Basics of Economics

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Across
  1. 5. _____ resource: machines, tools, used to create goods and services
  2. 6. _____ economy: government and individuals share economic decisions
  3. 9. the next best thing you give up when you make a choice
  4. 11. _____ resource: plants, animals, minerals, water
  5. 12. a person who creates goods and services
  6. 14. _____ resource: the risk taken by individuals to make and sell goods and services
  7. 15. the process of economies and job markets becoming more interconnected worldwide
  8. 16. _____economy: individuals/businesses make all economic decisions
  9. 18. Virginia focuses on specific goods it does best, like soybeans and defense tech
  10. 19. the amount that consumers are willing to buy at a specific price
  11. 20. because of scarcity, people have to make _____
  12. 22. a general rise in prices and decrease in purchasing power
Down
  1. 1. _____ price: when supply = demand
  2. 2. the idea there there are never enough resources to satisfy all wants
  3. 3. private _____: individuals and businesses own and control their own land, buildings and goods
  4. 4. _____ resource: efforts/skills of people to produce goods and services
  5. 5. _____ economy: the government makes all economic decisions
  6. 7. America has limited government involvement in the economy, allowing for choice and free _____
  7. 8. a physical or online location to buy and sell goods and services
  8. 10. companies only make products that people are interested in buying ("buyer power")
  9. 13. a person who buys and uses goods and services
  10. 17. multiple companies fighting for customers with better products and lower prices
  11. 18. the amount that producers are willing to provide at a specific price
  12. 21. improvements in technology that help Virginia businesses and increase global trade