill in the blanks about trade connections:

Global trade connects _____________ from different countries around the world. When Australia exports _____________ to Japan, it creates economic connections between the two nations. These connections help both countries access _____________ and _____________ they need but cannot produce themselves.

🚢 Part 2: Trade Simulation Reflection

4. During our trade simulation activity, what goods did you start with?
5. What goods did you end up with after trading? How did trading help you get what you needed?
6. What challenges did you face during the trading activity?

Finding someone who wanted what I had

Getting a fair deal

Communicating what I needed

Deciding what to trade away

No challenges - it was easy!

🔗 Part 3: Making Connections

7. Match each trade term with its correct definition:
1. Export
2. Import
3. Goods
4. Services
5. Market
A. Physical products that can be touched
B. To sell products to other countries
C. Work or help provided to others
D. To buy products from other countries
E. A place where buying and selling happens
8. How does global trade connect people from different cultures? Give two examples:

🇦🇺 Part 4: Australia's Trade Connections

9. Draw a simple map showing how Australian goods might travel to three different countries. Label the countries and draw arrows to show the direction of trade:
10. Why is global trade important for Australia? Circle all the correct reasons:

It helps us get products we can't make ourselves

It creates jobs for Australian workers

It makes Australia completely independent

It brings money into the Australian economy

It helps us share our culture with other countries

11. Complete this sentence about trade benefits and challenges:

One benefit of global trade is _________________________ because it helps _________________________. However, one challenge might be _________________________ which could affect _________________________.

💭 Part 5: Reflection and Critical Thinking

12. Imagine if Australia could not trade with other countries. What would happen to our way of life? Write a short paragraph explaining your thoughts:
13. How might First Nations Australians have traded with each other before European settlement? What do you think they traded?
14. Rate your understanding of global trade connections (circle one number):

1 - I don't understand it yet     2 - I understand some parts     3 - I understand most of it     4 - I understand it well     5 - I could teach someone else

15. What is one new thing you learned about global trade today?
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