What is a trading bloc? Identify four major trading blocs and the area of the world in which the member countries are located.   

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A trading bloc is a group of nations in a particular geographic area that agree to join together to remove trade barriers with one another. The major trading blocs are:

NAFTA: United States, Canada, Mexico

EU: Europe

ASEAN: Southeast Asia

APEC: countries of the Pacific Rim, including the United States, Canada, and China

Mercosur: Latin America

CAFTA: Central America

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