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Test Prep GED Section 1: Social Studies Exam Questions
Section One : Social Studies (Page 23 )

Updated On: 2-Mar-2026
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According to this information, how much time do most Americans spend focusing on their personal finances?

  1. enough time to plan carefully
  2. three to six months
  3. less than one hour per month
  4. several hours per week
  5. too much time

Answer(s): C



Globally, the North-South debate stems from the fact that most of the world's richer and more developed countries are north of the equator.The North has only a quarter of the world's population, yet has four-fifths of its income.This large gap between developed and developing countries has produced dependency for the South and strong feelings of economic inequality.
Which statement best illustrates one reason why countries in the South are less economically developed than countries in the North?

  1. The South has to support a huge population on little income.
  2. The people of the South are not very interested in economic growth.
  3. The South has no natural resources.
  4. The equator serves as a block to development.
  5. The difference between the North's and the South's income is decreasing.

Answer(s): A



Which of the following speakers or pair of speakers supported the New Deal legislation?

  1. Speakers A and B
  2. Speaker A only
  3. Speakers B and C
  4. Speaker B only
  5. Speaker C only

Answer(s): E



Why is the Toyota system called "lean production"?

  1. It produces fewer goods.
  2. The process is less efficient than "mass production."
  3. Workers receive lower salaries.
  4. There are fewer steps in the manufacturing process.
  5. Fewer workers produce the same volume of output.

Answer(s): E



Innovations in shopping are nothing new.The growth of department stores at the beginning of the twentieth century answered the needs of the growing number of urban consumers.Previously, generations of Americans in remote communities depended on mail order catalogs for their shopping.The shopping centers of the mid-twentieth century were eventually overshadowed by shopping malls.In the 1990s, new technologies promoted the convenience and ease of home shopping for customers. As a result, Internet sales have grown into a multibillion dollar business.
Technology has made home shopping most similar to what other type of shopping?

  1. department stores
  2. store catalogs
  3. centrally located malls
  4. specialty stores
  5. suburban town centers

Answer(s): B



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