G9 GC W6 PT revision

A monarch is...

• A ruler with complete power over a country, who is often unelected, and usually took power by force.

• A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. This person generally inherits the role.

• A state where one person has complete power. They demand that people obey completely and do not ask for anyone else’s opinion. 

• A system where people are able to vote for their government.

An autocratic regime is...

• A ruler with complete power over a country, who is often unelected, and usually took power by force.

• A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. This person generally inherits the role.

• A state where one person has complete power. They demand that people obey completely and do not ask for anyone else’s opinion. 

• A system where people are able to vote for their government.

A dictator is...

• A ruler with complete power over a country, who is often unelected, and usually took power by force.

• A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. This person generally inherits the role.

• A state where one person has complete power. They demand that people obey completely and do not ask for anyone else’s opinion. 

• A system where people are able to vote for their government.

Which one does NOT challenge the sovereignty of a nation-state?

• Hackers and cybercrime

• Decentralisation

• Regional groups, such as the EU and ASEAN

• Elections and referendums

The HDI shows that democratic countries have a higher rate of ___________ than autocratic ones.

• Democracy

• Corruption

• Development

• Sovereignty

The Human Development Index measures how good citizens' lives are in different countries. Which four factors does it use?

• Life expectancy, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling, and gross national income per capita

• Democracy, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling, and gross national income per capita

• Life expectancy, democracy, mean years of schooling, and gross national income per capita

• Life expectancy, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling, and democracy

This country has a low level of democracy and a high level of development.

• The UK

• Norway

• Spain

• Saudi Arabia

Why does Saudi Arabia have such a high level of development?

• Their life expectancy is very high

• Their expected years of schooling are very high

• Their gross national income per capita (average salary per person) is very high

• Their mean years of schooling are very high