Chapter 8

2. the number of items that consumers, or buyers,are willing to buy at a certain price
5. Natural oil
8. a factory that cleans and processes oil into products such as gasoline or kerosene
9. a sudden rush of a herd of frightened animals, such as cattle.
11. A design burned into the hide of a cow
12. A person or company that makes or sells goods and services
14. An economic system in which people are free to buy and sell goods and services with little control by the government.
17. In the Countryside
19. where two or more rail lines meet
20. A person who rode along the borders of a ranch to watch the cattle
21. Moves a product past workers who stay in place
22. To make or process goods, especially by machine in large quantities.

1. a group o businesses that make a type of product or provides a type of service.
3. the number of items that producers offer for sale at a certain price
4. in the City
6. Train steam engine
7. The grassy plains of Texas
10. Twisted wire with sharp points, or barbs, used to keep cattle in or out.
13. Newly created products
15. The act of gathering animals, such as cattle, by riding around them and driving them in.
16. A person or company that buys or uses goods and services
18. A time of rapid growth