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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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1.A country grows lots of rice. What might it do?
  • A.Sell some rice to other countries
  • B.Hide the rice
  • C.Throw the extra away
2.Why is trade useful?
  • A.It stops shops closing
  • B.It makes things free
  • C.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
3.Oranges grow where it is warm. Why do we still get them?
  • A.They are brought here from warm countries
  • B.They grow in the snow
  • C.We make them
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.Buy wool from a country that has it
  • B.Wait for wool to appear
  • C.Stop making jumpers forever
6.What is trade?
  • A.Making rules
  • B.Buying and selling between people or countries
  • C.Growing food
7.Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. Where do they grow?
  • A.In the shop
  • B.In the school garden
  • C.In warm countries far from here
8.Why does one country buy from another?
  • A.To be friendly only
  • B.Because the other country has something it cannot make
  • C.Because shops are full

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Answer key — Why Countries Trade

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Sell some rice to other countries
  2. 2.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
  3. 3.They are brought here from warm countries
  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.In warm countries far from here
  8. 8.Because the other country has something it cannot make

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.