Life On Paradise Island, Chapter 8-11, Vocabulary
Across
- 2. people working for and paid by the government
- 4. people voted on to represent their community’s concerns and interests
- 5. rise in price level of goods and services, and a decrease in real wages
- 6. the amount of goods and services people can get for their wages
- 7. the dollar value of all goods and services consumed in one year; all consumer expenditures
- 8. a new idea or object that changes and improves the way people interact with each other
- 11. system in which people vote for officials to represent their concerns and interests
- 17. money used to purchase goods that will be used in the future of a business
- 18. money spent on goods and services by individuals and families
- 19. written order on a standard forms used for purchasing things without money in hand; the bank then sends that money to the person named on the check
- 21. to give money to a person or business to use in future production
Down
- 1. money spent on goods and services for a business
- 3. payments made to people facing hardships; ill, unemployed, poor
- 9. services meant to support all members of a community; road building
- 10. the amount something is worth
- 12. a way of stating that two things are equal
- 13. an item, given a value, used for buying goods and services
- 14. money paid by people to support their government and government services
- 15. value by which all other goods and services are measured; on Paradise Island the standard of value was rice in Chapter 6
- 16. when prices do not change much
- 20. amount for which a thing is sold or can be bought