Unit 4 Political geography Unit 4 Political Geography

Unit 4: Political geography

Unit 4 Political Geography In 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 Geography Terms Government Monarchy Constitutional monarchy Republic Democracy Direct democracy Politics Representative democracy Dictatorship Totalitarianism Theocracy

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. Source: About. com

Sources New 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 Background Leather: Photoshop Star Woodlands Junior School http: //www. woodlands- junior. kent. sch. uk/Homework/religion/jewish. htm