Across
- 2. Meeting today’s needs without hurting future resources.
- 3. When the economy produces more goods and services over time.
- 4. Businesses that produce goods and services.
- 6. People have the right to make their own economic choices.
- 9. An economy where the government makes most economic decisions.
- 13. A new idea, product, or way of doing something.
- 15. When businesses try to win customers by offering better prices or products.
- 16. The fact that there are limited resources but unlimited wants.
- 17. A place (real or online) where buyers and sellers meet.
- 19. Protecting people from risks like poverty or job loss.
- 21. How much people want a product or service.
- 23. Fairness in how wealth and opportunities are shared.
- 24. The way people use resources to make, buy, and sell things.
- 25. The desire to make money, which drives businesses to improve.
- 26. A person who buys or uses goods and services.
- 28. People freely trade because both sides benefit.
- 29. How much work gets done or goods get made in a certain time.
- 30. Almost everyone who wants a job can find one.
Down
- 1. New inventions or methods that improve the economy.
- 5. Prices stay fairly steady instead of rising or falling too much.
- 7. An economy based on customs, traditions, and bartering.
- 8. Focusing on making one product or service really well.
- 10. A person or business that makes goods or provides services.
- 11. The way a society organizes how goods and services are made and shared.
- 12. Using resources in the best way without waste.
- 14. An economy where decisions are made by buyers and sellers.
- 18. Something that motivates people to act, like a reward or punishment.
- 20. Families or individuals who consume goods and services.
- 22. The next best thing you give up when you make a choice.
- 27. How much of a product is available to sell.