Development Patterns and Global Trade Cases Worksheet
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Development Patterns and Global Trade Cases Worksheet
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. A region’s roads, ports, and power systems are part of its __.
2. Which case best shows how geography can support economic development?
3. Match the pattern to the likely meaning: strong roads and market access
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4. When one place depends on another for materials or transport, the regions are more __.
5. Why can a place with useful resources still struggle economically?
6. Which statement best fits globalization?
7. Match the clue to the best idea: ports, roads, and communications helping goods move
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8. Economic development should be described using access, services, opportunity, and __.
9. Why should students compare both benefits and risks in a global trade case?
10. A shipping slowdown in one region can affect prices and supply in another because trade systems are __.
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. infrastructure
2. a port city linked to farms and rail lines
3. trade can move more efficiently
4. interdependent
5. Resources alone are not enough if infrastructure, institutions, education, or public services are weak
6. It can expand opportunity while also increasing risk and dependence.
7. infrastructure supports trade networks
8. institutions
9. Balanced analysis shows how trade can improve access and jobs while also creating pressure, inequality, or vulnerability
10. connected