GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

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GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -36 Questions and Answers

-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard

Question 1: Federal Reserve System

Answer:

Keeps economy in balance

Question 2: Central Government

Answer:

Also known as Federal Government

Question 3: Longitude

Answer:

Vertical line on the globe

Question 4: Temperate climate

Answer:

Characterised by four seasons

Question 5: Elevation

Answer:

How high something is

Question 6: Prime Meridian

Answer:

Central vertical line on the globe

Question 7: Urban areas

Answer:

Areas with buildings, factories and technology

Question 8: Rural areas

Answer:

Lesser developed areas with lots of farmland

Question 9: Checks and balances

Answer:

A system that regulates the power of the federal government branches

Question 10: Veto

Answer:

refuse; not accept

Question 11: Deflation

Answer:

Decrease in prices

Question 12: Equator

Answer:

Central horizontal line on the globe

Question 13: Capitalism

Answer:

Economic system where government interference is the least

Question 14: Monarchy

Answer:

One person from a royal family is ruler

Question 15: Inflation

Answer:

Increase in prices

Question 16: Executive branch

Answer:

Branch of the federal government that carries out laws

Question 17: Arctic climate

Answer:

Long cold winter and short cool summers

Question 18: Three basic economic systems

Answer:

Capitalism, Socialism, Communism

Question 19: Depression

Answer:

Severe recession

Question 20: Gross National Product (GNP)

Answer:

Indicator of GDP plus foreign investments

Question 21: Tropical climate

Answer:

Hot, wet with little seasonal change

Question 22: Judicial branch

Answer:

Branch of the federal government that interprets laws

Question 23: Latitude

Answer:

Horizontal line on the globe

Question 24: Dictatorship

Answer:

Absolute power of one leader

Question 25: Census

Answer:

System of acquiring and recording information about members of a given population

Question 26: Republicans and Democrats

Answer:

two main political parties in US

Question 27: Oligarchy

Answer:

Governed by a smart upper class group

Question 28: Communism

Answer:

Economic system where government interference is the most

Question 29: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Answer:

Total value of goods and services produced; is used to measure economic growth