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Opening Activity
Get with your group members from yesterday and review your 5 proposals. Choose 3 that will be presented to the class for a vote.
Choose one person to present these proposals.
Cultural Characteristics
Nations and Governments
What is government?
Government: a groups’ political system.
Since each culture is different, so are the types of government that exist today.
Democracy: rule by the people. People govern.
Republic: the people elect representatives to make and enforce the laws for them.
This is sometimes referred to as a Representative Democracy.
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Monarchy: rule by a king or queen.
Queen Beatrix
Constitutional Monarchy: the country has a monarch, but that person has little real power. Instead, most of the power rests with the elected lawmaking group.
Queen Elizabeth II
Gordon Brown
Dictatorship: rule by one person or a small group of people.
Most dictators seize power in some capacity.
Monarchs are hereditary, dictators are not.
Anarchy: the complete absence of government.
While this may sound nice, no government interference, what problems could arise because of it?
Theocracy: country in which the head of government is also the head of the state religion.
Developed vs Developing
Before we get into the differences, we have to understand some key terms.
Developed vs Developing
Standard of Living: measures the quality of life based on available material goods.
Basically, how much stuff can you get if you wanted to?
Developed vs Developing
Industry: a business that produces goods or services.
Subsistence Farming: farming what you need for you and your family to survive.
Commercial Farming: growing food to sell.
Developed vs Developing
Gross Domestic Product: refers to all the annual production within a country.
Developed vs Developing
Industry Commercial Farming High Standard of
Living High GDP Quality Formal
Education Quality Health Care
Subsistence Farming
Low Standard of Living
Low GDP Little Formal
Education Little to no Health
Care
Developed vs Developing
Low Birth Rates Low Infant Mortality
Rate Many Luxuries Stable Governments Pollution from
industrial waste Low Population
Growth
High Birth Rates High Infant Mortality
Rate Few Luxuries Unstable Governments Pollution from too many
people High Population Growth
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