Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. Tangible items produced for consumption.
- 8. Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods and services produced.
- 10. The amount paid for a good or service.
- 11. Wasting resources.
- 14. Economic system based on supply and demand.
- 15. Economics focused on the whole economy.
- 16. A general increase in prices over time.
- 17. The amount of a good or service bought or sold.
- 18. A visual representation of the demand and supply curves.
- 20. The point where the demand and supply curves meet.
- 22. Economic system combining elements of different systems.
- 23. Money received from work or investments.
- 24. Satisfaction gained from consuming a good.
- 25. Essential requirements for survival.
- 29. State of being without a job.
- 31. Decision made when resources are scarce.
- 33. Production Possibilities Frontier, illustrating scarcity and choice.
- 35. Unlimited desires for goods and services.
- 36. Things used to produce goods and services.
- 39. Economics as a social science, studying human behavior.
- 41. The use of goods and services.
- 43. An increase in the size or value of something.
- 44. Consumers' desire and ability to buy a good or service.
Down
- 1. Meeting present needs without compromising future generations.
- 2. Economic system based on customs and traditions.
- 3. Economic system where the government controls resources.
- 4. State of being poor.
- 6. Producers' willingness and ability to offer goods or services.
- 7. Study of how people make choices under scarcity.
- 9. The process of creating goods and services.
- 12. Misuse of public power for private gain.
- 13. Economics focused on individual decisions.
- 19. Maximizing resource use.
- 21. Rivalry among businesses for customers.
- 26. Fairness in the distribution of resources.
- 27. When supply exceeds demand.
- 28. A balance between supply and demand.
- 30. The exchange of goods and services. SPECIALIZATION Focusing on producing a particular good or service.
- 32. Limited availability of resources.
- 34. Money sent back home by migrants.
- 37. Value of the next best alternative forgone.
- 38. Where buyers and sellers interact.
- 40. The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- 42. Intangible activities provided for consumption.