Unit 5 & 6 Vocab

Front

Power is held by a few in society.

Back

Oligarchy

Front

Government led by a king or queen

Back

monarchy

Front

System of government by one person with absolute power

Back

dictatorship

Front

A government dividing power between national and state.

Back

Federal system

Front

A government that centralizes key powers.

Back

Unitary system

Front

Government led by religious leaders

Back

theocracy

Front

A government system where power is with the people who elect representatives.

Back

democracy

Front

Boundary based on physical features like mountains and rivers

Back

natural boundary

Front

Boundary line along ethnic differences (language, religion)

Back

Cultural boundary

Front

Political boundary defined by straight, man-made lines

Back

geometric boundary