GED Social Studies 2026 Questions and
Verified Answers (2026/2027 Updated)
| Graded A+ | 100% Success
Strike - Correct Answer -Work stoppage by the workers who demand higher wages
or better working conditions
Fiscal - Correct Answer -Having to do with taxes, public revenues, or public debt
Foreign exchange - Correct Answer -the system by which one currency is
exchanged for another - allows International transactions to take place
Fringe - Correct Answer -Benefit given by an employer that, although not paid
directly as wages, involves a cost to the employer
Goods - Correct Answer -Merchandice
Gross national product - Correct Answer -Total Value of a nation's annual output
of goods and services
,Import - Correct Answer -commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign
country
Income - Correct Answer -Money received by a person or business for work or
services performed or from investments or property
Industry - Correct Answer -the organized action of making of goods and services
for sale
Inflation - Correct Answer -a general and progressive increase in prices
Input - Correct Answer -Amount of money and/or manpower invested in a project
or process
Installment - Correct Answer -System of credit in which goods purchased are paid
for over a period of time by partial payments
Interest - Correct Answer -A charge of or a payment for money borrowed usually a
percentage of the original amount
,Bayou - Correct Answer -a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used
mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Bluff - Correct Answer -a high steep bank of a river, sea or lake
Butte - Correct Answer -a hill or mountain that rises abruptly from the
surrounding region
Canyon - Correct Answer -deep and narrow valley with steep walls usually cut by a
river
Climate - Correct Answer -Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Conservation - Correct Answer -the preservation and careful management of the
environment and of natural resources
, Continent - Correct Answer -one of the large landmasses of the earth
Cyclone - Correct Answer -a violent rotating windstorm with a calm center usually
accompanied by rain
Delta - Correct Answer -Triangular or fan shaped low-lying land built up from soil
carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Desert - Correct Answer -an arid region with little or no vegetation
Drought - Correct Answer -a long period without rain
Subsidy - Correct Answer -a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that
benefits the public
Subsistence - Correct Answer -The lowest level of housing food or clothing
Verified Answers (2026/2027 Updated)
| Graded A+ | 100% Success
Strike - Correct Answer -Work stoppage by the workers who demand higher wages
or better working conditions
Fiscal - Correct Answer -Having to do with taxes, public revenues, or public debt
Foreign exchange - Correct Answer -the system by which one currency is
exchanged for another - allows International transactions to take place
Fringe - Correct Answer -Benefit given by an employer that, although not paid
directly as wages, involves a cost to the employer
Goods - Correct Answer -Merchandice
Gross national product - Correct Answer -Total Value of a nation's annual output
of goods and services
,Import - Correct Answer -commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign
country
Income - Correct Answer -Money received by a person or business for work or
services performed or from investments or property
Industry - Correct Answer -the organized action of making of goods and services
for sale
Inflation - Correct Answer -a general and progressive increase in prices
Input - Correct Answer -Amount of money and/or manpower invested in a project
or process
Installment - Correct Answer -System of credit in which goods purchased are paid
for over a period of time by partial payments
Interest - Correct Answer -A charge of or a payment for money borrowed usually a
percentage of the original amount
,Bayou - Correct Answer -a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used
mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Bluff - Correct Answer -a high steep bank of a river, sea or lake
Butte - Correct Answer -a hill or mountain that rises abruptly from the
surrounding region
Canyon - Correct Answer -deep and narrow valley with steep walls usually cut by a
river
Climate - Correct Answer -Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Conservation - Correct Answer -the preservation and careful management of the
environment and of natural resources
, Continent - Correct Answer -one of the large landmasses of the earth
Cyclone - Correct Answer -a violent rotating windstorm with a calm center usually
accompanied by rain
Delta - Correct Answer -Triangular or fan shaped low-lying land built up from soil
carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Desert - Correct Answer -an arid region with little or no vegetation
Drought - Correct Answer -a long period without rain
Subsidy - Correct Answer -a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that
benefits the public
Subsistence - Correct Answer -The lowest level of housing food or clothing
