AGR 423
Assignment 3 (Chapter 4)
October 4, 2018
Due October 11, 2018
The information in Chapter 4 serves as aid to understanding the U.S. position in the world market,
the nature of the competition it faces, the policies of other countries, and the constraint on U.S.
policy.
A bloc is a group of states, countries or regions united for common action, such as reducing tariffs
among trading partners.
A country is a politically independent entity that is defined within a politically established land
borders.
1. What is NAFTA? What is the main failing of NAFTA?
2. What are geopolitical centers of influence? Which one is the U.S. involved in? What
one is the oldest?
3. List the trading blocs to which the U.S. is a member.
