Types of Government
A government where citizens can run for election and be elected.
What is Democracy?
This is the shape of the Philippines and there are two types of this shape.
What is fractured or fragmented?
This is a type of boundary that was around before the culture was?
What is a physical boundary?
This is the name of an ancient state, back then they were known as this
What is Mesopotamia, a city-state
What is an Indirect (Representative) Democracy?
A form of government in which a deity or religious authority is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, and religious laws are interpreted and enforced by religious leader
What is Theocracy?
A Compact State has this feature which makes it efficient.
What is a boundary that is similar distance from the center point?
A cultural boundary could be separated by these aspects of culture. Give 3 aspects
Religion, Language, Ethnicity, Holidays, etc
What historical event was the United Nations created after?
What is World War II?
If a government was trying to pass a bill that increased the income tax for its citizens, that would fall under what category?
What is Internal Affairs?
This is when a small group of military leaders take control of the government and rule.
What is a Junta?
Explain what a perforated state is and give an example of this Shape.
A state that encompasses (surrounds) another state. South Africa
What is a geometric boundary is and differentiate three examples
Canada and US, many western states, GA/TN,
Boundary based on latitude or longitude
This term describes a state that has more than one ethnicity
What is multi-ethnic state?
This is the structure of government in which most of citizens have the most freedom.
What is anarchy?
A type of government with just a few wealthy, higher class individuals are in control is called?
Cite evidence that Italy is two different state shapes and tell what two shapes they are?
Elongated and Fragmented, elongated main land and fragmented island
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia's border is a combination of what two boundaries? Be specific!
A Geometric boundary for most of the border except a small part that follows a river.
There are 4 aspects of becoming a state. What are they?
Population, Land, Government, and Recognized as sovereign
Explain how a Unitary government works, be sure to explains what happens to power in the local government.
There is a central government that makes the laws and does not share power, local governments are to enforce the laws
Which of the following terms means an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs?
What is a state?
What is a prorupted state? What is the advantage?
A compact shape with an extension. It is used to reach ocean, water, resource, etc.
Give 2 examples of a cultural boundary. Explain what aspect of culture they are bound by and what the countries are
Ireland and N. Ireland, religion, Protestant Catholic
Pakistan and India, religion, Muslim and Hindi
Breakup of Yugoslavia, Ethnicity
This term describes a state that has more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.
What is a multinational state?
Explain how a federal government works, be sure to explain what happens with power.
Shares power from Central government to state government then to local governments. Opposite of a unitary government.