EssayQuestions2.1.doc

MGMK 4710

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

UNIT 2: INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

ESSAY QUESTIONS 2.1.

JAPAN

ALYSSA PARSLEY

Instructions for Essay Questions 2.1:

· Your answers must have a title that looks like the one above. Write your country’s name and your team members’ names.

· Write the question number (e.g., Question 1), provide your answers, then delete all the instructions.

· For each question, break each answer into two or more paragraphs. Single-space answers.

· When explaining each of your answers, provide specifics related to your country (do not be generic)

· Each answer must show that you have read relevant concepts from the Study Guides.

· Data is found everywhere online. Provide references of your sources.

· I have provided a few links in D2L under Content. Click Useful Online Links.

· Pay attention to units (e.g., millions). Also, do not repeat $millions and % as they are in the labels.

QUESTION 1:

First, key in your country’s data in Table 1. Then, in 6 to 8 sentences, discuss what the data tell you.

Table 1. United States’ trade

Years

Exports

Imports

Balance of trade ($millions)

$millions

% Growth

$millions

% Growth

2015

N/A

N/A

2016

2017

2018

2019

QUESTION 2:

First, key in your country’s data in Table 2. Then, in 6 to 8 sentences, discuss what the data tell you.

Table 2. United States’ trading partners (2019)

Export trading partners

Import trading partners

Countries

$millions

%

Countries

$millions

%

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.

3.

4.

4.

All others

All others

Total

100.0

Total

100.0

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