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Sahara Desert in Africa Served as a barrier (harsh terrain limited travel), but did allow trade Promoted cultural diversity Made it difficult to unify Promoted tribalism and regionalism Desertification is taking place today Served as a barrier (harsh terrain limited travel), but did allow trade Promoted cultural diversity Made it difficult to unify Promoted tribalism and regionalism Desertification is taking place todayTRANSCRIPT
Geographic Features
Patten & ValdnerGlobal History II
Mepham High School
Geographic Features in a nation or region
• Explanation of how each factor has influenced historical developments and historical events of nations and regions
Sahara Desert in Africa• Served as a barrier (harsh terrain
limited travel), but did allow trade• Promoted cultural diversity• Made it difficult to unify• Promoted tribalism and
regionalism• Desertification is taking place
today
Himalaya Mountains in China
• Served as a barrier• Isolated China from the rest of the
world• Protected China• Promoted ethnocentrism and
development of single culture “Middle Kingdom”
Monsoons in India• Heavy winds that bring rain 2x per
year• Natives depend on monsoons for
their crops • Too much rain = destroys crops =
famine• Too little rain = drought = famine
Island Location of Japan• Isolated Japan from the rest of the
world• Protected Japan• Promoted ethnocentrism &
development of a single culture • Respect for nature - depends on
sea for food
Natural Resources in Japan • Japan lacks natural resources • Promoted imperialism to gain raw
materials (Manchuria 1931)• Developed industrial economy
because lack of land for farming (permitted only some terrace farming)
Nile River in Egypt• Provided fertile soil for farming• Used for transportation & trade• Home of ancient civilization (river
valley)
Irregular Coastline of Great Britain
• Natural harbors and ports• Excellent for trade• Industrial Revolution began in
Britain
Size & Climate of Russia• Nation is huge & extremely cold (little
arable land)• Reason for defeat of Napoleon & Hitler• Promoted Peter & Catherine the Great
to seek warm-water port on the Black Sea (so they could trade all year)
• Poor farming