What type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of elite people?

What is a type of government in which all eligible members are able to vote on key issues and/or for elected representatives?

What is a form of government ruled by one person who usually seized power through unlawful means?

What is a form of government wherein the eligible voters elect representatives to pass and implement the laws?

What type of government is based primarily on religious principles?

What type of system is governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate?

In what government system is there a balance of powers between national and local levels?

In what type of government does the state, usually headed by a single ruler, control every business and even the private lives of its citizens?

In what system of government do individual citizens make the laws directly by voting, without electing representatives?

What term describes the absence of any government?

In what category of government do the majority of citizens have very little or no political input?

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.) is in power. Usually runs in the family (example: power transfers from father to son).

A government ruled by a small group of people

Rule by a religious leader or religious principles

Nobody is in control

There is one person in power

Citizens are directly voting/participating in the government everyday

India has a government where there are elections. All eligible voters have a right to pick their leader.

Iran has a government where their law code is based on a religious organization.

Great Britain has a Queen that is picked based on hereditary rule.

Pakistan's government is ran by a group of wealthy leaders.

Marcel’s family have a farm, and on that farm they raise sheep and grow corn. This is something their family has done for hundreds of years – and sometimes, if they’re lucky, they can trade some of their corn for other supplies they need and save some money. Most people in his country practice some type of agriculture or farming. It’s just always been that way.

Addy grew up dreaming of opening a bakery, and through hard work and lots of practice she was finally able to realize her dream. But, although she was able to pick her career and the sort of store she opened, the government decides which resources she gets. Some weeks she can’t make certain things because she doesn’t have the supplies she needs. That worries her, because often the things she can’t make are the things that her consumers are demanding a greater supply of.

Four years ago a man took over Tyrone’s country. With the help of the military he stole country of a country and made major changes to the economy. All decisions are made by the ruler of Tyrone’s country. What is being produced, who gets which resources, and all major decisions are decided by the new ruler of Tyrone’s country?

Julia is an artist. She loves to create and sell decorative flower pots on etsy and at festivals. She is able to continue to do this because there are people online and at those festivals who buy her flower pots. If they didn’t she wouldn’t be able to afford to keep going.

The government makes all economic decisions.

A combination of more than one economic system.

Consumers who are willing to spend the money decide what is being produced.

Economic decisions are based on custom and heritage.

Which economy is family/agricultural based?

Which economy is privately owned so everyone can participate?

Which economy is government owned?

A sum of the goods and services a country produced each year

A higher GDP means a country is producing more stuff than other countries

A lower GDP means a country is not producing more stuff than other countries

The level of wealth and material comfort people have compared to others

If the standard of living is higher, it means a country is more wealthy than others

If the standard of living is lower, it means a country is more poor than others

China and the US are the top producing countries in the world.

something a country sells to another country

something a country buys from another country

Goal: We should create a classless society by fighting to abolish class distinctions so that we can distribute resources equally.

The government owns businesses

Competition improves society

No social classes

Most people work for the government

You can work for WHOEVER you want

There are social classes

Individuals can own businesses

"The workers will rise up and overthrow the privileged class."

"Private property will cease to exist. The people will own the means of production"

"Leave it alone" "Let go"

The approximate population of the world today is..

What is the world's most populous country?

Which of the following is the world's fastest growing country?

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

The average number of people per square mile is...

Most of the world's population lives in...

People leaving a country is called

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

Things that attract people to a new place are called

An example of a pull factor is...

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

An example of a push factor is...

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

This population pyramid shows...

This population pyramid shows...

This population pyramid shows...

Countries with a rapidly growing population are..

All of the following are characteristics of a developing countries EXCEPT...

A country with slow or negative growth is usually...

All of the following are characteristics of a developed country EXCEPT...

What element of culture ties all the other elements together?

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of a _________ boundary between China and India

The Himalayan Mountains were created by the ____________ of two tectonic plates.

Birth Rate > Death Rate

Birth Rate < Death Rate

Birth Rate = Death Rate

Which country is an example of a newly industrialized country?

Which country is an example of a less developed or developing country?

Which country is an example of a more developed country?

Three factors that are used to rank countries in the Human Development Index are