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title: "SS7E5: Voluntary Trade in Middle East (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS7E5
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS7E5
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-7
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# SS7E5: Voluntary Trade in Middle East

Explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southwest Asia (Middle East).

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

## Expectations

- **SS7E5.a**: Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
- **SS7E5.b**: Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
- **SS7E5.c**: Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
- **SS7E5.d**: Explain the primary function of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

## 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.