Students will research Arkansas' role in the world market and define key terms. List countries on the board. Brain storm and list key terms. Arkansas trades with other countries to provide some of our wants and needs.
Foreign trade gives Arkansas greater economic choices and increases our industry.
Arkansas trades with countries that specialize in items we do not manufacture locally. Arkansas exports surplus crops and other items. Students will define key terms and use all words in a paragraph about Arkansas. These paragraphs will be shared with the class. Students will read and clip articles pertaining to Arkansas' role in the world market, then connect Arkansas to that country with yarn to demonstrate global interdependency.