Group+2

Members

 * Morales |||||| Kevin Xavier ||
 * Peñaloza Parra |||||| Diana Carolina ||
 * Villasmil Ramírez |||||| Susana Virginia ||
 * Pérez Duran |||||| Maria Gabriela ||

**Class discussion** activities 3 and 4.
==== Some countries trade because they may don’t have what they need, and the cost of production is high, so they import the goods and services from countries that have them. Also the disadvantage countries need to import because they don’t have the specialized machines or neither human resources to produce the goods. ==== ====The disadvantages of international trade are: the countries become dependent to other countries because they limit themselves to import and also because they don´t have their own production methods. ==== ====Another disadvantage is the damage of the merchandise (time of transportation), piracy, forgery and finally illegal trade (drugs). ==== ====The mainly factors that make an influence on the trade are: the political and economical environment. Also the technological advances and natural resources. ====
 * 1) ====What are the reasons countries trade? ====
 * 1) ====What disadvantages might there be? ====
 * 1) ====What factors do you think influence trade? ====

Choose either for or against international trade
====This group is totally for international trade because now a days is an unstoppable event that is making a huge influence each day. International trade helps the countries in a reciprocal way, in other words the countries that are involved help each other to get benefits. For example the country that doesn´t have the qualities to get basic staples receive it from other country that can sell it, reducing the costs of production and transportation. In that way the disadvantage country would not give so much money and will be benefited.====

Checking our ideas: Why do countries trade? activities 1 and 2.
====This group choose ´The Advantages of International Trade´( [|http://tutor2u.net/economics/content/topics/trade/free_trade.htm).] ==== ====[|Naming]  a few advantages we can mention that exports represent an injection of demand into the circular flow of income. Trade allows operating in larger markets; on the other hand imports may satisfy the excess of demand from consumers. ====
 * 1) ====Check on the reasons that countries conduct trade and the advantages and disadvantages of trade. ====

====Trading in the international field creates competition to be more efficient .Finally free trade provides greater choice for consumers and competition. ==== ====Even thought our text doesn´t cover the disadvantages we can say that <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">the disadvantages of international trade could be that without one country´s own production methods then they would limit themselves and become dependent from other countries. ====