Here’s something I bet will be on the GED test: supply and demand. That’s because the GED social studies test isn’t just about history… it’s got charts and graphs and stuff about economics (money!) and geography (maps!). So you need to know a little bit about those things. (Read on …)
Businesses run special sales on Black Friday to bring in more people. (Ever gone to one? They’re crazy!! Like, Mervyn’s opened at 4:00 a.m.!!) (Read on …)
I said I’d come up with a practice question for GED economics, and since I’ve been talking about supply and demand (who will buy what for how much), here goes. (Read on …)
In today’s day and age, we’re bombarded with a lot of advertisements, and a lot of the time there’s a ton of information thrown at you at once. Sometimes it’s not even related to the product, like when they have women in bikinis playing volleyball in the snowy Alps for a beer commercial. Sometimes there is a lot of relevant information though, and it’s good to know exactly what the ad is trying to get at.
In the above image, what information about the product is most important to the advertisement?
1. It catches a lot of dirt.
2. It cleans quickly.
3. It has bristles made out of nanotubes.
4. It’s red.
5. It’s inexpensive. (Read on …)
Hey, GED people! How’s the studying going? I’ve got a good GED social studies topic for you this time… -isms. You’re sure to run into a question about socialism, capitalism, communism, fascism… one of the big -isms. So, let’s try to sort them out. (Read on …)
Okay. So, economics is in the news. And, guess what? It’s all mixed up with government. And don’t think this isn’t making history. Not to mention that everyone’s talking about the Great Depression, comparing this to that. So we’ve got all kinds of GED social studies going on in the real world, right now. (Read on …)
