Unit 4: Political geography
Dec 14, 2015
Unit 4:Political geography
Unit 4 Political GeographyIn this unit, you will learn about governments
and their impact on geography. You will learn
about the different types of governments and
how they create borders between one another
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Essential Question:
What is the best form of government?
UNIT 4 Political GeographyTerms
GovernmentMonarchyConstitutional monarchyRepublicDemocracyDirect democracy
PoliticsRepresentative democracy
DictatorshipTotalitarianismTheocracy
Government:
The person or group of persons that exercise control or rule over a political
unit.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Politics:The science concerned with guiding or influencing government.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Monarchy (absolute):Undivided absolute rule or authority by a single person to govern. Usually
inherited by family line (father to son or daughter)
Source: Merriam – Webster Dictionary
Constitutional monarchy:
monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
Source: Ask.com
Totalitarianism:Political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute
state authority
Source: Merriam – Webster Dictionary
direct democracy (pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which the people themselves, rather than elected
representatives, determine the laws and policies by which they are governed.
Source: About.com
Representative democracy a form of democracy in which the people elect representatives empowered to create laws and policies. Ideally, the laws and policies enacted by the
elected representatives reflect the will of the people.
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Source: About.com
SourcesNew World Encyclopedia http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Civilization
TEA Vocabulary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Yahoo Kids Dictionary http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science
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