World Geography Chapter 4 Flashcards
Monarchy
Ruler inherits power, ordinary people have no rights or freedom
Constitutional monarch
Power is shared with a legislator. Monarch serves as a symbolic head of state.
Democracy
Government authority is based on the consent of governed
Direct democracy
Citizens decide issues directly by voting
Representative democracy
People elect representatives to decide issues
Totalitarian system
A dictatorship with complete control over all aspects of life
Theocracy
A system of government controlled by a religious leader
Literacy rate
Percent of people in a place that can read and write
Standard of living
The measure of people’s quality of life, based on access to material goods
Gross domestic product
Total value of goods and services produced within a country
Per capita income
The average income earned per year, per person in a given area in a specified year, it is calculated by areas total income by its total population
Infrastructure
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities such as buildings, roads, and power supplies needed for the operation of our society
Human development index
A measure of economic and social well being on a scale of 0 to 1, one being the highest. It factors life expectancy, literacy, and per capita income
Developing countries have a mix of what?
Free enterprise and command economy
Monotheism
The belief that there is only one God, not multiple
