1. Political and Economic Systems

2. Daily Question 10/5/15
What is the difference between a natural and a political boundary?

3. Geographic characteristics of countries
help shape political geography
Size
Shape
Location
landlocked: a country surrounded by land with no outlet to the sea
must make connections to the rest of the world to get goods in and out

4. Political Systems
Tell us how power is distributed within a region.

5. Political Map

6. Political Boundaries
Show the region controlled by different political systems.
Natural boundaries
Mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.

7. Political Boundaries
Show the region controlled by different political systems.
Artificial boundaries
Lines of latitude/longitude, etc.

8. Which boundaries are natural and which are artificial?

9. Unitary System

10. Federal System

11. Democracy
People hold all political power.
Ex. Ancient Greece

12. Democracy
Is the U.S. a democracy?

13. Democracy Index
Lighter = more democratic

14. Republic People have the power through elected representatives.
Ex. U.S., Germany, India

15. Monarchy A ruling family headed by a king or queen holds power.
ex. United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia

16. Totalitarian (Dictatorship)
An individual or group holds complete political power.
ex. North Korea (under Kim Jong-il), Germany (under Hitler), Soviet Union (under Stalin)

17. Totalitarian (Dictatorship)
Often times the people do vote, but it doesn’t matter who they vote for.
No term limits
Some do have popular support.

18. Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
Name That Dictator!
Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
(died 1953)

19. Name That Dictator!
Mao Zedong
(China, died 1976)

20. Name That Dictator!
Kim il-Sung
(North Korea, died 1994)

21. Muammar al-Qaddafi (Libya)
Name That Dictator!
Muammar al-Qaddafi (Libya)
(killed 2011)

22. King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)
Name That Dictator!
King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)

23. Name That Dictator
Sayyid Ali Khamenei

24. Name That Dictator!
Fidel Castro (Cuba)

25. Omar al-Bashir (Sudan)
Name That Dictator!
Omar al-Bashir (Sudan)

26. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)
Name That Dictator!
Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)

27. Bashar al-Assad (Syria)
Name That Dictator!
Bashar al-Assad (Syria)
*Okay, so technically not a dictator, but we still don’t like him.

28. Oligarchy

29. Theocracy
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Ex. Vatican City, Iran

30. Economy

31. Traditional Economy

32. Market Economy

33. Mixed Economy

34. Command Economy

35. Socialism vs. Communism