GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY!!!!!!!!

UNIT THREE


Absolute monarchy = a system of government in which the monarch exercises unrestricted power to dictate laws, govern and judge
 
Constitution = a collection of country's fundamental laws that shape the government, institutions and rights and obligations of the citizens. 

Cultural diversity = the quality of diverse or different culture
 
Democracy = a government  in which the people have power, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
 
Dictatorship = a system of government in which one person with absolute power governs. They are supported by a political party, an ethnic group or army
 
Executive =
 
Globalisation = the integration and development of a world wide economic system( of institutions, markets, etc...)
 
Homogenisation = the act of making something uniform in composition

Judicial power = one of the three branches of the state with responsibility for interpreting and applying the law
 
LEDC = less economically developed country

Legislative power = one of the three branches of the state with authority to approve, amend and repeal laws

Mass culture = a worldwide characteristic by similar patterns of consumption

MEDC = more economically developed country

Multiculturalism = the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation
NGO = an entity with humanitarian and social aims

Sovereignty = the authority to rule over an area. In a democracy, the people have sovereignty because they vote for the government 

State = the supreme public power within a sovereign political entity

Supranational = beyond the authority of one national government

UN = a supranational organisation composed for over 190 member states. It was found in 1945 to promote peace, security and economic development

Universal Suffrage = a system of a democratic elections whereby all citizens of voting age can participate regardless of their gender or economic situation