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Why Countries Trade is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on trading between countries, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.14.K-2. 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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Why Countries Trade

D2.Eco.14.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Oranges grow where it is warm. Why do we still get them?
  • A.We make them
  • B.They are brought here from warm countries
  • C.They grow in the snow
2.Why does one country buy from another?
  • A.To be friendly only
  • B.Because shops are full
  • C.Because the other country has something it cannot make
3.Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. Where do they grow?
  • A.In warm countries far from here
  • B.In the school garden
  • C.In the shop
4.Bananas do not grow here. How do we get them?
  • A.We grow them in winter
  • B.We do not have bananas
  • C.They are brought from a country where they grow
5.A country has no wool. What can it do?
  • A.Wait for wool to appear
  • B.Buy wool from a country that has it
  • C.Stop making jumpers forever
6.What is trade?
  • A.Growing food
  • B.Buying and selling between people or countries
  • C.Making rules
7.A country grows lots of rice. What might it do?
  • A.Throw the extra away
  • B.Sell some rice to other countries
  • C.Hide the rice
8.Why is trade useful?
  • A.It makes things free
  • B.It stops shops closing
  • C.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.14.K-2 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Countries Trade

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.They are brought here from warm countries
  2. 2.Because the other country has something it cannot make
  3. 3.In warm countries far from here
  4. 4.They are brought from a country where they grow
  5. 5.Buy wool from a country that has it
  6. 6.Buying and selling between people or countries
  7. 7.Sell some rice to other countries
  8. 8.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live

More practice for D2.Eco.14.K-2

Say why people in one country buy and sell with people in another.

Teaching this next? Buying From Far Away is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.14.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.