1. Unit 2 Vocabulary Words Quiz over first 10 words will be on Tuesday September 13, 2011 Quiz over next 8 words will be on Thursday September 15, 2011.

2. Literacy rate The number of people in an area with the ability to read and write

3. Standard of living The necessities, comforts, and luxuries that a person or group is accustomed to

4. Poverty rate The percent of the population living below the poverty line

5. Life expectancy The number of years that an individual or group of a certain age can expect to live on the average

6. Diversity The condition of being different

7. Religion Belief in or devotion to religious faith or observance

8. Monotheism Belief in one supreme god

9. Judaism A religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in one God and faithfulness to the old testament

10. Christianity A religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ

11. Islam A religion marked by its belief in Allah as the sole deity, in Muhammad as its prophet, and in the Koran

12. Oligarchic Government by the few. Small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes.

13. Autocratic One person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has little role in government.

14. Unitary Power is held by one central authority.

15. Federal Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.

16. Confederation Voluntary association of independent states that often only delegate a few powers to central government.

17. Parliamentary A system having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature

18. Presidential A system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature.

19. Democratic A country or nation that receives its power from the people.