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The questions for GED Social Studies were last updated at Nov 20,2024.
- Exam Code: GED Social Studies
- Exam Name: GED Social Studies Exam
- Certification Provider: GED
- Latest update: Nov 20,2024
According to the article, what is a major reason people use technology to change the environment?
- A . a desire for power
- B . a natural inclination for discovery
- C . a need for economic development
- D . an instinct for destruction
- E . a desire for mobility
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended listing northern spotted owls as a threatened species.Fewer than 2000 spotted owls lived in the timber-rich forests of the Pacific Northwest.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists said that poor timber harvest management by the U.S. Forest Service was a chief cause for habitat loss and declining numbers of these owls.
Which is the main reason the northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species?
- A . The number of owls declined because they lost their habitat.
- B . The owls migrated elsewhere because there was no food.
- C . The owls struggled to survive because the climate changed.
- D . Natural disasters destroyed the owls’ habitat.
- E . The owls’ migration patterns threatened their homes.
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At the end of the Civil War, at a time period called Reconstruction, the U.S. government planned to rebuild and re-establish the states that had been a part of the Confederacy. Supporting the former slaves as free citizens (freedmen) was one important goal of the federal government. Radical Republicans, mostly Northerners, pushed for federal legislation that granted the vote to freedmen. Gradually, by the 1880s, however, many states enforced policies that restricted the freedmen’s right to vote. In that instance, Reconstruction has been evaluated as a failure.
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Which statement best describes the significance of the picture shown on the Harper’s Weekly cover on November 16, 1867?
- A . important national news
- B . never going to become federal law
- C . a political victory for the former Confederate states
- D . undemocratic and unconstitutional
- E . unimportant to the freedmen
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Which conditions in the East most likely helped cause the changes throughout the U.S. transportation systems shown on the maps?
- A . respect for Mexico’s land claims in the West
- B . destruction caused by war
- C . the emancipation of all slaves
- D . laws that protected Native Americans’ land rights
- E . increasing population and growing industries
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— Exhibit -Which event started the “space race”?
- A . invention of the airplane
- B . completion of the Spacelab
- C . first walk by astronauts on the Moon
- D . founding of the European Economic Community
- E . launching of a Russian satellite
Mechanization dramatically changed the clothing industry in the late 1800s.Powerful machines that were able to slice through a hundred layers of cloth at a time brought the speed of cutting clothes in line with the sewing operation.Completely automatic looms meant that one weaver could produce 400 yards of fabric in an hour.Improved cylinder presses could print from two to twelve colors at the same time.As calico florals rolled off the cylinders, one of the most expensive fabrics of the 1700s became one of the cheapest in the 1800s.
Adapted from American Heritage, December 1988, Vol. 39, 42.
The article supports which statement about the relationship of mechanization and the work world?
- A . Fewer, more expensive products are a positive sign of progress.
- B . Mechanization does not affect the lives of average citizens.
- C . Technology slows down the activities in most industries.
- D . Productivity relates to available machinery.
- E . Mechanization produces boredom on the job.
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A long-term reduction in world market prices for crude oil beginning in 1986 would have most likely depressed the economy in which U.S. region?
- A . the New England States
- B . the Gulf of Mexico coast
- C . the Southeast coast
- D . the Mid-Atlantic region
- E . the Pacific Northwest coast
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Which statement about the quality of life in England in 1840 explains the above statistics?
- A . People died at an earlier age in Manchester because it was much colder than Rutland.
- B . Working conditions in factory towns were dirty and dangerous.
- C . The upper class had harder lives than the majoriy of people in England.
- D . England suffered from a critical food shortage.
- E . Sewer systems removed waste materials from towns.
Why is information about levels of hydrocarbons, CO, and CO2 most likely required in the inspection report?
- A . Gasoline companies lobby in favor of the emissions report.
- B . Most drivers insist on knowing this information.
- C . Foreign cars in the United States have different safety standards.
- D . The state government regulates vehicle air pollution standards.
- E . The state government regulates vehicle speed limits.
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Which statement about the history of space technology and exploration between 1920 and 1998 is supported by information on the time line?
- A . Rocket science began after World War II.
- B . The USSR invented long-range missiles.
- C . Space technology was the main cause of world wars.
- D . Different nations experimented with space technology.
- E . Nations ended space exploration after 1998.
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