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GCSE Geography · key term

Imports

Definition

Goods or services bought from another country.

Used by AQA and Edexcel

How each exam board covers it

AQA GCSE Geography · 8035

Paper 2

Exports bring income into Nigeria, while imports supply products that people and businesses need. Foreign investment involves overseas businesses or investors putting money into economic activities in Nigeria. Aid, by contrast, is assistance intended to support people or development; it can include money, food, medicines, technology and advice.
Revise: Global Relationships: Trade and International Aid
Goods and services bought from other countries.
Revise: The UK’s Place in the Wider World

Exam tips

1
Keep trade figures dated: the EU accounted for 45% of UK exports and 53% of imports in 2018, before the UK left the EU.
2
Do not assume that a map of exports also shows imports, the trade balance or the benefits of trade.
3
Compare imports and exports from the same year when identifying a trade deficit.

Related key terms

Exports
International trade
Proportional flow line map
Trade deficit
Aid

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AQA Geography past papers

Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 5.6 · Paper 2

Goods and services bought from other countries.
Exports are sold abroad; imports are bought from abroad. The same shipment is an export for the selling country and an import for the buying country. Services can also be traded: a business may sell software or financial services to an overseas customer without shipping a physical product.
Revise: International Trade and Aid Patterns

Edexcel Geography A past papers

Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

Paper 1

Exports are sold abroad; imports are bought from abroad. India’s trade expanded substantially between 1990 and 2020.
Revise: Economic Trends and Data Analysis

Edexcel Geography B past papers

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