AQA A Level · 7136 · Paper 2: The national and international economy

4.2.6.2 Trade: Part 2: The Pattern of Trade

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Everything you need for questions on the pattern of trade, in the words examiners reward. An interactive seven-step lesson goes with it.

What's on this sheet

  1. What is the pattern of trade?
  2. A changing pattern
  3. Four factors that shape the pattern of trade
  4. Classic question: is the pattern of trade decided mainly by comparative advantage?
  5. Shifts to quote as examples
  6. Side 2: practice tasks, where the marks go, and exam-style questions
  7. Separate answer key

The lesson in seven steps

  1. Where do the exports go?
  2. Why did the flow change?
  3. Who gains when the pattern changes?
  4. Trade pattern trainer
  5. What drives the pattern?
  6. Build the chain
  7. Exam practice

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