Goods and services that are imported are brought in from another country.

Goods and services that are exported are sold to another country.

Commodities are raw materials that are grown or dug out of the ground.

Something that is manufactured is made by humans, not nature, usually in large quantities for selling.

Data is a collection of information that can be analysed to help us answer a question.

Imports and exports

Geography

Global trade

Supermarkets and global supply chains

Patterns of production

Global transportation of goods

Ethical trading

This unit provides a foundation for moving on to 'Around the world in 80 days: What have we learned in primary geography?'.

This unit builds directly on 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?', extending and deepening pupils’ understanding of global interconnectedness by investigating how their everyday lives are linked to distant people and places through trade, technology and culture.

This unit explores global trade and how goods are produced, transported and consumed around the world. Pupils investigate imports, exports, supply chains and the role of ethical trading in shaping how we access everyday items.

Global trade: how do we get our stuff?

things that are made through the process of manufacturing (often in factories) 

bringing good and services into a country from another one

selling goods and services to another country

goods and services brought into a country from another one

goods and services sold to another country

goods and services sold within your own country

things that are grown or dug out of the ground

What three things here are some of the main UK exports?

What of the three things below are some of the UK's main imports?

things that are produced, they can be bought or sold

things that people do for others in exchange for money

selling goods and services to other countries of the world

selling goods and services to within a country

selling goods and services to within a city

the process of countries and people becoming more connected

Exit Quiz

What is an export?