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Grade 3 · lesson 3 of 4

Imports Exports and Local Trade

Match the cards using the notes about Import, Export, Local trade and Transit.

About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
  • Topic notes: Import: a product entering the defined area from elsewhere. Export: a product leaving the defined area for sale elsewhere. Local trade: an exchange within the stated area. Transit: a shipment passing through without a sale there in this exercise.
  • Original exercise cards: Fictional Town A receives flour from Town B. / Fictional Town A sends apples to Town B. / Fictional Town A’s bakery sells to Town A residents. / Fictional cargo crosses Town A on its way elsewhere. / A fictional country sells goods to another country. / A fictional county’s grower sells within that county. / A train passes through a region without unloading for sale. / A fictional country buys goods from another country.

Learn the idea

An import enters the stated area from elsewhere; an export leaves it for another area. Local trade stays within the defined area. Transit passes through without being sold there in this exercise. The same shipment can be an export for its origin and an import for its destination.

Import: a product entering the defined area from elsewhere. Export: a product leaving the defined area for sale elsewhere. Local trade: an exchange within the stated area. Transit: a shipment passing through without a sale there in this exercise.

Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there. Read the notes and the word cards. You can write, draw or say your answer.

  1. Read the four notes. Find the words Import, Export, Local trade, Transit.
  2. Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there.
  3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
  4. Choose two different examples: one for Import and one for Export. Explain how their clues differ.
Worked example

See the method in action

Worked example: The card says: “Fictional Town A receives flour from Town B.” That matches Import. Import is a product entering the defined area from elsewhere. Compare the note for Local trade: Local trade is an exchange within the stated area. That is a different clue.

Your turn

Check your reasoning

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Helpful tips
  • Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there.
  • If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
Use the economic notes. Fictional Town A sends apples to Town B. Which choice best fits?

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See the answer and explanation

Export

The card says: “Fictional Town A sends apples to Town B.” That matches Export. Export is a product leaving the defined area for sale elsewhere.

Take it further

New card: “A fictional country buys goods from another country.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A fictional country buys goods from another country.” That matches Import. Import is a product entering the defined area from elsewhere.

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More practice: try new cases

Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.

More practice: try new cases
1. Use the economic notes. Fictional Town A’s bakery sells to Town A residents. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there.
  • Find the note for Local trade. Check which words in this card match it.
2. Use the economic notes. Fictional cargo crosses Town A on its way elsewhere. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there.
  • Find the note for Transit. Check which words in this card match it.
3. Use the economic notes. A fictional country sells goods to another country. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Start with the named area. Track whether goods enter it, leave it, are sold within it or pass through without a sale there.
  • Find the note for Export. Check which words in this card match it.

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