CHAPTER 3 SECTION 2Political and Economic Systems

The World’s Countries

Four Characteristics- clearly defined territory- population- sovereignty- government

Territory

Includes…- land- water- natural resources

*(all within the countries boundaries)

Territorypage 100

What can unequal distribution of natural resources lead to?

Territory

Defining boundaries- natural divisions (rivers, mountains)- wars/conquests- international treaties/agreements-geographic factors

Population

Countries vary in both size and the makeup of their populations- some countries have large amounts of land that are unpopulated, - while others can have very small amounts of land and be overcrowded. - some countries contain a wide diversity of people and cultures, - while others do not.

Sovereigntypage 101

What does it mean to be a ‘sovereign’ country?

How can a country defend/maintain its sovereignty?

What can weaken a country’s ability to defend/maintain its sovereignty?

Types of GovernmentGovernment Structure

Classifying Governments- country

- smaller unit (states, provinces, republics)

*base the relationship between smaller units and the central government.

Government Structurepage 102

Unitary System

Federation

Confederation

Government Authoritypage 102

Authoritarian

Dictatorship

Totalitarianism

Monarchy

Democracy

Types of Economic Systemspage 103

Traditional Economy

Market Economy

Command Economy

Mixed Economy

*Draw diagram for traditional, market, command