MATCHING Match the Person or Term with the with the Correct

question 111

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Christopher Columbus

• A)claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500
• B)founded Quebec
• C)Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492
• D)Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians
• E)British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
• F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
• G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
• H)America was named for him
• I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
• J)explored Florida
• K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
• L)developed a movable-type printing press

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Definitions:

Uncovered Interest Parity

A financial theory that posits that the difference in interest rates between two countries is equal to the expected change in exchange rates between their currencies.

Exchange Rate Risk

The potential for losses due to fluctuation in the exchange rate between two currencies in international transactions.

Foreign Exchange Market

A global marketplace for trading currencies against each other, determining the exchange rate values between different currencies.

Currency Speculators

Investors who buy and sell foreign exchange with the aim of making a profit from changes in exchange rates, influencing currency values and economic conditions.