Life On Paradise Island, Chapter 8-11, Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. people working for and paid by the government
  2. 4. people voted on to represent their community’s concerns and interests
  3. 5. rise in price level of goods and services, and a decrease in real wages
  4. 6. the amount of goods and services people can get for their wages
  5. 7. the dollar value of all goods and services consumed in one year; all consumer expenditures
  6. 8. a new idea or object that changes and improves the way people interact with each other
  7. 11. system in which people vote for officials to represent their concerns and interests
  8. 17. money used to purchase goods that will be used in the future of a business
  9. 18. money spent on goods and services by individuals and families
  10. 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
  11. 21. to give money to a person or business to use in future production
Down
  1. 1. money spent on goods and services for a business
  2. 3. payments made to people facing hardships; ill, unemployed, poor
  3. 9. services meant to support all members of a community; road building
  4. 10. the amount something is worth
  5. 12. a way of stating that two things are equal
  6. 13. an item, given a value, used for buying goods and services
  7. 14. money paid by people to support their government and government services
  8. 15. value by which all other goods and services are measured; on Paradise Island the standard of value was rice in Chapter 6
  9. 16. when prices do not change much
  10. 20. amount for which a thing is sold or can be bought