question of the day 10/1 what do the people in this country likely do for a living? a. farming b....
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Question of the Day 10/1
What do the people in this country likely do for a living?
A. farming B. manufacturing C. services
Political and Economic Systems
World Geography
Cy-Woods HS
Geographic characteristics of countries
help shape political geography
Size Shape Location
landlocked: a country surrounded by land with no outlet to the sea must make connections
to the rest of the world to get goods in and out
Political Systems
• Tell us how power is distributed within Tell us how power is distributed within a region.a region.
Political Map
Political Boundaries
• Show the region Show the region controlled by controlled by different political different political systems.systems.
• Natural Natural boundariesboundaries– Mountains, rivers, Mountains, rivers,
deserts, etc.deserts, etc.
Political Boundaries
• Show the region Show the region controlled by controlled by different political different political systems.systems.
• Artificial boundariesArtificial boundaries– Lines of Lines of
latitude/longitude, latitude/longitude, etc.etc.
Which boundaries are natural and which are artificial?
Democracy
• People hold all political power.People hold all political power.
• Ex. Ancient GreeceEx. Ancient Greece
Democracy
• Is the U.S. a democracy?Is the U.S. a democracy?
Democracy Index
Lighter = more democratic
Republic
• People have the People have the power through power through elected elected representatives.representatives.
• Ex. U.S., Germany, Ex. U.S., Germany, IndiaIndia
Monarchy
• A ruling family A ruling family headed by a king headed by a king or queen holds or queen holds power.power.– ex. United ex. United
Kingdom or Saudi Kingdom or Saudi ArabiaArabia
Totalitarian (Dictatorship)
• An individual or An individual or group holds group holds complete political complete political power.power.
• ex. North Korea ex. North Korea (under Kim Jong-(under Kim Jong-il), Germany il), Germany (under Hitler), (under Hitler), Soviet Union Soviet Union (under Stalin)(under Stalin)
Totalitarian (Dictatorship)
• Often times the Often times the people do vote, but people do vote, but it doesn’t matter it doesn’t matter who they vote for. who they vote for.
• No term limitsNo term limits
• Some do have Some do have popular support.popular support.
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
Name That Dictator!
*Okay, so technically not a dictator, but we still don’t like him.
Theocracy
• A system of A system of government in government in which priests rule which priests rule in the name of in the name of God or a god God or a god
• Ex. Vatican City, Ex. Vatican City, IranIran