Resources for Determining Risk/Assessment

Unit 1.3- Resources for Determining Risk

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Assessment

1 It is essential to validate resources by cross referencing:

	a reliable resource you have used in the past
	multiple sources containing the same information
	an official government website containing the same information
	the latest news publication

2 The best place to find the most recent data is on:

	printed publications from the current year
	government statistic bureaus
	international organization publications
	websites that have been updated with in the last 30 days

3 The main source of information for foreign country statistics can be found at:

	local newspaper sites
	international organization sites
	official government or travel/tourism sites
	U.S. government sites

4 The U.S. Government agency that provides the most thorough international trade data and statistics is:

	the Commerce Department
	the State Department
	the Treasury Department
	the Department of Defense

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