Unit 4:
Political geography
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
Essential Question:
What is the best form of
government?
UNIT 4 Political Geography
Terms
Government
Monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
Democracy
Direct democracy
Politics
Representative democracy
Dictatorship
Totalitarianism
Theocracy
Government:
The person or group of persons
that exercise control or rule over
a political unit.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Politics:
The science concerned with
guiding or influencing
government.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Monarchy (absolute):
Undivided absolute rule or
authority by a single person to
govern. Usually inherited by
family line (father to son or
daughter)
Source: Merriam – Webster Dictionary
Constitutional monarchy:
monarchy that is limited by laws
and a constitution.
Source: Ask.com
Totalitarianism:
Political concept that the citizen
should be totally subject to an
absolute state authority
Source: Merriam – Webster Dictionary
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.
Source: About.com
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.
Source: About.com
Sources
New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Civilization
TEA Vocabulary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Yahoo Kids Dictionary http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science
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