Becca’s GED Social Studies Blog

It’s GED time again… and I’ve got an answer for the GED practice question from last week, about the International Date Line. (Read on …)

How’s GED studyin’ going? It’s still early in the year… holidays are over… time to get on track for the GED this year! And I’ve got a GED topic that’s still boggling my mind, like I talked about last time. That’s the International Date Line. (Read on …)

Hello, everyone looking for a GED in the New Year! This is a great time to get started studying for your GED test, when everyone’s making resolutions to make this the best year. The thing is, you’ve got to stick to your resolution. Serious here for a moment… getting your GED diploma is the first step to big improvements. And what’s a better time for that than New Year’s? (Read on …)

Since GED preparation is all about practice… here’s the GED Practice Question from last week. This is a geography GED question for the Social Studies test… (Read on …)

Okay, I think the Peace Corps is pretty cool. Kinda wish I’d done something like that when I was younger, but then again, I’ve had a great time travelin’ round the U.S. Wouldn’t want to miss that! (Read on …)

I found this great article by a Peace Corps volunteer who’s working in Honduras. When you want a glass of water, you probably turn on your faucet and there it is. You’re probably like me, you don’t even think about it. But this village in Honduras, they have pipes that go to a stream nearby. In the summer, they’re all dried up, and in the winter, the water’s not clean.

This is the story of the Peace Corps volunteer, Joan Heberger, trying to get a plan together to get water to the village.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/stories/stories.cfm?psid=49&gid=3

Read the story, and I’ll have a GED practice question for it next week.