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Year 6 · Geography · Trade and resources · Lesson 1

What is trade?

Trade: imports and exports, goods and services, why the UK imports tropical foods, UK exports, ports, containers and transport.

Whiteboard video lesson: What is trade?

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Define trade
  • Distinguish imports and exports
  • Explain why countries trade
  • Describe how goods are transported

The method

  1. Home country.
  2. In = import.
  3. Out = export.
  4. Good or service?

Key words: trade, import, export, goods, services, port.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is trade?

  1. Step 1: Buy, sell

Answer: buying and selling goods and services

Question 2

What is an import?

  1. Step 1: In

Answer: something bought in from another country

Question 3

What is an export?

  1. Step 1: Out

Answer: something sold to another country