Post on 11-Jan-2016
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a set line denoting the borders of a country, government, legal jurisdiction or property using natural features. (Mountains, rivers, seas).
The Great Wall of China
The Boarder Fence of America and Mexico
Political Boundaries
Cultural Boundaries
orange - parliamentary republicgreen - presidential republics, executive presidency linked to a parliamentyellow - semi-presidential systemblue - presidential systemred - parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch does not personally exercise powermagenta - constitutional monarchies in which the monarch personally exercises power, often (but not always) alongside a weak parliamentpurple - absolute monarchiesbrown - republics where the dominant role of a single party is codified in the constitutiondark green - countries that constitutional provisions for government have been suspendedgray - countries that does not fit in any of the above listed systems
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a centralized government system in which a single party without opposition rules over the economic, social, political, and environmental life of the country.
Nationalismthe desire to achieve political independence, especially by a country under foreign control or by a people with a separate identity and culture but no state of their own.
Canada has many public policies the protect Canadian culture from American popular culture. Music, TV, and clothing
government by a god or by priests.
Theocracy
IranVatican City
Constitutional Monarchy
The Parliament is the real power.England, Canada and Australia.
a political system or form of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them.
Republic
Central African Republic Dominican Republic
The executive and legislative branches are separate
Suffrage the right to vote in public elections.
patriotism
sovereign
love for or devotion to one's country
self-governing and not ruled by any other state
Political Conflict
Because we are free to select our leaders, Americans with conflicting cultural and religious beliefs often cause high levels of political conflict.
A Small World
Even with the different boundaries and political systems, no one country has everything they need.
Uneven distribution of
productive resources
Regional specialization in
production
Growth of Global Trade
Free Trade Zones•Help break down artificial economic barriers•Stimulate economic growth