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title: "SS7E2: Voluntary Trade in Africa (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS7E2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS7E2
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-7
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# SS7E2: Voluntary Trade in Africa

Explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Africa.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 7, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-7.md

## Expectations

- **SS7E2.a**: Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
- **SS7E2.b**: Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
- **SS7E2.c**: Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.