The GED Social Studies Test: Geography

Set yourself up for GED success by practicing these lists of essential social studies terms. Our lists will help reinforce your understanding of the major topics covered on the test, including American history, government, civics, economics, and geography. Be sure to read through the example sentences on our American history lists, which provide quick "mini lessons" on important historical events and ideas.
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  1. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  2. biodiversity
    the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat
  3. border
    a line that indicates a boundary
  4. boundary
    a line determining the limits of an area
  5. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  6. colonization
    the act of settling a group of people in a new place
  7. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
  8. demographic
    a statistic characterizing human populations
  9. diaspora
    the dispersion of something that was originally localized
  10. diversity
    noticeable variety
  11. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  12. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  13. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  14. ethnicity
    an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  15. global warming
    a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  16. hemisphere
    half of the terrestrial globe
  17. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  18. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  19. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  20. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  21. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  22. mobility
    the quality of moving freely
  23. mortality
    ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
  24. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  25. population
    the number of inhabitants in a given place
  26. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  27. region
    a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
  28. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  29. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  30. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
Created on Fri Mar 05 13:02:50 EST 2021 (updated Mon Mar 22 11:48:18 EDT 2021)

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