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Countries That Need Each Other is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how trade creates interdependence, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.14.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Countries That Need Each Other

D2.Eco.14.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does a country import what it could grow itself?
  • A.Because farming is banned
  • B.Because another country can produce it more cheaply
  • C.Because imports are free
2.What is the risk of depending on trade?
  • A.Goods get heavier
  • B.A problem far away can stop supplies at home
  • C.Ships get slower
3.What is the gain from depending on trade?
  • A.Nobody has to work
  • B.Prices always rise
  • C.People get goods their own country cannot make well or at all
4.A mill in the valley spins imported cotton. What happens if the imports stop?
  • A.The mill has nothing to spin and the work stops
  • B.The mill spins wool automatically
  • C.Nothing changes
5.Britain buys cotton from abroad and sells cloth back. What does that create?
  • A.An end to trade
  • B.Each country depending on the other to keep the trade going
  • C.Complete independence
6.Tea comes from far away. What does that mean for the tea seller?
  • A.Tea grows in the valley
  • B.Ships are unnecessary
  • C.His trade depends on ships and on peace along the route
7.The railway carried imported goods inland. What did that widen?
  • A.The reach of foreign goods into places that had none before
  • B.The county boundary
  • C.The canal
8.Why is interdependence a two-way relation?
  • A.Each country needs what the other sends, so both are exposed
  • B.Neither side matters
  • C.Only one side gains

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Answer key — Countries That Need Each Other

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  1. 1.Because another country can produce it more cheaply
  2. 2.A problem far away can stop supplies at home
  3. 3.People get goods their own country cannot make well or at all
  4. 4.The mill has nothing to spin and the work stops
  5. 5.Each country depending on the other to keep the trade going
  6. 6.His trade depends on ships and on peace along the route
  7. 7.The reach of foreign goods into places that had none before
  8. 8.Each country needs what the other sends, so both are exposed

More practice for D2.Eco.14.3-5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.