Human Geography Culture-is the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group. DO YOU KNOW YOUR CULTURE? 1
Culture involves these factors: Food and shelter Religion Relationships to family and others Language Education Security/protection Political and social organization Creative expression 2
Human Geography World census data Population density ets/2013/2013-world-population-data- sheet/world- map.aspx#map/world/births/mratehttp:// ets/2013/2013-world-population-data- sheet/world- map.aspx#map/world/births/mrate 3
World Population Growth Birthrate- Mortality rate- 4
World Religions ldrel.htmhttp:// ldrel.htm Polytheistic- Monotheistic- Animistic or traditional 5
6 PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT Government and the State Walking Dead-ANARCHY =GJRNHAJAcYg THRILLER hG6oy46qKE4&list=RDhG6oy46q KE4 hG6oy46qKE4&list=RDhG6oy46q KE4
7 WHAT IS GOVERNMENT? Government: the political and administrative institutions of a society, the institution found in every civilized society that passes, administers and enforces the laws that control the society. Examples: Autocracy-rule by one Oligarchy-rule by few Democracy-rule by many Theocracy-
World Map World Governments he-world-factbook/fields/2128.htmlhttps:// he-world-factbook/fields/2128.html 8
9 Sovereign State - a body of people, occupying a defined territory, organized politically and having power to make and enforce law without consent of a higher authority.
10 Government Types of States and Other Political Units
11 POLITICAL SYSTEMS A society’s political system includes all the formal and informal ways the society goes about determining who will have political authority, how much they will have and how and for what purposes it will be exercised.
12 CLASSIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT BY NUMBER WHO CAN PARTICIPATE DICTATORSHIP Can be based on an individual Or an ideology Authoritarian-complete obedience to an authority, concentration of political power in an authority not responsible to the people.
13 Totalitarian-a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of life by coercive means. Show Equilibrium ODYeg0http:// ODYeg0 The Giver the+giver+movie+trailerhttps:// the+giver+movie+trailer
Economics: The Creation and Distribution of Wealth
Economics: Use of scarce resources to produce goods/services, distribute them among competing groups/individuals Land Labor Capital Entrepreneurship U.S. has a mixed market economy
Capitalism FREE MARKET Adam Smith-1776 The Wealth of Nations-laissez faire Private Property Profit/Ownership Freedom of Competition Freedom of Choice
Socialism Private & Public Ownership Government owns the basic means of production Creates Social Equality & Equality of Results
Communism COMMAND ECONOMY Public Ownership Central Planning/Controlled Economy
Karl Marx 6 steps to theory: Economic Interpretation of History Class Struggle-Bourgeoisie v. Proletariat Overthrow of the Bourgeoisie ( can be violent) Dictatorship of the Proletariat, but with the ultimate goal of a classless society Establishment of Communism “each work according to their ability, receive according to their needs.
U.S. Government Economic Tools Monetary Policy- management of money supply Fiscal Policy- management of taxes and government expenditures National Debt
DVD-Foundations of Wealth Segment 10-The Mixed Economy 21