1. Political Geography
Types of Government

2. Graphic Organizer
Create the graphic organizer on page 236 in the Jarrett book.
The organizer should take up the whole page in your spiral.
You have 5 minutes

3. Types of Governments Read pages 228-232.
Use the information to fill in your types of government organizer.
You have 20 minutes

4. Applying What You Have Learned
Choose one type of government that you just learned about. Find a country where this type of government exists. Briefly describe how it operates.
You have 10 minutes
This website will help:
-Cia.gov (world fact book)

5. Which Form of Government Is Best?
Read about 3 former leaders of different types of governments on pg. 233 (at the top).
Read the conversation that the 3 leaders are having about which type of government they think is best. (pgs )
Which government do you think is the best? Explain your answer.
What would the ruler of a theocracy add to this debate?
You have 15 minutes

6. Governments of Africa
Select 10 countries in Africa and identify the type of government each country has today.
Make the map that is on pg. 235 and label the map showing those ten governments that you selected.
Create a legend in the lower left hand corner with symbols or colors identifying each type of government.
You have 15 Minutes