Monday, September 15 1. Turn in your extra credit. 2. Take out Friday’s work and finish it. You have 10 minutes. You may get a workbook from the shelf.

Monday, September 15

1. Turn in your extra credit.2. Take out Friday’s work and finish it. You

have 10 minutes. You may get a workbook from the shelf if you need one.

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

World Geography

Today’s Essential Question

What are the different types of government and what type does the United States have?

MONARCHY

Rule by a king or queen

The ruler inherits power.

Divine right of kingsConstitutional

monarchyExamples – King

Louis XIV in France (15th century), Queen Elizabeth II in Great Britain (presently)

DEMOCRACY

Government gets its power from the people.

Direct democracy – citizens vote on issues directly

Representative democracy – citizens elect representatives who vote on issues for them

Representative democracy is also known as a republic.

Examples – United States, Mexico, France

DICTATORSHIP

Single person or small group has complete power

Either gained power by force or was elected and then refused to step down

TotalitarianismExamples – Adolf Hitler

in Germany (1933-1945), Saddam Hussein in Iraq (1979 – 2003)

THEOCRACY

Government run by religious leaders

Government claims to be directed by God

No separation of church and state

Example – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran

Write a paragraph to answer the following question.

Which form of government do you believe to be the best and why? Give at least three reasons for your selection.

Which form of government do you believe to be the worst and why? Give at least three reasons for your selection.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

World Geography

Traditional/Subsistence

People earn a living the same way their ancestors did.

Usually make just enough to survive

Motivator – tradition, survival

Also called cottage industries

Many countries in Africa and Asia, less developed countries

Market Economy

People own their own goods and property and make economic decisions.

Motivator – ProfitAlso called free

enterprise, capitalism, free market

United States, Japan, most developed countries

Command Economy

Government owns the means of production and makes all economic decisions.

Motivator – Government regulation

Also called socialism, communism

China, Cuba, North Korea, many of the world’s least developed countries

Primary Economic Activities

The production of food and the extraction of resources

Growing crops, raising livestock, fishing, mining

Less developed countries

Secondary Economic Activities

The manufacture and production of goods/processing raw materials to make them more valuable

Making of textiles, furniture, jewelry, railroad tracks

Emerging economies/newly industrialized

Tertiary Economic Activities

Services performed by people and businessesTeachers, nurses, doctors, accountants,

retailers, truck drivers, musiciansMore developed countries

Quarternary Economic Activities

Information processing and management

Computer programmers, general management

More developed countries