1. Unit 4: Political geography

2. 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

3. Essential Question: What is the best form of government?

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

5. Government: The person or group of persons that exercise control or rule over a political unit. To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary Source: Ask.comAsk.com Source: About.comAbout.com

6. Politics: The science concerned with guiding or influencing government. To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary Source: Ask.comAsk.com Source: About.comAbout.com

7. Monarchy (absolute): Undivided absolute rule or authority by a single person to govern. Usually inherited by family line (father to son or daughter) To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary Source: Ask.comAsk.com Source: About.comAbout.com

8. Constitutional monarchy: monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution. To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: Ask.comAsk.com Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary

9. Totalitarianism: Political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary Source: Ask.comAsk.com Source: About.comAbout.com

10. 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. To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: About.comAbout.com Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary

11. 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.. To the Cornell NotesNotes Source: Merriam – Webster DictionaryMerriam – Webster Dictionary Source: About.comAbout.com Source: Our World Today Source: Yahoo Kids DictionaryYahoo Kids Dictionary

12. Sources New World Encyclopedia http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Civilization http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Civilization TEA VocabularyVocabulary Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary Yahoo Kids Dictionary http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science Background Leather: Photoshop StarPhotoshop Star Woodlands Junior School http://www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/jewish.htm http://www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/jewish.htm