Question of the Day 10/1 What do the people in this country likely do for a living? A. farming B. manufacturing C. services.

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