| A | B |
| Earn | To get paid money for work you do. |
| Tax | Money that people pay to a community. |
| Volunteer | A person who offers to work, usually without pay. |
| Needs | Things that people must have to live. Every person needs food, clothing, shelter, and love. |
| Wants | Things people would like to have, but do not need in order to live. |
| Shelter | A place where people live. |
| Goods | Things made or grown. |
| Services | Something useful that people do for others. |
| Table of Contents | It tells you the name of each lesson or chapter in the book. It can be found in the front of a book. |
| Index | It tells you the name and page number of people, places, and things in the book. It can be found in the back of a book. |
| Encyclopedia | A set of books that contains information about many topics. It may also be on a computer disk. |
| Producer | Makes or grows goods to sell. |
| Consumer | Uses the goods made by a producer. Everyone is a consumer because we all have needs and wants. |
| Factory | A building where things are made. |
| Route | A way of going from one place to another. |
| Trade | To give something and then get something back. |
| Prediction | A guess about what will happen next. |
| Technology | Using science to make things faster, easier, or better. |